Supply Chain Coordinator

Main area Supply Chain Coordinator Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week) Job
-EG-CO7676361

Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Estover Distribution Centre Town Plymouth Salary £24,937 - £26,598 £ 24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/03/2026 23:59

To provide Supply Chain & Admin support to the Supply Chain Supervisors and Supply Chain Manager.

To provide an ordering and stowing service for medical and other consumables at various locations internally and externally around Derriford Hospital.

Receipt Trust wide orders through Genesis, Oracle, and Planet.

Provide inventory management service to all Theatre locations.

Support scan4safety point of care product scanning for all clinical areas.

Support operation and replenishment of Daily Ward & PPE Store.

Responsible for managing stock from supplier to delivery to a central point for onward delivery to the point of consumption.

Replenish Genesis related stock for all locations as per set system parameters.

Pick and deliver goods for patient care, as per agreed schedule to meet service line demands.

Support operation of Stationery & Uniform stores.

Support return stock process to avoid waste & promote cost avoidance.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

Supply Chain Coordinator lies within the Trust Supply Chain process, they will integrate, coordinate, and control the movement of goods, materials, and information from the supplier to the clinical teams within the Estover Distribution centre & Hospital which includes consumable and clinical stock.

The role will cover all areas;
Warehouse;
Materials Management;
Theatres;
Goods In;
Estates;
Daily Ward, External Materials Management and Stock Returns

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on  We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

To order and stow stock at ward/department level, using bar code systems where materials management and theatres solutions have been established for agreed stocked product lines.

Top-up of wards and theatres to be carried out in accordance with pre-determined schedule.

Timely receipt of orders placed forward top-up on Trust inventory system.

To replenish, receipt, issue and stow stock using Genesis system.

Stock to be rotated by expiry date when ‘topping-up’ storage locations, ensuring stock with shortest life is in position to be used first.

To process requisitions on the computer system in accordance with an agreed input…