Job summary
The Procurement department at AGH Solutions Ltd has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as an Assistant Contracts Officer.
In this role, you will focus on supporting the renewal of contracts for essential goods, works and services that underpin healthcare delivery. You'll contribute to reviewing supplier agreements, preparing contract documentation, and working collaboratively across hospital departments to ensure ongoing compliance and performance. Your input will help drive sustainable value-for-money procurement decisions and sustain high-quality, reliable supply chains across the NHS.
Our Procurement team is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and plays a key role in enabling clinical teams to provide outstanding care to patients and service users, both within the hospital and across the community.
We're looking for someone who is:
Enthusiastic and confident, with strong analytical abilities
A clear communicator and team player
Aspiring customer service skills
Computer literate, with experience using basic software systems such as Microsoft Office
What we offer
AGH Solutions is committed to dynamic working arrangements, offering
a blend of on-site and remote working wherever possible.
We also offer a wide range of benefits, which include:
Competitive salary
Great public transport links
A range of wellbeing initiatives
Excellent range of benefits, including car lease scheme and cycle to work scheme
Pension scheme
Main duties of the job
Support the purchase of goods, services and works in line with NHS policies, ensuring value for money and timely delivery. You'll liaise with suppliers, procurement data, and uphold compliance with relevant standards--all while collaborating across teams and building your skills through development opportunities in a fast-paced healthcare environment
About us
AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire.We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley.We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement.Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service.Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHS FT specifically
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A good level of general education
Desirable
- Experience in a Procurement environment
- CIPS Level 2, Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations or; CIPS Level 3, Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding/experience of negotiation practices
Experience/Skills
Essential
- Good experience in delivering cost reduction savings
- Good analytical skills and mathematical orientation
- Experience in using a purchase to pay system, such as Oracle
- Good interpersonal skills, good oral and written communication.
Desirable
- Alibity to use common software packages i.e. Microsoft Office
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A good level of general education
Desirable
- Experience in a Procurement environment
- CIPS Level 2, Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations or; CIPS Level 3, Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding/experience of negotiation practices
Experience/Skills
Essential
- Good experience in delivering cost reduction savings
- Good analytical skills and mathematical orientation
- Experience in using a purchase to pay system, such as Oracle
- Good interpersonal skills, good oral and written communication.
Desirable
- Alibity to use common software packages i.e. Microsoft Office
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
