4189 - Head of Clinical Procurement

Job summary

Do you want to make a difference and work in a fast moving dynamic team? The Procurement team at Barnsley Facilities Services is looking for an enthusiastic hands on person to be our Head of Clinical Procurement. You will manage the clinical category team at Barnsley Hospital and take a pivotal role in delivering significant cost improvements and identifying products and services that add value to our patients and staff.

The Team is involved in a range of local, regional and national initiatives including our high performing Integrated Care System and your skills will support us in meeting our local and national targets.

For further information regarding this position please contact Vanessa Jinks, Associate Director of Procurement & Commercial Services, on 07980953236 or via e-mail vanessa.jinks@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

You will take ownership of the effective procurement and contracting of all clinical spend in the Hospital and put in place workplans and strategies to ensure spend is properly contracted and is fit for purpose. Youll liaise with stakeholders and listen and act on any quality concerns. You will have excellent skills in change management, implementing new products as identified and approved nationally, regionally or locally.

You will be a member of the Procurement managment team involved in setting strategy for the department. You will have good leadership skills with the ability to mentor and encourage your team. You will have excellent communication skills able to have conversations around products and processes with all levels of staff. You will be interested in learning what clinical products do and will be keen to engage with clinicians to seek out value for money.

Certificates of Sponsorship

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.

**Please note funding for travel and associated relocation costs may not be covered by the Trust**

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About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimate benefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.