Band 2 Materials Management Assistant-Logistics

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 January 2026

University Hospitals of Birmingham is one of the largest acute hospital Trusts in the country, serving a diverse population across Birmingham, East and North, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and South Staffordshire. Comprising 4 acute hospital sites (Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull), a range of community services and Birmingham Chest Clinic; the Trust also runs several smaller 'satellite' units ensuring patients can be treated closer to home.

We are currently seeking to employ a Materials Management Assistant to join a well-established team to undertake all operational duties associated with ordering medical and non-medical goods at the Good Hope site. The post holder will also ensure the goods are delivered to the wards and departments in a timely manner and put away within the agreed location.

For more information, please contact Kelly Bundonis, Logistics Supervisor
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• To work with the materials management operatives and operations supervisor to identify a progressive and cost effective solution to the materials management requirements of the areas identified within project plans.
• To identify current product lines, their supply routes, and establish the current usage and stock turn of the products, and complete area stocktakes.
• To identify each product's current stock location and, where appropriate, agree any new or changes to locations.
• To prepare all agreed product locations and label with necessary information and complete the movement of existing stock to new locations.
• To identify and agree new stock levels and re-order levels for each product.
• To establish the new stock value, surplus stocks and their value and expired stocks and their value.
• To order standard and non-standard products using the latest hand held computer technology.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

• Good basic education in Mathematics and English GCSE standard/equivalent
• Two years previous experience related to the key tasks contained within the Job Description.

• 12 months working within a function related and the using or ordering of medical consumables
• Stock location and rotation.
• Two years working in a materials management environment.
• Using a personal digital assistant (PDA) so as to enable order downloads.
• Customer care and building customer relationships
• To have a sound knowledge of item functionality.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust