Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement Department
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CS167
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Berkshire Community Hospital
- Town
- Thatcham
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/09/2024
Employer heading
![Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo](https://static.trac.jobs/employer-logos/277.png)
Senior Buyer (South-East Pharmacy Procurement Service)
Band 7
Job overview
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is seeking a driven, experienced and enthusiastic Senior Buyer to work with its South-East Pharmacy Procurement Service (SEPPS) to manage a multi-million pound portfolio.
Located in West Berkshire Community Hospital, Thatcham at least 1 day a week with the balance of time remote working, this new dedicated senior buyer role will work with the SEPPS team to provide pharmacy related products and services including homecare through its supply chain to 26 Trusts across the South-East.
This is a one year contract. Join us and you will play a crucial role in leading procurement activity and ensuring we have the best quality service provision at competitive prices, contributing directly to the success of SEPPS in meeting the needs of the Trusts it supports.
The standard hours of this role 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. Annual leave entitlement is 27 days + 8 days general public holidays.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Procurement Team within BHFT and to ensure that all orders and contracts placed for the SEPPS, hosted by BHFT:
- Achieve best value for money.
- Are placed in line with Standing Orders (SO)/Standing Financial Instructions (SFI)/Public Procurement Legislation, Cabinet Office Spend Controls and Trust procurement policy.
- Are placed in a timely fashion.
- Have a positive impact on patient care.
- Are maintained and amendments as needed, are undertaken in a timely fashion.
- That the SEPPS contract portfolio workplans are kept up to date
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- CIPS professional diploma qualification (Degree Level)
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of large public procurement tenders
- Contract management
- Experience of public procurement procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the NHS
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage high level of workload, multiple complex projects
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Ability to Drive
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mike Pollard
- Job title
- Tender Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 904 6434
List jobs with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Administrative Services or all sectors