Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6819697-IE
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £74,290 - £85,601 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Procurement Lead
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver the New Hospital Programme - the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.
The post holder will lead the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality procurement service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.
The postholder will:
· Show an understanding of NHS, wider public procurement and commercial world
· Demonstrate experience of project managing complex procurement activities from initial planning to contract award
· Demonstrate substantial senior level experience in a complex programme management, procurement and supply chain environment.
· Possess knowledge of procurement strategy achieved through qualifications (CIPS/ Masters Level management course) and/or industry experience
· Have detailed knowledge and experience to assure and advise on practical application of public sector procurement guidelines and process, legislation and contract law.
· Be competent to develop contractual documentation for invitations to tender, ensuring appropriate legislation and that the appropriate terms and conditions are cross referenced.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
· Work collaboratively to positively influence shareholder organisations and embed cultural change so that NHP objectives are delivered.
· Engage and operate effectively at senior stakeholder level.
· Maintain a network of relevant public and private sector contacts.
· Act as a key strategic link/lead for customer interface for their category
· Proactively engage, build and maintain excellent relationships with member trusts.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable senior management experience
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Recruitment Support
- Job title
- Recruitment Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
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