Warehouse Supervisor for Specialist Paediatric & Adult Equipment

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Job Summary

37.5 hours full time Monday to Friday. Part time working can be considered.

An exciting new role within Worcestershire Community Equipment Service!

This Warehouse Supervisor role is for the specific management of specialist paediatric and adult equipment. This includes liaising with the clinical teams and maintaining positive communication to facilitate the management of specialist equipment and use of recycled stock.

We manage, deliver, and recycle equipment supporting the community of Worcestershire to live independently.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a caring attitude and want to help people. They may bring warehouse experience, stock management and supervisory however, a lack of warehouse experience can be compensated by experience of working with specialist paediatric and adult equipment in community health and/or social care settings.

We will provide you with the resources you need to develop a long-term career with great training opportunities in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Overseeing the work of the warehouse which supports storage, delivery, collection, decontamination, and servicing of paediatric and specialist equipment provided to individuals in the community.
• Facilitate effective decontamination processes for returned equipment, managing the safe storage of specialist equipment within the warehouse.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with supplier reps and relevant clinical teams.
• Liaise with the current contractors for the servicing and maintenance of equipment. Recording and maintaining accurate records.
• Contribute to weekly stock meetings and liaise with admin and procurement teams regarding purchasing requirements.
• Be an active member of leadership team, ensuring high service standards and discusses service concerns and improvements.
• Investigate incidents or complaints.
• Undertake staff supervision and appraisals, assess training requirements, and manage performance.
  
  

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What We Offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
• Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
  
  

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job Description Job Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor warehouse functions and all driver and warehouse staff on a daily basis, manage tasks, prioritise work streams and ensure standing operating procedures are adhered to, escalating areas of concern to the Warehouse and Information Manager, and Quality and Governance Facilitator.
• Utilise and maintain the accuracy of the Business software.
• Be responsible for supervising the return of all relinquished equipment received back.
• Be responsible for overseeing and organising the work of driver/warehouse personnel in conjunction with the Senior Warehouse Operatives
• Contribute to a secure safe and healthy working environment.
• Be responsible for ensuring warehouse procedures and quality systems are appropriate to meet the needs of the service, auditing and making identified changes to improve
  
  

For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Qualifications

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Level 3 qualification in Distribution, Warehousing and Storage or equivalent level of relevant experience
• General education must be literate and numerate
• Full Driving Licence
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
  
  

Desirable

• Microsoft Office Word, Outlook, Excel
  
  

Experience Essential

• Working experience of warehouse and stock control procedures
• Supervisory experience
• Work as part of a team and sharing ideas and problem solving
• Working knowledge of computerised stock control system
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a NHS, Social Care Wheelchair Service or Community Equipment Service.
• Previous experience of working with patients (children and adults) with long-term health conditions requiring specialist equipment.
• Previous experience of assembling, adjusting and managing specialist equipment
  
  

Knowledge Essential

• Have an excellent understanding of Health and Safety within a work environment
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge of specialist equipment for children and adults
  
  

Skills & Abilities Essential

• Able to communicate effectively with suppliers, contractors and clinical teams.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Be organisationally effective, with problem solving, and ability to deploy staff according to need while maintaining quality and lead time standards.
• Able to demonstrate and teach duties/skills to new starters.
• Able to apply the high levels of concentration required for the accurate inputting of data into the computerised stock control system.
  
  

Additional Criteria Essential

• Prepared to undertake relevant training required to undertake the duties of the post.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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) .

Employer details Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Wheelchair & Equipment Loans Service

Crown Lane

Wychbold

Droitwich

Worcestershire

WR9 0BX

Employer’s website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)