Procurement and Supply Chain Apprentice

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice to work alongside the busy Procurement and Supply Chain department within Worcestershire Acute Hospitals. The post holder will involved with all aspects of administration, purchasing and customer service and will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge within the wider Procurement and Supply Chain department.

Main duties of the job

The Procurement & Supply Chain Apprentice role involves liaising with customers on their requirements and with suppliers to identify and secure supply for the Organisation.The role will also involve ensuring that smooth electronic transactions are progressed through the Trusts Purchase to Pay system and dealing with with corresponding invoicerelatedqueries.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10,296 a year

Contract

Apprenticeship

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-23-0893

Job locations

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB