Assistant Supply Chain Analyst

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Supply Chain Analyst to join the Supply Chain Teams across the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Royal United Hospital in Bath & Salisbury District Hospital.
The role is a full time 37.5 hours / week Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00 and will require a full driving license.
This is a customer focused role providing a service to maintain a continuous supply of goods to the forefront of delivering patient and clinical care. The role is varied and would mean supporting the Supply Chain Managers and Supply Chain Analyst with any systems-related tasks. The employee would be accountable for overseeing the Procurement Inventory Management System which is used to raise orders for medical consumables within clinical departments across the Trust. With the use of leading-edge technology, you will be able to influence how goods are moved, managed, stored, purchased and replenished within your remit. Your primary role will be based at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. As part of a wider team however, you will be required to be flexible in working across the three Trusts as and when needed, to support the wider service and your colleagues and stakeholders.
As an Assistant Supply Chain Analyst, you will be responsible for overseeing the Procurement Inventory Management System which is used to raise orders for medical consumables within clinical departments across the Trust. You will need to support the Supply Chain Team with the rollout and implementation of new locations onto the stock system. Using the data entries, provide comprehensive data reports for a variety of internal and external stakeholders and work alongside the Supply Chain Managers to analyse this data. The employee will develop a strong understanding of how to use the inventory management systems to become the main provider of training for clinical staff, using the system for scan to patient tracking across the trusts and internal training for the Supply Chain Team.
The ideal candidate will have a full understanding of best customer service practices and possess the ability to work on their own initiative, developing customer relationships and new effective order processes. Excellent communications skills are paramount and the ability to work unsupervised as well as part of a team. A good standard of general education and numerical competency is essential. Strong computer literacy is also critical. Previous experience within procurement and the Health sector would be extremely favourable.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.