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Head of Procurement

The closing date is 08 February 2026

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Job summary

CHP is looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Procurement to lead and deliver exceptional results. If you have a proven track record in driving performance and shaping high-quality services, we want to hear from you.

This role will be based at the nearest CHP building and will involve regular national travel.

Main duties of the job

As the Head of Procurement, you will act as a subject matter expert (SME) providing highly professional and effective procurement advice, guidance and procedures. You will be accountable for the performance of the procurement team and provision of procurement services, and will act with a high degree of autonomy engaging with a range of internal/external stakeholders, building, managing and maintaining productive relationships, enabling the delivery of compliant and effective procurement activity. The role requires in depth understanding of related legislation including the Procurement Act 2023, Procurement Regulations 2024, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and ancillary legislation including but not limited to The Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012, Climate Change Act 2008 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 and understand how these apply in organisational context.

About us

At Community Health Partnerships (CHP), we're dedicated to improving health outcomes by creating the spaces where care happens. As a wholly owned company of the Department of Health and Social Care, we manage over 300 high-quality community health buildings across England. We work in partnership with the NHS and local systems to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions that support integrated care, reduce health inequalities, and enable better services closer to home. Our mission is simple: enable better care through better spaces.

Details

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70,000 to £80,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0046-26-0000

Job locations

Suite 12B, Manchester One

53 Portland Street

Manchester

Greater Manchester

M1 3LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that all applications must be submitted directly via the following link: https://pfchp.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2F829d8f2b-cf94-45f8-a15c-19ba2fa888b0. Any applications not received via this route will not be considered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that all applications must be submitted directly via the following link: https://pfchp.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2F829d8f2b-cf94-45f8-a15c-19ba2fa888b0. Any applications not received via this route will not be considered.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • CIPS qualified with relevant equivalent senior experience.

Desirable

  • PA23 Advanced Practitioner Accreditation
  • PA23 Superuser Accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working at a senior level, managing a Procurement team
  • Budget responsibility
  • Delivering effective contracts including value for money
  • Managing complex procurements
  • Using models/data analysis to deliver an effective centre-led procurement function
  • Achieving optimal business outcomes in line with corporate values

Desirable

  • NHS and/or local national government
  • Government procurement policy
  • Sustainable procurement including delivery of social value outcomes
  • Wider legislative landscape; international treaties, subsidy control/wider UK legislation which may affect procurement

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

  • Excellent communicator both verbal and written
  • Resilience to operate effectively in a changing business environment
  • Operating within policy constraints
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • CIPS qualified with relevant equivalent senior experience.

Desirable

  • PA23 Advanced Practitioner Accreditation
  • PA23 Superuser Accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working at a senior level, managing a Procurement team
  • Budget responsibility
  • Delivering effective contracts including value for money
  • Managing complex procurements
  • Using models/data analysis to deliver an effective centre-led procurement function
  • Achieving optimal business outcomes in line with corporate values

Desirable

  • NHS and/or local national government
  • Government procurement policy
  • Sustainable procurement including delivery of social value outcomes
  • Wider legislative landscape; international treaties, subsidy control/wider UK legislation which may affect procurement

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

  • Excellent communicator both verbal and written
  • Resilience to operate effectively in a changing business environment
  • Operating within policy constraints

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

Community Health Partnerships

Address

Suite 12B, Manchester One

53 Portland Street

Manchester

Greater Manchester

M1 3LD


Employer's website

https://communityhealthpartnerships.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Community Health Partnerships

Address

Suite 12B, Manchester One

53 Portland Street

Manchester

Greater Manchester

M1 3LD


Employer's website

https://communityhealthpartnerships.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£70,000 to £80,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0046-26-0000

Job locations

Suite 12B, Manchester One

53 Portland Street

Manchester

Greater Manchester

M1 3LD


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