Replenishment Assistant

Job summary

Our Inventory Management Team is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Replenishment Assistant to join us for a 12 month fixed term contract.

Based at our off-site warehouse, you'll work closely with the Replenishment Team at Musgrove Park Hospital, helping to ensure essential clinical consumables and PPE are available to support patient care across the Trust.

Joining a friendly and hardworking team, you'll be responsible for ordering, managing and delivering stock, while building strong relationships with colleagues across the departments you support. Your role will be vital in maintaining product availability and helping clinical teams deliver excellent care.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in a stock, stores, warehouse or retail environment. However, most importantly, we're looking for someone who is motivated, eager to learn, has a positive attitude and wants to make a real difference within their local NHS.

What we offer:

• Full training on our Inventory Management System
• A supportive team environment
• Valuable NHS inventory management experience
• The opportunity to directly support patient care

Working hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00 with occasional weekends.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where your work makes a real impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

This role is based at our offsite warehouse in Norton Fitzwarren not at Musgrove Park. Full Driving license is required.

Your Main responsibility will be picking clinical consumables for departments at the Acute and delivering to Musgrove park hospital.

• Working within the inventory management team and responsible for your own tasks within your departments.
• You will work on your own initiative and communicate with clinical teams and managers to ensure maximum stock availability for patient care.
• Attend Clinical huddles and team meetings, email, and face to face communications. Also analyse and investigate issues, provide progress reports and feedback recommendations toe the clinical team and line manager.
• If appropriate ensure products are tracked to locations and or patients and any discrepancies investigated.
• Ensure compliance of the inventory management system and replenishment routines. Stock ordering, inventory cycle counts, out of stock and low line counts, chasing suppliers and maintaining department standards.

Please note that for internal candidates, we can offer this role as a secondment opportunity with agreement from your current line manager.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job description

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the job.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualifications.
Level 3 qualification in Supply chain and operations IoSCM or Chartered Institute of procurement & Supplies (CIPS) or relevant experience within a replenishment environment.

Experience

Essential

Proven Replenishment or inventory management experience
Managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines

Additional Criteria

Essential

Driving licence, and happy driving a Luton van daily.

For help with your application, contact:

James Mawditt

James.mawditt@somersetft.nhs.uk