Do you have Procurement Business Partner experience within the NHS?

If you answered YES to this question, this role may be for you!

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.They became a Foundation Trust on 1 October 2015 and believe that this will enable them to work more effectively in partnership with their patients and their local community to provide high quality healthcare.

They provide a wide range of clinical services, specialist services (including cardiac, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation) medical education, training, and research.

Would you like to be part of a Trust that value, recognise and celebrate staff members? Who work as a team to provide a high-level service? If yes, Oxford University Hospitals is the place for you.

We have a temporary full time placement opportunity available for an Assistant Procurement Business Partner.

14.21

This role is to start ASAP and is covering leave for 3 - 6 months.

You will be based at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Rd, Oxford OX3 7LD.

The working pattern is Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and is 37.5 hours a week.

The role is a Band 5, paying £14.21 per hour.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.

The Trust provides academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom, and from overseas.

OUH is made up of four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre and Women’s Centre), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, north Oxfordshire.

Your responsibilities will include:

• To develop procurement projects - undertaking, implementing, and monitoring procurement

activities and contracts across divisional/category expenditure in line with best practice, Trust

SFIs/Policies, and for ensuring that these are implemented across the division/category.

• Identification and development of non-pay savings schemes across the Trust working closely

with stakeholders and operational management to deliver these

• Work closely with the Procurement Business Partner and Category Manager to which they are aligned to develop strategic sourcing plans and projects that maximise value to the Trust from the supply chain.
• To deputise for the Procurement Business Partner/Category Manager
• To increase contract coverage through the use of national contracts, LPP or Collaborative

Partners contracts and local contracts or any other similar arrangements

Please see full job description

You will need to have:

• Experience of managing complex procurement projects including business case, options appraisal, tender documentation, tender evaluation and contract award processes
• A working knowledge of the NHS/Public Sector – and public sector procurement rules
• Knowledge of Category Management techniques and experience of the development and implementation of category management plans and processes across significant categories of expenditure
• Strong understanding of unlocking value from procurement & supply chain, such as sourcing, tendering, demand management, standardisation and contract management
• Experience of working proactively with key suppliers to develop and adopt innovative products and solutions
• Experience in Supplier Relationship Management, including supplier performance, continuous improvement and management of supplier expectations
• Experience of consistently delivering savings and benefits targets
• Experience of people management, coaching, mentoring supporting and developing staff.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance
• Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.