Supply Chain Officer | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	11 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£30,546 - £32,207 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	10 January 2026
Location:	London, W1T 7NF
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7674232/309-UCLH-7007

Summary

As a Supply Chain Officer, you'll be at the heart of our dynamic supply chain operations. You'll manage the supply of both medical and non-medical consumables across all UCLH sites, handling everything from ordering, receiving and checking to distribution and store room and product management.

Your day-to-day tasks will be varied and engaging, involving problem-solving, investigating discrepancies, and keeping our communication with suppliers and stakeholders running smoothly. You'll play a key role in ensuring our supply chain functions are efficient and effective.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys staying active, as it involves a mix of walking, standing, pulling, pushing, bending, stretching, lifting, carrying, unpacking, and packing. Plus, you'll have the chance to contribute to exciting department improvement and transformational activities, making a real impact on our services.

Applicants should be hardworking and motivated individuals with good written and verbal communication skills, IT experience, and a good standard of numeracy and literacy. Physical fitness is critical, and while some knowledge of supply chain/logistics practices or experience in the NHS, healthcare, industry, or retail environments is beneficial, full training is provided. You should be reliable, personable, and possess a strong work ethic. The role combines physical and office-based activities.



As a Supply Chain Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of an effective and professional supply chain service. This includes managing the supply of medical consumables, non-medical consumables (exclusions are capital purchases, Sterile Services products, and Pharmaceuticals) to user departments across all UCLH sites.

This description is inclusive of all functions defined within the internal supply chain and its associated areas including receiving, checking, receipt, distribution, ordering, store management, maintaining appropriate stock levels and assisting in department improvement and transformational activity.

Your role will also include investigating discrepancies, problem solving, contacting suppliers, conveying information to stakeholders in a timely manner and has an element of physical activity.

Applications will only be considered from individuals who have the legal right to work in the UK. As this role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the UK Sponsorship requirements, we are unable to sponsor applicants.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street


We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The range of work undertaken in this role is wide and varied. It is summarised below, but see the job description for full details.

• To support and deliver the Trust’s multi-faceted supply chain service.
• To assist the smooth running of the service and provide additional support as required.
• To manage inbound deliveries.
• To manage and check stock levels and place orders accordingly.
• To ensure all roll cages (and packaging) are removed from customer areas when unloading/put away activity is completed and stowed correct in authorised areas.
• To report any non-compliance, inefficiencies or inaccuracies in existing systems/processes to the Supply Chain Supervisor.
• To ensure all store rooms are maintained in a tidy and accessible state ensuring compliance with health and safety.
• To provide excellent customer service and support to all areas of supply chain activity managed under the Procurement and Supply Chain Department.
• To work kindly, collaboratively and empathetically with colleagues, customers and managers.

Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour completed application


Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.


UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working. 


To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?





This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025

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