Job overview

South, Central and West (SCW) is an NHS organisation providing support and transformation services to health and care systems, predominantly NHS England and Integrated Care Boards. Our award-winning procurement team of c.100 people has an interesting and diverse project portfolio, ranging from community, mental health and primary care services through to digital solutions for health and a whole range of other fields, such as consultancy and professional services.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic person to work in the Procurement team to assist with the delivery of our work. If you have good note taking skills, like organising meetings and events, have intermediate Microsoft experience, a good eye for detail and want a challenge - please apply. 

Our procurement team predominantly provide procurement support to NHS Commissioners/Integrated Care Boards across the South of England, who commission clinical/healthcare services for their communities. As part of the role the successful candidate will be expected to attend meetings and events across the South of England that may on occasion require overnight stays dependent on geography.

This role can be delivered in a flexible hybrid way with any travel, site visits or meetings arranged by agreement on a very occasional basis.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist Procurement managers with their projects and at the same time commence a procurement training/learning and development programme to enhance skills and knowledge. Tasks will include but not limited to organising meetings, handling enquiries from inside and outside the organisation, supporting on projects of all sizes, data collection and analysis, creating/managing project workplans and general assistance to the team.

Provide and coordinate administrative and secretarial services; including for example, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required.

Support the team with the management of projects, gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when is necessary for the head of department, teams and the department.

Develop and progress in a rewarding career in Procurement

SCW is committed to our process of redeployment of at-risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Working for our organisation

This role has been assessed against the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker visa, we regret to inform you that we will be unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship due to the post being ineligible because the role does not meet the necessary salary thresholds.

Our procurement team predominantly provide procurement support to NHS Commissioners/Integrated Care Boards across the South of England, who commission clinical/healthcare services for their communities.  SCW is flexible in terms of your working base, within our SCW office network, including homeworking options as part of working patterns. As part of the role the successful candidate will be expected to attend meetings and events across the South of England that may on occasion require overnight stays dependent on geography.

For further information about the team and our work, please visit our procurement team recruitment page.

Website: Procurement careers - NHS SCW Support and Transformation for Health and Care (scwcsu.nhs.uk)