Logistic Officer (Sponsorship Available) at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Logistics Officer within the NCA Procurement Department based at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a self-motivated individual with a good understanding of NHS procurement practices.

The post holder will be responsible for providing an efficient, safe, and secure goods supply service whilst ensuring agreed service levels are maintained. They will also be expected to deputise for the Logistics Supervisor as and when required.

The role of the Logistics Officer requires the individual to work with others but also autonomously at times.

The post holder is expected to contribute to the sharing of best practice within the Procurement department, required to adopt a flexible attitude and develop skills to enable them to fulfil the responsibilities set out below.

The post holder will be required to make deliveries for the department to some community locations, so a full drivers licence and ability to drive a van is required.

Job Details

• Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

• Job Title: Logistic Officer

• Location: United Kingdom

• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year

• Job Type: Full-time

• Closing Date: 03 November 2026

Main Duties of the Job

• You will have experience of working in a busy Receipt and Distribution Department with previous knowledge of Materials Management System.

• Good communication skills, a team player and the ability to build strong working relationships are essential.

• You will need to engage with staff at all levels across the Trust in order to promote understanding, influence buying behaviours and provide an effective Materials Management Service.

• Previous knowledge of NHS Supply Chain Systems will be advantageous but not essential.

• Receipting and Distribution of Clinical Supplies.

• Materials Management of Ward Stock.

• The post holder will be required to make deliveries between hospital sites as well as to community locations for the logistics team.

As such, the applicant will need to hold a full UK drivers’ licence and be able to drive a 3.5 tonne Luton van with tail lift.

About Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

The Trust’s 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to enhancing the health of the local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

The Trust believes in its power and potential to make a difference and is always looking for people who demonstrate its three core values to join the team:

• Care

• Appreciate

• Inspire

In return, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means the Trust can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including:

• A fantastic annual leave allowance

• Flexible working opportunities

• Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting the Trust’s careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• A broad knowledge of Procurement, Customer Care and Supply Chain Management

• Knowledge of order processing / catalogue systems

Desirable

– Knowledge of inventory management systems

Qualifications

Essential

– A good standard of general education incl. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

– Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), working towards or with a desire to work towards membership and/or equivalent experience in a supply chain/inventory/logistics role

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to communicate at all levels both internally within the organisation and externally outside of the organisation

• Good IT Skills

• Planning, organisation and prioritisation skills

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate skills of persuasion and influencing

• Able to analyse data/systems to produce management reports

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of NHS Supply Chain online system including the administrative duties such as requisition point creation, masking, reporting etc

• Public sector Procurement experience

• Experience working within a Procurement function in a large organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

How to Apply

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