About the Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Responsibilities
- Provide an end-to-end stock control solution to the Trust in accordance with Trust Procedures.
- Re-order, replenish and advise on stock holding for service users across the Trust and other organisations with whom the Trust has a Service Level Agreement.
- Provide advice and guidance to end users using e-procurement systems.
- Assist in identifying savings and cost reduction opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with UK procurement legislation, Trust Standing Financial Instructions and NHS Procurement Guidance.
- Provide a stock control system, including stock rotation, re-ordering and replenishment service for an agreed range of consumables.
- Conduct a first check on the quality of goods received and report any obvious damage or discrepancies in accordance with Trust procedures.
- Check the accuracy of supporting documentation of delivered goods.
- Receipt goods on e-procurement systems where this is not automated.
- Off-load deliveries and restock storage areas to agreed levels within ward departments and central store areas.
- Break down cages for collection in line with agreed procedures.
- Re-order the agreed range of goods to predetermined stock levels using the electronic ordering system.
- Act as a focal point for service users on issues relating to materials management for goods delivered.
- Handle customer enquiries and work with internal and external customers to provide advice and support, ensuring their needs are met.
- Produce reports and use statistical analysis to advise Trust budget holders on annual spend and formally report on the implications of supplier/product changes and evaluate 13-week usage figures.
- Dispose of waste packaging in line with Trust waste management policy.
- Provide a service to customers throughout the Trust and external customers in a timely and convenient manner.
- Assist with specific project work on behalf of the Supply Chain Team Leader.
- Liaise and work with procurement staff and service users.
- Identify cost implications of budget pressures and communicate them to budget holders on a regular basis.
- Help develop the service to customers in response to their requirements and changes within the Trust and external markets.
- Achieve stakeholder support and sign-off for any changes to the service provided.
- Work with end users to offer advice on alternative products and stock solutions.
- Achieve sign-off on prospective benefits to allow Trust stakeholders to contribute to the cost improvement programme.
- Develop the service to meet changing customer and external market requirements.
- Provide advice to users regarding the procurement process, including UK procurement regulations.
- Liaise with stakeholder/project and key Trust departments.
- Work closely with National, Regional Procurement Authorities and NHS Supply Chain.
- Provide full procurement information.
- Work with Finance staff to ensure recharges and discrepancies are reported timely and returns are dealt with as directed by NHS Supply Chain or external suppliers.
- Establish budgetary understanding at the start of projects and advise budget holders on purchase costs and best value procurement routes.
- Monitor and report on outcomes including savings against forecast.
- Maintain effective records at all stages.
- Produce and update personal development plan.
- Participate in training activities to remain updated on technology and work practices.
- Ensure work areas are clean, tidy, safe and secure.
- Take reasonable measures to ensure own safety and that of colleagues and visitors in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- Comply with Manual Handling Regulations, COSHH regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- Comply with the Trust waste policy for removal and disposal of discarded packaging.
- Carry out any other duties appropriate to the grade as allocated by the Supply Chain Manager.
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