Senior Procurement Manager - Capital

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 May 2024

Job summary

* Please note your employer will be Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust although you can be based at GWH, Swindon, or RUH, Bath or Salisbury District Hospitals.

Interviews will be held in person in Salisbury

Do you want to make a difference and join an award-winning procurement team? Do you want to work in a fast moving, dynamic, results driven department focused on building strong working relationships with its stakeholders? Do you want to share in the pride associated with working for the NHS?

We are looking to recruit 2 Senior Procurement Manager's to join our Sourcing Team to provide a customer centric service to drive the sourcing of value for money products and services to support the delivery of high quality clinical care to our patients. This role is for the capital team, purchasing capital equipment and infrastructure.

Main duties of the job

The role promotes collaborative working across the B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire area working with numerous stakeholders and colleagues to positively impact patient care.

The successful candidates will have the flexibility to be based at either in Royal United Hospitals in Bath, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust or Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Please note applicants must have NHS experience / healthcare procurement experience.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

249-6264975

Job locations

Can be RUH, GWH or SFT

Swindon

SN3 6BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications / experience

Essential

Significant relevant procurement experience
Obtained or Working towards MCIPS (level 4 minimum)
Supervisory Experience
Evidence of buying clinical capital equipment
Evidence of buying capital (general either infrastructure or equipment)

Desirable

Full MCIPS Registration
Project management qualification and experience

Experience

Essential

Relevant commercial experience using UK Public Sector Regulations
Demonstrable experience of supplier and contract management
Evidence of resilience
Experience of working with wide range of stakeholders
Experience of working collaboratively across a wide geographic area

Desirable

Evidence of excellent communication skills with people at all levels

Person Specification

Qualifications / experience

Essential

Significant relevant procurement experience
Obtained or Working towards MCIPS (level 4 minimum)
Supervisory Experience
Evidence of buying clinical capital equipment
Evidence of buying capital (general either infrastructure or equipment)

Desirable

Full MCIPS Registration
Project management qualification and experience

Experience

Essential

Relevant commercial experience using UK Public Sector Regulations
Demonstrable experience of supplier and contract management
Evidence of resilience
Experience of working with wide range of stakeholders
Experience of working collaboratively across a wide geographic area

Desirable

Evidence of excellent communication skills with people at all levels

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).