Implementation, Improvement & Sustainability Officer

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Procurement & Supply Chain Implementation, Improvement & Sustainability Manager to support the delivery of a major Stock Management Change Programme across the Trust. This newly created role will play a key part in driving supply chain transformation, improving inventory management processes, and delivering operational efficiencies across clinical and non-clinical services.

Working closely with clinical teams, Digital, Finance, and operational stakeholders, you will lead the implementation, optimisation, and continuous improvement of inventory management systems and processes. You will act as a visible change leader, ensuring successful system adoption, high-quality training delivery, strong governance, and sustainable improvements that support patient safety, financial control, and service excellence.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of inventory management systems across clinical departments.
• Drive change management and stakeholder engagement activities to support Trust-wide supply chain transformation programmes.
• Develop and deliver training programmes, user guides, SOPs, and coaching support for operational teams.
• Build strong working relationships with clinicians, ward managers, operational leaders, Digital teams, and Finance colleagues.
• Monitor system adoption, stock integrity, data quality, and compliance with Trust standards and governance requirements.
• Analyse operational and inventory data to identify efficiency savings, reduce waste, and improve stock visibility and control.
• Support audits, service reviews, governance activities, and benefits realisation reporting.
• Troubleshoot operational and system-related issues and support implementation of upgrades and process enhancements.
• Provide operational leadership and specialist advice to support sustainable service improvement and sustainability initiatives.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, and high-quality service delivery.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.