Job Description
Theatre Stores Manager | Spire Dunedin, Reading | Permanent | Full Time | 37.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced healthcare logistics professional ready to take the next step in your career?
We’re seeking a dynamic and motivated leader to oversee the integration and smooth running of both theatre and general hospital stores. You’ll be instrumental in creating a unified, efficient service that supports clinical teams and enhances patient care.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a fast paced private hospital environment, leading a team that plays a vital role in the hospital’s supply chain.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
- Ensure availability of required kits, prostheses, and consumables to support scheduled theatre cases
- Collaborate with theatre and main hospital stores to build a unified, cross-covering team
- Develop strong relationships with suppliers to mitigate kit constraints and improve supply reliability
- Work closely with clinical areas (e.g. wards, theatres, endoscopy, pre-assessment) to maintain stock levels
- Attend weekly theatre planning meetings to ensure all necessary items are in place
- Contribute to the development of hospital-wide supply chain and stock management strategies
- Lead improvement projects focused on cost efficiency, productivity, and operational effectiveness
- Oversee supplier performance, stock rotation, audits, and reporting systems
- Support and lead the stores team to meet service objectives and maintain high standards
- Conduct and manage routine stock takes and implement changes to reduce waste
- Undertake any other duties as required, in line with the role
Essential Criteria
Who we're looking for:
- Experience in capacity management within a hospital or clinical support service
- Familiarity with hospital supply chain systems and processes
- Leadership experience in a logistics or stores environment
- Knowledge of compliance and regulatory standards in healthcare supply chain
- Proven experience in a healthcare setting or a customer-focused organisation
- Strong operational and communication skills, with the ability to negotiate and influence effectively
- Demonstrable experience in procurement and stock management
- Ability to prioritise workload and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
- Confident working with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and resolve challenges
- Willingness to take ownership and deliver practical solutions
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships
- Creative and agile thinker, able to respond quickly to changing demands
Benefits
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 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
- A supportive working environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, Full Time, 37.5 hrs per week
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for improving hospital efficient and patient care, I would love to hear from you.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on
[email protected]Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an 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.
About Us
At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to
'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
About The Team
For over a century, Spire Dunedin Hospital has played a part in Reading’s history as a first-class medical facility serving its community. We offer fast access to the region’s leading consultants, providing you with personalised treatments and aftercare.
