Storekeeper

STOREKEEPER EDINBURGH
Full-Time (37hrs per week)
Band 3

About the Organisation: 
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHS Scotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level.  NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.  

The Post: 
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), a Strategic Business Unit within NSS, plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale through our leading position in manufacturing, product development, biomedical research and donor services.  Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of donor and patient care whilst remaining internationally competitive.
In support of this, the SNBTS Procurement department, reporting to National Procurement (NP) and based at the Headquarters of SNBTS, provides a comprehensive range of procurement and stores support services to SNBTS operations, including an onward distribution service to NHSS Pharmacies of finished plasma products. 
An opportunity has now arisen within the Procurement Department for a Storekeeper to join the team at their warehouse in the national HQ site at The Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh. The post holder will be part of a small team of storekeepers providing a high-quality storekeeping service to the SNBTS National Centre Manufacturing, specialist laboratories, donor and patient services teams.
Covering all duties required of a storekeeper whilst working within the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). These duties will Include receipting, picking and issuing of stock, Stock checks, filling out documentation timeously and correctly.  Loading and unloading of vehicles, use of mechanical handling equipment including the use of counterbalance forklift, use of the electronic stock management system. Keeping the warehouse and associated areas clean and tidy.

The Candidate:
We have a great opportunity available for individuals with Warehouse, storage, distribution experience. We are a small inclusive team where everyone is essential and where everyone plays a positive part in the operation of the stores service. 

You will be a reliable team player, motivated and can work well on your own. You will be able to demonstrate relevant experience ideally within a storekeeping/warehouse department of a multi-functional organisation.

Location and Working Pattern:
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, The Jack Copland Centre, 52 Research Avenue North, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, EH14 4BE

Work pattern - Monday to Thursday 08.30am 4.30pm, Friday 08:30 4.00pm 37 hours per week. 

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits: 
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits

Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Sheila Ferguson, Assistant Procurement Manager  at sheila.ferguson2@nhs.scot / or Gordon Dickson, Procurement Manager at gordon.dickson@nhs.scot /

Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 15th May 2024.

Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies