Job summary

Are you organised, proactive and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Do you take pride in delivering excellent customer service and ensuring everything is in the right place at the right time?

We are looking for a Materials Management Goods-in Co-ordinator / Assistant to join our Procurement and Materials Management team. This is a vital role supporting clinical and non-clinical departments across the hospital by ensuring medical supplies and essential stock are received, managed and delivered efficiently.

Working behind the scenes, you will play a key role in helping our clinical teams provide outstanding patient care by ensuring wards and departments have the supplies they need, when they need them.

Main duties of the job

As a Materials Management Goods-in Co-ordinator / Assistant, you will:

• Receive and process deliveries, ensuring goods arrive undamaged and are accurately receipted.
• Use electronic procurement and stock management systems to process orders and deliveries.
• Deliver goods to wards and departments across the hospital.
• Monitor stock levels and replenish supplies using established materials management processes.
• Carry out regular stock reviews and maintain efficient stock rotation.
• Manage returns, delivery discrepancies and supplier queries.
• Support departments during urgent supply requirements and help resolve stock issues.
• Build strong relationships with clinical teams, suppliers and colleagues across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within NHS Procurement and Supply Chain Services. You'll join a supportive team environment where your work directly contributes to the smooth running of hospital services and ultimately supports patient care.

If you are organised, reliable and enjoy working in a role where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help keep our hospital services moving.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.