Job vacancy: Head of Efficiency & E-Procurement, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield

Job summary

Main area: Procurement
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working pattern with cross- site working across STH and SCH)
Job ref: 190-7982-DIR

Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/08/2024 23:59
Interview date: 14/08/2024

Head of Efficiency & E-Procurement

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Degree Level Qualification
Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience
Evidence of CPD
Project/Programme Management qualification e.g. PRINCE 2, MSP or equivalent experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Ability to work with and build relationships with local, regional and national organisations
Highly developed influencing skills with the ability to present to and engage a wide range of stakeholders in ideas and proposals
Excellent performance management skills.
Able to work at a strategic and operational level on own initiative
Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience of Programme or Efficiency Management
Procurement Experience
Experience of leading large or complex improvement projects
Experience of working and influencing senior teams
Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
Experience and confidence to represent the programme at local, regional and national level
Experience of managing and developing teams

Desirable criteria

Experience of teaching service improvement methods
Experience of working in an acute teaching hospital and/or community services environment.
Initiating and facilitating successful organisational or system wide improvement at a senior level
Experience of managing budgets

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
Outcomes focused, strong drive and motivation
Proven time management skills and experience of working to deadlines

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You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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