Job summary
This role offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to become part of an integrated team to deliver a hospital fit for the future in West Norfolk.
The New Hospital Programme is part of a rolling programme of investment in new health capital infrastructure to deliver new hospitals up to 2030 and beyond. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn is part of this fantastic project. This role will allow you to help shape the services, how they are delivered and in what environment they will be delivered from.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is planning a major rebuild of the Hospital. The current estimated capital cost of circa £900m. The Trust intends to develop a facility that is exemplary in its design, sustainability and wider regeneration and economic value. The Strategic Outline Case was approved in Spring 2021 and the Trust will seek Outline Business Case approval by July 2024 with Full Business case approval by September 2025. It is the Trust's desire to move at pace with the construction of this development and will have commenced works on the site by the end of 2025 (subject to agreement of procurement route).
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will work alongside the Project Director strategic developments / new hospital, finance and clinical leads providing expert input to the development of an equipment strategy to underpin the business cases.
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will have a particular focus on developing an equipment and supplier strategy that will include working with finance and clinical workstreams and co-production leads to lead the identification, assessment, production, and coordination of all hospital equipment both clinical and non-clinical and advising about the procurement of certain aspects of the construction.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will work alongside the Project Director strategic developments / new hospital, finance and clinical leads providing expert input to the development of an equipment strategy to underpin the business cases.
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will have a particular focus on developing an equipment and supplier strategy that will include working with finance and clinical workstreams and co-production leads to lead the identification, assessment, production, and coordination of all hospital equipment both clinical and non-clinical and advising about the procurement of certain aspects of the construction.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will work alongside the Project Director strategic developments / new hospital, finance and clinical leads providing expert input to the development of an equipment strategy to underpin the business cases.
The Procurement Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects will have a particular focus on developing an equipment and supplier strategy that will include working with finance and clinical workstreams and co-production leads to lead the identification, assessment, production, and coordination of all hospital equipment both clinical and non-clinical and advising about the procurement of certain aspects of the construction.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- MCIPS Level 6 or above; or master's degree in Procurement
- Experienced Public Sector Procurement Leader
- Experience of developing and implementation of organisational procurement strategy
Desirable
- Proven contribution to the development of organisational business objectives and plans
Experience
Essential
- Able to communicate in a variety of methods written, verbal and presentational including report writing.
- Communicate on a wide range of highly complex procurement and non-procurement issues.
- Strong Analytical Skills to make judgements on complex problems.
- Knowledge and understanding in general of the application of value for money and other performance measures.
- Skills to present highly complex information to meet the needs of others
- Skills to establish implement and maintain procedures and routines to aid the effective operation of a large and complex organisation
- Ability to interpret and act on general policy and guidance and ensure compliance with the Trust's Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, and Scheme of Delegation
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Experience in developing complex financial models from scratch, using Excel or equivalent
- Drafting and presenting reports to managers in a variety of formats (presentation, written, oral)
- Highly motivated individual able to work to complex and changing priorities and within strict deadlines.
- An effective teacher and mentor who is able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and is able to develop a successful team
- A brilliant communicator that can explain their vision for the Programme and set out the actions needed to achieve it.
- The post holder will be expected to have a high level of skills in using computers and have a high level of knowledge and skill in analysing and interpreting data and the ability to present complex information
- Leadership and management of a team of within a project or programme
- The post holder will be expected to work autonomously and have the ability to navigate complex processes.
- Ability to produce complex plans and project management controls from executive mandates.
- Ability to reach timely and effective decisions based on the appropriate use of information
- Ability to implement change involving large and complex change management.
- Analytical approach and ability to work logically and resolve complex problems.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and the public.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS capital investment and procurement processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Foundation Trust status
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- MCIPS Level 6 or above; or master's degree in Procurement
- Experienced Public Sector Procurement Leader
- Experience of developing and implementation of organisational procurement strategy
Desirable
- Proven contribution to the development of organisational business objectives and plans
Experience
Essential
- Able to communicate in a variety of methods written, verbal and presentational including report writing.
- Communicate on a wide range of highly complex procurement and non-procurement issues.
- Strong Analytical Skills to make judgements on complex problems.
- Knowledge and understanding in general of the application of value for money and other performance measures.
- Skills to present highly complex information to meet the needs of others
- Skills to establish implement and maintain procedures and routines to aid the effective operation of a large and complex organisation
- Ability to interpret and act on general policy and guidance and ensure compliance with the Trust's Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, and Scheme of Delegation
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Experience in developing complex financial models from scratch, using Excel or equivalent
- Drafting and presenting reports to managers in a variety of formats (presentation, written, oral)
- Highly motivated individual able to work to complex and changing priorities and within strict deadlines.
- An effective teacher and mentor who is able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and is able to develop a successful team
- A brilliant communicator that can explain their vision for the Programme and set out the actions needed to achieve it.
- The post holder will be expected to have a high level of skills in using computers and have a high level of knowledge and skill in analysing and interpreting data and the ability to present complex information
- Leadership and management of a team of within a project or programme
- The post holder will be expected to work autonomously and have the ability to navigate complex processes.
- Ability to produce complex plans and project management controls from executive mandates.
- Ability to reach timely and effective decisions based on the appropriate use of information
- Ability to implement change involving large and complex change management.
- Analytical approach and ability to work logically and resolve complex problems.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and the public.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS capital investment and procurement processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Foundation Trust status
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
