Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Buyer (Non-Clinical)

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Job summary

This full time permanent post based at Archipelago Offices at Frimley (location subject to change) is an exciting opportunity for a highly literate and public procurement-competent individual to support the delivery of a significant programme of change within the Trust.

As part of the team, you will be purchasing goods and services within the Non-Clinical category across all Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust locations.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the Procurement team, you will relish the opportunity to provide advice on procurement and supplies matters and be responsible for consistently demonstrating best value for money by supporting the effective sourcing of goods and services.

Have detailed knowledge both of the capabilities of all the Trust's regular suppliers and of where goods not available through normal supply sources may be obtained.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Date posted

07 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,827 to £36,310 a year per annum INCL HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-JLM298

Job locations

Archipelago Offices

Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Member of CIPS Diploma Level 3 or equivalent
Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Evidence of relevant CPD

Desirable

Desire to achieve/ undertake CIPS or similar

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of purchasing of varied range of goods and services relating to health care
Experience of Public Sector regulations (PCR2015)
Experience of reviewing contractual related documentation
Experience of buying within the NHS (any area or category)

Desirable

Experience of processing and obtaining PAQ's, URN's or similar
Experience of Line Management

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Familiar with MS Office products
Knowledge of relative Non-Clinical products and services

Desirable

Working knowledge of Bravo, EROS, Atamis and Spend Analytics Portals
Working in a similar position with a similar sized organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Member of CIPS Diploma Level 3 or equivalent
Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Evidence of relevant CPD

Desirable

Desire to achieve/ undertake CIPS or similar

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of purchasing of varied range of goods and services relating to health care
Experience of Public Sector regulations (PCR2015)
Experience of reviewing contractual related documentation
Experience of buying within the NHS (any area or category)

Desirable

Experience of processing and obtaining PAQ's, URN's or similar
Experience of Line Management

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Familiar with MS Office products
Knowledge of relative Non-Clinical products and services

Desirable

Working knowledge of Bravo, EROS, Atamis and Spend Analytics Portals
Working in a similar position with a similar sized organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Archipelago Offices

Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Archipelago Offices

Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

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