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Senior Commercial Procurement Specialist

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester

Senior Commercial Procurement Specialist

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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 20 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 174b6fd3021e430885d9c298f8e173dc

Full Job Description

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commercial Procurement Services Team, an accredited Framework Host via NHS England. You will report to the Commercial Procurement Manager and form part of a team which is responsible for developing and putting in place National Framework Agreements that can be used across the NHS and Public Sector as a whole. The role also includes providing external Procurement and Supply Chain Management services to client organisations both within the Health Services and wider public and private sectors.
  • You will be running EU compliant tender processes.
  • The role requires experience in public sector procurement and application of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
  • In addition you will need to have the following skills:
    • + Negotiation skills; + Be able to act autonomously; + Understanding of the current health economy;
  • The candidate is required to have a knowledge of procurement principles acquired through either, MCIPS accreditation or actively working towards it (minimum level of 5 must have been achieved,) relevant degrees or experience.
  • The role requires you to undertake a wide range of duties, please read the full job description for more details., For full details for this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification which outlines the requirements.
    • The Senior Commercial Procurement Specialist is responsible for: contributing towards the delivery of the Trusts Procurement Cost Reduction Strategy; contributing towards the operational development of the commercial procurement strategy and the undertaking of wider commercial and procurement activities. This includes the development of novel framework agreements to income generate and support the Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) engagement agenda. Further to this, the role also includes supporting the Director of Commercial Procurement in providing external Procurement and Supply Chain Management services to client organisations both within the Health Services and wider public and private sectors. Leading on any review projects within external organisations to support the generation of income into the Trust. The Senior Commercial Procurement Specialist is responsible for the proactive management of commercial procurement projects and initiative delivery. The Senior Commercial Procurement Specialist is responsible for assisting the training and development of any junior commercial procurement member of staff.

    The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
    • The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

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