Job summary

The three Partner Trusts (Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust and York &Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) have set an objective of creating a single procurement function to help support thesustainable provision of clinical and non-clinical services.A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provideprocurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.

You will work as a Buyer across all Partner Trusts as a credible procurement lead providing advice and guidance to clinical and corporate colleagues. You will act as a trusted procurement professional encouraging collaboration between Care Groups and Procurement across all Partner Trusts to maximise procurement and commercial outcomes for the patients in our care.

You will advise users and budget holders on procurement policies and procedures and will undertake purchasing activity for medium value contracts. Working independently within policies and procedures you will undertake a range of procurement activity but will have the ability to escalate any concerns where required.

Candidates can select their base , although will be expected to attend all Trust sites to build relationships with our customers.

Main duties of the job

Flexible working is promoted, you will be expected to manage time efficiently to meet deadlines and achieve objectives.

You will provide professional advice to users on specific procurement projects across all three trusts, presenting the procurement collaborative as a progressive, responsive and innovative group who provide new thinking which works collaboratively to positively influence others perception concerning the value of effective and efficient procurement services.

Deliver and report on financial savings and value for money through procurement projects to achieve target financial savings.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.