Materials Management Team Leader

Job Overview

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Materials Management Team Leader

This is a fantastic chance for someone with a strong understanding of inventory systems, who is ready to take the next step in their career within a forward-thinking NHS Trust.

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in supply chain or inventory management, ideally within a healthcare setting
• In-depth knowledge of the Omnicell Inventory Management System
• Confident in gathering, analysing, and interpreting data to inform decision
• Previous experience managing or supervising a small team
• Strong understanding of stock control processes and the use of information system

Main duties of the job

As part of our commitment to innovation and efficiency, the Trust is introducing a new Inventory Management System to support the Scan4Safety programme. You will play a key role in delivering and managing this system, working closely with the Assistant Supply Chain Manager and a small, dedicated team. Your focus will be on stock control and the timely replenishment of clinical consumables, alongside overseeing the rollout and continued administration of the system.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Understand stock control gained either in previous employment or through equivalent qualification
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Equivalent experience to NVQ 3
• Holder of NVQ 3 SCM

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience (min 2 years) at a systems or information and data analysis role
• Experience of stock control, materials management
• Experience of Trust Inventory Management System

Desirable criteria

• Experience of applying principles of change management
• Experience of Supervisory/Managing a Materials management team
• Knowledge of Frimley Health NHSFT
• Experience of Heatherwood Hospital

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable IT skills and knowledge of MS Office suite
• Evidence of ability to prioritise and plan own work and work of others effectively

Desirable criteria

• NHS Supplies
• Healthcare terminology
• Supply Chain Management training

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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