University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Procurement Systems IMS Specialist

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Job summary

UHSussex is pleased to have secured external funding for the role of Procurement Systems IMS Specialist.

University Hospitals Sussex employs nearly 20,000 people and has an operating budget of more than £1.2 billion. The Trust operates services from seven hospitals as well as numerous community and satellite services. The Trust is responsible for all district general acute services for Brighton and Hove, West and Mid Sussex and parts of East Sussex.

Our hospitals in Worthing, Shoreham-by-Sea and Chichester were the first acute hospitals to receive the CQC health watchdog's highest rating in all key inspection areas. (October 2019). Our acute hospitals in Haywards Heath and Brighton are rated as 'Outstanding for Caring' by the CQC. Fundamental to this is the way that we value and respect our staff, at every level, we value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture.

University Hospital Sussex is a leading acute hospital trust, with rewarding career opportunities for caring, committed and innovative people, who wish to be valued for their work and empowered to improve the services we provide. Reporting to the Procurement Systems Business Partner; based at our Chichester office location, this post offers the right individual the chance to work within the Procurement Systems team to keep things running smoothly and effect updates and changes aimed at supporting to deliver excellent clinical services and patient care.

Main duties of the job

Service Delivery and Improvement

Investigate and resolve system configuration or operational processing issues with the new Inventory Management System

Create, maintain and amend standing data in the new IMS, ensuring that changes made have appropriate governance in line with Trust policies and procedures.

Extract and analyse system data and produce of procurement reports relating to the IMS, ensuring that reports are available in a timely manner and line with agreed deadlines.

Contribute to the development and implementation of department policies and procedures for the rollout of the IMS.

Analyse spend and savings to progress the case bring further areas on line with IMS after the trial period evaluation has been completed.

People Management and Development

Design, organise and deliver system user training including the creation, ongoing development and maintenance of appropriate training documentation including system protocols and regularly reviewing quality and type of training provided through appropriate consultation with end-users, managers etc.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex

Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

279-7170752-JUN25

Job locations

St Richards Chichester

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

We are seeking a logistics and data professional, who is willing to progress and develop both personally and within the role of Procurement Systems Specialist.

Our aim is to empower staff to lead change, raise issues, concerns, identify and implement areas for improvement within the workplace and find solutions collectively.

We encourage all staff to be innovative and drive forward quality improvement and positive changes in their

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

We are seeking a logistics and data professional, who is willing to progress and develop both personally and within the role of Procurement Systems Specialist.

Our aim is to empower staff to lead change, raise issues, concerns, identify and implement areas for improvement within the workplace and find solutions collectively.

We encourage all staff to be innovative and drive forward quality improvement and positive changes in their

Person Specification

Qualifactions

Essential

Strong IT and analytical skills: Microsoft Office
The ability to work to tight deadlines and effectively manage priorities
Good verbal, written and presentation communication skills
Experience in delivering training to non-specialist staff
Ability to present and explain procurement matters to all levels

Desirable

Hold or working toward Data Analyst or other relevant accreditation
In depth understanding of role and purpose of IMS
Understanding of NHS eDC, Nexus and other systems used across Procurement

Equality, Diverity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Person Specification

Qualifactions

Essential

Strong IT and analytical skills: Microsoft Office
The ability to work to tight deadlines and effectively manage priorities
Good verbal, written and presentation communication skills
Experience in delivering training to non-specialist staff
Ability to present and explain procurement matters to all levels

Desirable

Hold or working toward Data Analyst or other relevant accreditation
In depth understanding of role and purpose of IMS
Understanding of NHS eDC, Nexus and other systems used across Procurement

Equality, Diverity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

St Richards Chichester

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

St Richards Chichester

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Employer's website

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