Reds Operative

This is an interesting and varied position for a dynamic and self motivated individual. You will be responsible for managing and distributing orders for theatres and other ITAPS departments, organising storage facilities, liaising with suppliers and UHL procurement, maintaining a data base and ensuring supplies are delivered safely and in good condition to the correct theatre. You will need to be able to work on your own and as part of a team. Sound like a challenge you're up for?

Please ensure you can provide evidence of the required qualifications as you will be expected to present these at your id check appointment if successful.

PREVIOUS CANDIDATES NEED NOT REAPPLY.
- Collecting and Delivering of used and clean equipment from and to Theatres, Wards, Departments on any site.
- Placing/Chasing Orders
- To participate in the departments training programme, to assist and maintain skills
- Be visible within the theatre complex at all times and take responsibility for all stores rooms within ITAP

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:

- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

**About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust**: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
- Be visible within the theatre complex at all times and take responsibility for all REDs stores rooms within ITAPS
- On a daily basis collate and input all orders for all Theatres & other ITAPS departments. This includes CEDAR & on-line logistic orders keeping electronic records of orders placed.
- Liaise with UHL Procurement and companies re: Prices, carriage and delivery

For more details, please refer to job description/person specification attached.