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Inventory Team Leader

On-site in Ashington·Full-time·Added today (last checked 11 Nov)

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 a year

About £2,000 - £2,160 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Ashington
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Tuesday 24 November

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Requirement to demonstrate leadership skills and behavior gained from Team Leader apprenticeship or equivalent vocational level 3 qualification in leadership or relevant experience of effective management of teams

Nice to have

  • oKnowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation, plus knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience or equivalent.
  • oEducated to an undergraduate degree level or equivalent experience in inventory management.
  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Education & certifications

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

The role

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated, well organised individual to work as a site Team Leader within our Inventory Management service.

We provide a Inventory Management Service at each of our 4 main sites within in the Trust and we are advertising one Team leader at the following site:

What you'll do

The Inventory Team has overall responsible for the provision of inventory services (exc. pharmacy) across Northumbria Healthcare Trust (NHCT). The Inventory Team Leader will ensure reordering and replenishing of stock, taking receipt of deliveries, stock level monitoring, maintaining minimal stock levels, stock rotation and the tracking of stock across multiple sites by onsite Inventory Co-Ordinator's.

Responsibilities will also include sickness absence management, and compiling of staff rosters, assisting in staff appraisals, staff training and any performance /disciplinary issues.

Supporting the IM Manager the post holder will lead effective staff 121 meetings to inform, engage and motivate IM staff. Assisting in establishing a clear focus and direction for the team, ensuring all members understand their role within the department, and the Trust.

They will be key point of contact liaising with clinical staff being visible, accessible, and co-ordinating all aspects of Inventory Management for their hospital site.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.

Wansbeck General Hospital,

This is a fixed term contract covering a secondment until July 2027.

The post holder will provide leadership and manage the day to day operations for the Site Inventory Management team to ensure the provision of a Inventory Management service for a specific hospital site across Wards/Department and Theatres environment within the hospital.

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Date posted

10 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

About Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Industry
Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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