Job summary
Transforming our estate for the future
There'snever been a more exciting time to join the NHS as we transform our estate to deliver 21stcentury care and the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Estates are at the centre of the government's plans for transforming the NHS. We have big ambitions, such as becoming the world'sfirst net zero health system by 2040, setting global standards for healthcare providers, building 40 new state-of-the-art hospitals, and channelling investment to accelerate community-based care for patients.
This is a pivotal time in the history of the NHS and a once in a lifetime career opportunity to be part of transforming the largest estate in the country. Join us as we embark on this seismic shift to future proof our estate. Our hospital estate spans 25 million m with 1.4 million NHS staff working across 17,000 buildings. With £5 billion of operational capital funding and annual expenditure of £10 billion across estates and facilities management, there's scope to make real change across our estate.
Main duties of the job
About the role
As part of the NHS pro Cure construction framework team, you will be responsible for delivering an efficient, effective and high quality professional and well-co-ordinated commercial support service capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements ensuring alignment with the activity of the organisation.
Your focus will be providing commercial advice and support to ProCure projects across all project stakeholders, to facilitate successful outcomes. You will champion the ProCure framework, giving stakeholders direction on commercial matters ensuring best practise and governance as well as looking for opportunities to improve the framework and support upskilling of commercial acumen in the NHS. Reporting to the Head of the Construction you will act as a key adviser, doing the necessary research to evidence the appropriate direction in commercial matters.
About you
You will have a deep knowledge and understanding of the construction sector. You will have experience of the ProCure framework and its contracts(NEC)and administration.
An analytical thinker, you'll bring a fresh perspective to this role and have the energy and tenacity to drive change. Able to work at pace, you'll build trusted relationships and a positive team culture.
You'll also be passionate about your professional development, which we will support and encourage.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the 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 people can develop and make a difference.
- 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 innovationDelivering value for money.
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines
We would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?
How does this role fit with your career so far and your long-term career aspirations?
What sets you apart from the other candidates?
Give an example of a commercial issue you had to resolve and what made it challenging?
Give an example of a great team working experience and you style of leadership?
What work achievement are you most proud of and why?
Key Functional Responsibilities
Operational requirements
Provides expert support on commercial matters with suppliers and services in respect of the ProCure framework to maximise the commercial benefit from the framework and other work areas within the remit of the capital/commercial team. Leads on specific identified agreed programmes.
Working within the overall strategic objectives, devise, implement and monitor the strategy. Evaluate, interpret and locally implement best practice.
Develop and implement qualitative and quantitative measures to determine performance against the organisational strategy. Report progress against the strategy through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports. Tailoring delivery to meet the needs of the audience.
Personally lead, support and contribute to formal negotiations with senior level internal and external stakeholders, providing a high level of negotiating expertise to secure the most advantageous arrangements.
Key Working Relationships
Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Present verbal, written and numerical information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines
We would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?
How does this role fit with your career so far and your long-term career aspirations?
What sets you apart from the other candidates?
Give an example of a commercial issue you had to resolve and what made it challenging?
Give an example of a great team working experience and you style of leadership?
What work achievement are you most proud of and why?
Key Functional Responsibilities
Operational requirements
Provides expert support on commercial matters with suppliers and services in respect of the ProCure framework to maximise the commercial benefit from the framework and other work areas within the remit of the capital/commercial team. Leads on specific identified agreed programmes.
Working within the overall strategic objectives, devise, implement and monitor the strategy. Evaluate, interpret and locally implement best practice.
Develop and implement qualitative and quantitative measures to determine performance against the organisational strategy. Report progress against the strategy through personal representation at senior management forums and by written reports. Tailoring delivery to meet the needs of the audience.
Personally lead, support and contribute to formal negotiations with senior level internal and external stakeholders, providing a high level of negotiating expertise to secure the most advantageous arrangements.
Key Working Relationships
Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide project, information and analytical advice and expertise.
Present verbal, written and numerical information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge and practice of working to leading Commercial principles, processes and practices.
- Strong stakeholder engagement ideally in both NHS England and Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), and across wider Government including Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Services.
- Knowledge of design and construction efficiency techniques, such as repeatability, standardisation, net zero and modern methods of construction.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Capability and skill to collaboratively engage within NHSE, DHSC and across wider Government including Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Services.
- Recognises commercial sensitivities and keeps appropriate confidences
- Competent and confident with public presentation and speaking on a national level and chairing a number of ProCure 23 working groups to drive value added benefits and best practise to the NHSE ProCure Framework.
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves , respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge and practice of working to leading Commercial principles, processes and practices.
- Strong stakeholder engagement ideally in both NHS England and Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), and across wider Government including Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Services.
- Knowledge of design and construction efficiency techniques, such as repeatability, standardisation, net zero and modern methods of construction.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Capability and skill to collaboratively engage within NHSE, DHSC and across wider Government including Cabinet Office and Crown Commercial Services.
- Recognises commercial sensitivities and keeps appropriate confidences
- Competent and confident with public presentation and speaking on a national level and chairing a number of ProCure 23 working groups to drive value added benefits and best practise to the NHSE ProCure Framework.
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves , respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations.
