- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
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- Must have an advanced ability to work and manage good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff and suppliers
- Masters Level Qualification or Evidence of Experience at that level
- Significant experience of managing a large team, preferably within a Logistics/warehouse environment
- Experience of using technology and systems to enhance a service
- Evidence of working at a senior level, deputising for senior leaders and completing papers for submission at Board Level
Logistics Operations Manager - Smethwick, United Kingdom - Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago
Description
Job summary
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is undergoing an exciting period of change, with the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital due to open in October 2024. Reporting into the Head of Logistics, the Logistics Operations Manager role will take on operational leadership and will have budget responsibility for managing a safe and efficient Logistics team at the Trust.
Candidates are asked to note that the job evaluation process in relation to this post is still ongoing, and the current banding, and associated salary, is subject to change.
Main duties of the job
The Logistics Operations Manager will take lead on all areas of the logistics & warehouse functions by taking ownership of goods within the supply chain once procured as well as responsibility for the introduction of the new Logistics service. The post holder will oversee the development and implementation of policies, procedures and systems that will support its optimisation. Activities supported by the Logistics Operations Manager will include Waste, Linen, Post, Non-patient-facing portering activity, sterile services, receipts and distribution and transport.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
Managing a busy team of Lead Leaders and Logistics Operatives.
Providing operational oversight and advice to the Head of Logistics. Monitoring activity and providing reports as possible.
Helping to embed a continuous improvement culture for Logistics.
Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders througout the Trust, including key clinical staff.
Helping to embed a new Logistics Function and Team (operating as One Logistics Team) at MMUH and throughout the retained estate.
Managing and co-ordinating the flow of goods into our hospitals.
Ensuring that waste is managed and removed from our sites in a legal, compliant, safe and efficient manner.
Managing the day to day activity of the Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Deputisting for the Head of Logistics.
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