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Job overview

This role has a preferred base of  Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Swindon) or Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Bath) .  However there is a requirement for the post holder to travel between both the above sites and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Are you ambitious, would you welcome a challenge and embrace change?

We’re looking for someone to join the B&NES Swindon and Wiltshire Acute Hospital Alliance Procurement Service delivering collaborative procurement and commercial support to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT), Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH), Wiltshire Health and Care (WHC) and Royal United Hospital Bath (RUH).

This is an exciting time to join SFT, a service that is leading the way in procurement collaboration across the region and is recognised nationally by it’s peers as an award winning leader in collaboration.

We are keen to develop the service and most importantly our people, we believe that our staff should be encouraged to develop, grow and embrace our values which will enable us to embrace innovation, deliver excellence and value within our procurement activities and strive to become a world class procurement function of the future.

This role is perfect for someone wanting to develop their existing management skills and take on a new challenge

SFT will give you the platform to showcase your skills, within a supportive and forward thinking team. If this sounds like the challenge for you, apply now!

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate(s) will have the flexibility to be based at any of the Trusts in Bath or Swindon  and will undertake procurement activity for all Trusts within the B&NES Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care System (ICS) and consequently will be required to split their time across the organisations accordingly.  This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days in the office. After completion of a successful induction period.

Post holder will  lead and develop the Transaction Procurement team to provide an efficient and high-quality service to all stakeholders by managing a small team to undertake the day-to-day activities on behalf of the ICS,  ensuring Purchase Orders are raised in a compliant and timely manner

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk