Job Description

Stores Team Leader | Spire Parkway Hospital | Competitive salary + Excellent Benefits | Full Time (37.5hrs) | Solihull, Birmingham

Spire Parkway Hospital have an exciting new vacancy for an experienced Stores team leader to join the team on a full-time basis.

As Stores Lead you will be responsible to co-ordinate and control the supply of all stock and supplies to the hospital departments ensuring the timely delivery, accurate and efficient processes achieving company KPI measures.

Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, West Midlands offers a comprehensive range of private hospital services. Our hospital is rated Good by the CQC for all parts of the inspection except for Patient Care, which is rated Outstanding. The report states, “Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.”

Our dedicated hospital team are passionate about excellent patient care and we offer a range of specialist treatments to patients across Birmingham, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. This includes diagnostic services, rehabilitation, cutting-edge surgical procedures and excellence in specialist fields like orthopaedics, women’s health and cancer care. We have 51 bedrooms and five operating theatres.

Duties & Responsibilities (not limited to):

Duties and responsibilities (not limited to):

• To maintain adequate stock levels for the site and liaising with both the National Distribution Centre (NDC) and external suppliers as required
• To provide an efficient, effective and flexible distribution service throughout the hospital, maintaining a courteous and helpful approach
• Day-to-day management and supervision of the Stores Assistants
• Support the theatre team to ensure all loan kit has been arranged/booked and received in advance of upcoming procedures
• Daily stock count and control, daily top up counts to replenish stock, notifying departments of any back orders, liaising with staff for alternatives if required and day-to-day functionality of the stores department
• Co-ordinate the logistical movement of all goods, (stock/non stock items), supplies, linen, post and waste around the site
• Complete quarterly stock takes

Who we are looking for

• Experience in a supplies or stores environment is essential
• Previous management / supervisory experience is essential
• Awareness and understanding of Health & Safety at Work and COSHH
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work without supervision
• IT literate and a competent user of the MS Office suite of products
• High degree of accuracy and a methodical approach to workload
• Highly numerate

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

“Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.”

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.