Be a Vital Link in Patient Care
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your organisational skills and positive attitude make a real difference?
We're seeking a highly motivated Materials Management Operative to join our dedicated team. In this crucial customer-facing role, you'll be the backbone of our supply chain, ensuring essential medical supplies reach the right place at the right time, directly impacting patient care.
Be a vital link in patient care
Do you enjoy working as part of a team where organisation and collaboration help make a real difference every day?
We are looking for Materials Management Operative s to join our team. In this important, customer-facing role, you will help ensure that vital medical supplies reach the right place at the right time, supporting clinical teams to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
This is an opportunity to build your career within the NHS. You will work alongside experienced colleagues and gain knowledge of healthcare logistics and materials management. We offer training, support, and a collaborative, inclusive working environment where everyone’s contribution is valued.
The role may be based at Hammersmith Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, Ealing Hospital or Central Middlesex Hospital. Your base location will be confirmed on appointment. Please note that High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) payments vary depending on location.
As a Materials Management Operative, you will:
Act as a key point of contact for wards, departments and services across the Trust, providing excellent customer service and building effective working relationships with colleagues.
Support the management of the Trust’s goods inwards and outwards processes, ensuring essential medical supplies are received, stored and delivered accurately and efficiently.
Assist customers at main stores by verifying deliveries, picking and packing supplies against requisitions, and ensuring orders are completed correctly.
Monitor and manage stock levels proactively, anticipating clinical requirements and working with NHS Supply Chain and suppliers to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
Use inventory management systems to scan, order, replenish and store items accurately, supporting efficient stock control processes.
Ensure the safe handling, security and appropriate storage of goods throughout the delivery and storage process.
Investigate and resolve delivery discrepancies, shortages and supply issues promptly to support the continuity of healthcare services.
Contribute to a positive, supportive and collaborative team environment.
Follow Trust policies and procedures, including health and safety and infection prevention and control requirements.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
