Procurement Manager

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

The closing date is 13 January 2025

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Job Summary

The NHS England Commercial & Procurement Hub have been, for 9 years, delivering high priority, fast paced national programmes stepping into rapid delivery to support NHS England teams to deliver national transformation programmes in digital primary care. We are an integral part of the NHS England Digital Primary Care Team supporting them directly in their responsibilities and objectives.

Main duties of the job

We are now able to offer a range of procurement roles suited to motivated individuals who want to be part of a successful team delivering for the NHS, making real impact on patients and systems.

The Hub's role is to support the delivery of NHS England programmes to digitise primary care, improving access for patients as laid down in NHS England Modern general practice model and the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care NHS England Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care. The Hub remit is described here NHS England NHS England National Commercial and Procurement Hub

We provide a free to use service for customers and our customers include all c6,300 general practices, all 41 Integrated Care Boards and all 7 Regions within NHS England. This represents the whole country. Our work has impact on wider system partners as systems join together to support patients through their entire journey in healthcare.

About Us

We are a team of c68 presently with roles and skills in commercial, procurement, supplier management, market management, project and programme management and customer support. Our culture is one of active learning and learning. Learning is actively encouraged and supported so all the team can be the best versions of themselves. All team members are expected to support each other in knowledge sharing and growth and we pride ourselves on delivering consistent high-quality work from all members of the team.

Our work is fast paced and varied involving working directly and indirectly with customers and we have drive and passion to improve patient outcomes in all that we do. Central to this is supporting and serving all colleagues and customers so excellent customer service is expected in everything we do in every role.

To find out more about what SCW has to offer, please visit Our offer to you page.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Roles are primarily remote based with regular weekly travel to meeting locations to support team working and delivery. If you are interested in joining a successful team that makes a difference talk to Garry on 07786 275 627 [email protected]

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Patient First - Customer Excellence
• Aspirational
• Collaborative
• Insightful
• Respectful
• A commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  
  
  

Education

Essential

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Post Graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
• Formal CIPS membership or level 4 NVQ in procurement.
  
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Foundation course in Prince 2 project management
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing and reporting risks
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at Executive level.
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project management ensuring delivery within financial targets.
• Experience and skills in the use of Microsoft Project.
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
• Experience of working within the public sector and a working knowledge of EU and Public Procurement regulations, Equality Act 2010 and Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.
  
  
  

Desirable

• Understanding of the public sector in general and the health sector in particular
• Knowledge of financial system e.g. monitoring of budget management, processing invoices and procurement; business planning processes.
  
  
  

Essential

Skills & Capabilities

• The ability to communicate on behalf of the Deputy Director of Procurement or Senior Procurement Manager on a wide range of issues relating to the procurement of goods and services including responding to correspondence and representation at meetings.
• Able to draft briefing papers and correspondence at Executive level.
• Ability to effectively liaise with specialists such as clinical subject matter experts, Legal, HR, to ensure full compliance with current legislation and clinical standards.
• Experience of managing a team without direct line management
• Capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
  
  
  

Employer details

Employer name

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

Address

SCW CSU Office Base

Exeter (Flexible)

EX2 5SP

Employer's website

https://www.scwcsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For Questions About The Job, Contact:

Commercial & Procurement Lead

Garry Mitchell

[email protected]

07786275627

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

891-CSU-7898WH

Job locations

SCW CSU Office Base

Exeter (Flexible)

EX2 5SP

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