Spire Healthcare
Stores Assistant
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Stores Assistant | Private Hospital | Stores Department | Sutton Coldfield
Permanent | 22.5 hours per week, Part-Time
Spire Little Aston Hospital are looking for an experienced Stores Assistant to join our fantastic team on a part-time basis, 22.5 hours per week.
About the Role
As a Stores Assistant, you will be supporting the smooth running of the hospital by ensuring departments receive the stock, consumables, and supplies they need in a timely, accurate, and efficient way. You will help maintain effective stock control, process deliveries, support ordering activity, and ensure stock is stored safely and appropriately across the hospital.
About Us
Spire Little Aston Hospital is a leading private hospital in the Midlands, offering comprehensive hospital care to patients from Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The hospital has an exceptional reputation within a variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Sports & Exercise Medicine, Cosmetics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology, General Surgery & Physiotherapy.
We’re dedicated to providing quality treatment and aftercare to our patients. This means ongoing investment in our facilities and our staff. We also have a dedicated Bone & Joint Clinic with leading orthopaedic consultants, Breast Care Centre, and Spire Eye Centre.
Spire Healthcare was announced as the winner of the ‘Best Workplace for Learning and Development - Over 1,500 Nursing Staff category’ at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards 2021. The award recognized the introduction of a whole range of learning and development initiatives for clinical and non-clinical colleagues, including Spire's dedicated apprenticeship team which supports a wide variety of apprenticeships including BSc Physiotherapy and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.
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Key Responsibilities
As Stores Assistant, you will:
- Receive, check, and process deliveries from suppliers and the National Distribution Centre.
- Distribute stock and non-stock items to hospital departments.
- Support daily stock control, top-up counts, and stock replenishment.
- Ensure all goods are matched accurately to purchase orders and recorded correctly.
- Help maintain safe, organized, and clearly labelled stores areas.
- Support stock rotation to minimize waste and ensure out-of-date stock is not used.
- Liaise with internal teams, suppliers, and colleagues to resolve stock queries in a timely manner.
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone organized, accurate, and confident working in a busy environment. Previous experience in a stores, supplies, or stock control role is essential, and experience within healthcare would be an advantage.
You will also need:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- A methodical approach with strong attention to detail.
- Good literacy and numeracy skills.
- Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office.
- The ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines.
- An awareness of Health & Safety and COSHH would be beneficial.
Benefits
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
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- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organization:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
We commit to our employees’ well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support, and reward.
About Spire Healthcare
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs, and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal, and dermatological services.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Spire Healthcare is a proud equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth, and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
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