Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview A key operational role that will be the face of the service, providing a world class inventory stock management system. This role will support the supply chain manager in the delivery of a highly effective supply chain service. The post holder will be responsible for the management of a service team and will be responsible for dealing with all day to day operational issues. They will also ensure that processes and policies are adhered to and targets are monitored and achieved. Please Note: Vacancy may close early due to high numbers of applications Main duties of the job Responsible for the implementation inventory management systems within your designated area. • Responsible for the implementation of the service level Supply Chain policies and procedures. Ensuring that all service level procedures are implemented across the Trust. • To support the development and implementation of sustainable and quantifiable improvements in service delivery. Ensuring at all times that the service meets with the needs of the Trust. • To continuously review the delivery of the service and work with the Suplly Chain manager to improve service delivery including revising processes and procedures. • To work in partnership with other senior supply chain managers to develop and implement a long term strategy of service standardisation and service delivery. • Contribute to business planning and continuously identify cost saving opportunities across the service. Working for our organisation The Procurement department is part of the Finance directorate. A team of 142 staff supporting Trust staff manage all Income and Expenditure. The Procurement team specialise in Port folio management, Supply Chain and non catalogue purchase. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Responsible for the implementation inventory management systems within your designated area. • Responsible for the implementation of the service level Supply Chain policies and procedures. Ensuring that all service level procedures are implemented across the Trust. • To support the development and implementation of sustainable and quantifiable improvements in service delivery. Ensuring at all times that the service meets with the needs of the Trust. • To continuously review the delivery of the service and work with the Suplly Chain manager to improve service delivery including revising processes and procedures. • To work in partnership with other senior supply chain managers to develop and implement a long term strategy of service standardisation and service delivery. • Contribute to business planning and continuously identify cost saving opportunities across the service. Person specification Essentia Essential criteria NVQ Level 3 Or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), or equivalent training and experience. Previous Experience Essential criteria Experience and knowledge of managing inventory management systems and implementing systems within a fast moving business environment Experience of setting objectives, carrying out staff appraisals, identifying training needs. Experience of performance management including disciplinary policies. Strong analytical skills with the ability to carry out root cause analysis. Experience of report preparation and recommendation methodology Developed customer care communication skills Experience of organisational management in a large organisation Desirable criteria Previous experience of directly overseeing the delivery of a supply chain function. Skills/Knowledge/Ability Essential criteria Competent with Microsoft products, able to use initiative and knowledge of these products to suggest and implement process improvements Excellent interpersonal, presentation and written communication skills Experience of staff rota management in a large organisation Experience of working with systems based data for interrogation purposes Assists with quality priorities and goals to ensure continuous improvemen Ability to deal with conflicting priorities and to organise and prioritise own & teams workload and meet strict deadlines. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Further details / informal visits contact Name grzegorz jarzynka Job title Senior Supply Chain Manager Email address [email protected]