Deputy Category Manager - Clinical
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 26 March 2025
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the new service and to play a crucial role in realising our objectives.
We are looking to recruit a Deputy Category Manager - Diagnostics, Childrens & Therapies to work in the Diagnostics, Childrens & Therapies Team based at St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust but working across all four Trusts in South West London.
The Deputy Category Manager will provide category management to the new service.
Main duties of the job
Opportunity
The successful candidate will be required to
- Prepare specifications, award criteria, draft Service tenders and quotation documentation all in accordance with Service Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, and current EU Procurement Legislation and UK Public Contract Regulations with particular reference to goods and services. Use and develop electronic media for tender and contract management
- Issue tenders in a timely manner to meet the agreed Purchasing & Contract Work Plan
- Work with NHS collaborative procurement agencies and other NHS Services on joint projects and tenders, mini-competitions, procurement groups etc
- Analyse/evaluate internal and collaborative tender returns and make recommendations to Senior Managers and the internal customer for contract award
- Advise on Terms & Conditions of contracting and procurement legal issues, before, during and after award of Contracts
- Provide advice and procurement leadership to internal customers on purchasing procedures and legalities as required
- Plan and undertake effective negotiation with suppliers to determine most appropriate supply route that achieves best value for money
- Monitor performance, review the Service's contracts and attend regular Contracts Meetings both internal, with suppliers and collaborative agencies
About us
Our Organisation
South West London Procurement Partnership was established in 2021 to provide procurement services to our customers and patients across South West London. We look after over £1.4bn of non-pay spend for 5 organisations, c.30,000 customers and ensure that over 1m patients get the goods and services they need to be provided with excellent care. Our aim is to provide world class commercial and operational procurement services to ensure that not only do we provide the excellent care our patients need, but that the organisations we serve contribute to their local communities beyond the medical care - by focusing on quality, sustainability and social value as anchor institutions.
SWLPP manages the provision of all goods and services. Our aim is to ensure that our customers get true value for money in a compliant, sustainable and innovative way - by providing strategic category and contract management expertise, logistics and data analytics. We are at the forefront of ICS procurement development and play a key part on the shaping of the national procurement agenda.
We want to foster and encourage a culture of innovation and "doing things differently". Challenging the status quo and being a partner of choice to our customers.
Date posted
13 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum including Inner london HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-NN-6816904-A&C-Z-A
Job locations
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting, London
SW17 0QT
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting, London
SW17 0QT
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