Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 160-6926230
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Category Procurement
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
The Head of Category Procurement will be responsible for strategic procurement activities across Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL) whilst supporting the Head of Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer in the development and delivery of the HPL Procurement Strategy and national procurement agendas.
The post holder will be required to support and manage a team of Procurement professionals in the identification and delivery of Procurement schemes as well as individually leading and delivering a number of high profile complex projects, which will demonstrate and deliver value for money and innovation whilst meeting the needs of all organisation(s).
The post holder will be required to provide sound Procurement advice in-line with Trust(s) standing financial instructions and procurement regulations to both internal Procurement team members and staff across the HPL organisations whilst engaging, building and maintaining strategic working relationships with both internal/external colleagues and suppliers.
Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL) is a single shared procurement service for:
- Alder Hey Children’s Hospital;
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre;
- Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital;
- The Walton Centre.
HPL was established in April 2021 and is hosted by The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. Each of the organisations named above is an equal partner in the service and is responsible for the strategic direction of the function.
Main duties of the job
Please see Head of Category Procurement job description and person specification attached which includes details of the main duties of this role.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Head of Category Procurement job description and person specification attached which includes details of the main duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS) qualification & Membership by examination or equivalent experience
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Prince 2 project management
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Contract Management Qualification
- GCF ADC Programme (Commercial Level)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in an NHS public sector procurement environment with a track record of achievement
- Fully conversant with the application of EU/UK procurement legislation/tendering processes & procedures
- Experience of contract, stakeholder & supplier management
- Project management experience
- Delivery of demanding savings targets through Procurement activities
- Experienced in using a range of computer packages /applications
- Experienced in the use of E-Procurement systems
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Experience of managing both a strategic and materials management/operational procurement service within an NHS setting
- Commercial and business skills
- Ability to review and interpret complex contractual agreements
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of stock and inventory management systems and solutions
Skills & Atrributes
Essential criteria
- Sound Data Analysis skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills to ensure deadlines are prioritised and met
- Excellent Key Board Skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools in particular Word and Excel
- Understanding of current best practice in all aspects of supply chain management
- Proven influencing and negotiation skills
- Understanding of the current / future NHS agenda in Procurement
- Ability to build meaningful business relationship both internally across the organisation and externally with suppliers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Jolley
- Job title
- Head of Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816353987
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