Head of Procurement

We are seeking someone who will bring energy and enthusiasm to the role, with the ability to help lead the team to develop a learning culture.

We're seeking an experienced and motivated individual with excellent leadership and communication skills. You'll be confident managing people, projects and systems in a busy NHS environment, and capable of driving operational improvements aligned with Trust values.

By joining us, you'll play a key role in supporting front-line services while advancing your career in NHS procurement leadership.

This position will suit someone who is proactive, resilient and driven to succeed, with a real commitment to helping the Trust get the best value for money.

This role provides a mix of hybrid working with on site attendance at Frimley expected each week.

As part of the central procurement team, you'll be pivotal in ensuring the smooth payment of clinical and non-clinical goods and supplies to support patient care across all departments.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of our team, your responsibilities will include:

Ensuring governance arrangements and Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) are effectively complied with and reported on.

Assisting the team in responding to Internal and External Audit reports and with implementing agreed recommendations.

Driving performance to meet service standards and objectives, managing transactions in line with the Trust's procurement strategy.

Solving problems efficiently and effectively.

Establishing and nurturing strong relationships with clinical and non-clinical departments, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery.

Acting as a subject matter expert. Providing leadership, expertise and guidance to your team.

Ensuring full compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and NHS guidelines.

Solving complex challenges and making informed, strategic decisions to improve service delivery.

• Managing the Procurement CIP delivery programme.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

For further details or an informal discussion, please get in touch. We welcome your interest and look forward to hearing from you.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Advanced IT skills
• Educated to A level or equivalent
• Evidence of related CPD in the last 24 months
• Evidence of MS office suite
• Member of CIPS or equivalent

Experience

• Extensive Management experience in Procurement in a hospital or Healthcare related environment
• Previous purchasing and compliance experience within a complex organisation
• Experience of working as part of a change management process
• Analysis of statistical data and present clear and concise reports across the organisation
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with senior staff and clinicians
• Experience of staff recruitment and performance appraisals
• Experience of project management
• Evidence of problem solving
• Delivering training and education

Skills/Knowledge

• Working knowledge of purchasing systems in the NHS
• Basic principles of effective supervision and motivation
• Detailed knowledge of purchasing processes
• Negotiation skills and the ability to effectively communicate/influence at all levels
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to forge effective professional relationships
• Leadership, motivational and teamworking skills
• Self motivated and proactive with ability to work on own initiative and make difficult decisions
• Working knowledge of Atamis
• Report generation and data manipulation techniques
• Strong and accurate IT skills particularly spreadsheets and databases
• Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions
• Previous experience using eProc and eFin

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.

£79,163 to £90,880 a yearper annum incl HCAS