Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and credible Procurement Professional to lead the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Network Procurement team.
The SYB Pathology Network builds on the high quality pathology services currently provided in each of the five Acute Trusts to provide the best possible service for patients across the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.
If you are capable of influencing strategy across the ICS footprint and have experience in and can drive the delivery of complex procurement solutions on behalf of our stakeholders, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will understand the business strategy and plan for the Network ensuring that procurement is co-ordinated in line with the strategic and operational needs of the Network and is delivered on time.
With responsibility for the management and performance of the Pathology Procurement team you will lead high-value tenders and contracts for goods and services across the Network, achieving the most economically advantageous outcome.
You will be skilled at developing collaborative relationships to deliver positive outcomes whilst ensuring that NHS statutory processes and legal requirements are met.
About us
Whilst Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is host employer the post holder may be required to undertake duties at any of the sites within the Network, these include;
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT)
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,000 employees, covers 5 hospital sites, provides care from over 40 community settings and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits, this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The role can support hybrid working and the Trust considers all flexible working requests in line with the needs to the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of IT, Excel training
- Current Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply membership
- Willingness to undertake any further training/ development as identified in annual appraisal
Experience
Essential
- Substantial direct involvement in Procurement Services gaining in depth specialist knowledge
- Significant responsibility for managing complex contracts and new procurement projects
- Experience of staff management
Desirable
- Responsibility for managing complex Pathology contracts and new Pathology procurement projects
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge of commercial negotiation
- Knowledge of best practice procurement for pathology products and services in a public sector environment.
- Broad understanding of the pathology market from a commercial and approaches perspective.
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in Project Management
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex, sensitive or contentious matters in difficult situations, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Highly developed negotiation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate where necessary
- Ability to prioritise a wide range of competing priorities of own workload and that of the team.
- Knowledge of Contract Law
- Excellent attention to detail
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to command the respect and engagement of senior supply side representatives.
- Commercially innovative and creative within the boundaries of good practice and the law.
- Resilient: adaptable to change.
- Demonstrable leadership qualities
- Resilient: adaptable to change and when under pressure
- Ability to engage and motivate teams and individuals
- Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
- Highly committed to developing and providing a high quality customer service in own case work and through team management
- A positive and proactive approach to change, staff engagement and innovation
- Able to travel efficiently to undertake duties at any of the sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Masters level qualification, or equivalent experience
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of IT, Excel training
- Current Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply membership
- Willingness to undertake any further training/ development as identified in annual appraisal
Experience
Essential
- Substantial direct involvement in Procurement Services gaining in depth specialist knowledge
- Significant responsibility for managing complex contracts and new procurement projects
- Experience of staff management
Desirable
- Responsibility for managing complex Pathology contracts and new Pathology procurement projects
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge of commercial negotiation
- Knowledge of best practice procurement for pathology products and services in a public sector environment.
- Broad understanding of the pathology market from a commercial and approaches perspective.
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in Project Management
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on complex, sensitive or contentious matters in difficult situations, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Highly developed negotiation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate where necessary
- Ability to prioritise a wide range of competing priorities of own workload and that of the team.
- Knowledge of Contract Law
- Excellent attention to detail
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to command the respect and engagement of senior supply side representatives.
- Commercially innovative and creative within the boundaries of good practice and the law.
- Resilient: adaptable to change.
- Demonstrable leadership qualities
- Resilient: adaptable to change and when under pressure
- Ability to engage and motivate teams and individuals
- Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
- Highly committed to developing and providing a high quality customer service in own case work and through team management
- A positive and proactive approach to change, staff engagement and innovation
- Able to travel efficiently to undertake duties at any of the sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
