Medicines Procurement Officer

NHS England

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Job summary

This exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medicines Procurement Officer to join the Generics Medicines team in NHS England's Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain team which is part of the Medicines Value & Access Directorate - Chief Financial Officer Group. The Generics team is responsible for Delivering over £101m savings last year covering over 2,500 products for NHS hospitals in England, generic pharmaceuticals are a vital element of medicines procurement, the post holder will be a member of a dynamic team in delivering and implementing procurement strategy for generic medicines in NHS secondary care. The post holder will have a key role in the provision of an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well-coordinated procurement service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.

The office base for this role can be London, Runcorn or Leeds.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job:

As a Procurement Officer within our medicines team the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team to support managers and staff across Medicines Procurement & Supply Chain in their procurement of medicines for the NHS.

In particular, the post holder will be:

Responsible for the delivery of the medicines framework agreement tendering programme, on behalf of the NHS, in compliance with Public Contracts Regulations

Project leading or supporting each tender as appropriate, working closely with NHS Pharmacy, wider healthcare specialists and Pharmaceutical Industry colleagues to resolve contracting issues

Responsible for the production of comprehensive adjudication reports and supporting documentation such as additional analysis when required

Responsible for the ongoing contract management activities such as uptake reviews, KPIs and managing poor performance by suppliers

Responsible for creating and nurturing strong stakeholder relationships, both within the NHS and externally

Responsible for ensuring that systems such as the Contract Management system, Project Management System and NHS Pharmacy Web Catalogue are kept up to date at all times

Supporting the co-ordination and management of supply problems

Flexible to support the wider MPSC teams (Branded and Biosimilar) as required

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

25 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year HCAS will be added where applicable

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-CFO-6500133-E

Job locations

Wellington House

133-155 Waterloo Road

London

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents

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Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in relevant subject associated with professional purchasing principles OR equivalent level qualification OR significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired via Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) / IACCM or equivalent experience in a procurement role
Extensive procurement experience including the use of computerised procurement/purchasing systems
Experience of successfully delivering on multiple projects in a fast paced and complex environment.

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential

Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in relevant subject associated with professional purchasing principles OR equivalent level qualification OR significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired via Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) / IACCM or equivalent experience in a procurement role
Extensive procurement experience including the use of computerised procurement/purchasing systems
Experience of successfully delivering on multiple projects in a fast paced and complex environment.

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential

Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.