Job description

Job responsibilities

Function:Commercial

Location: Home Based with requirement to travel

Contract type: Perm.

Salary: £53,650 Rising to £63,118 over 3 years

Additional benefits.

Closing Date: Monday 7th April 2025

**Please note, this is not role in a clinical setting but utilises expertise from Clinicians with in-depth experience working as a Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager for NHS Supply Chain .

This role will have a National working remit with occasional travel to our offices in Nottingham, Sheffield or Leeds for meetings as required, and occasionally to different parts of the country for national stakeholder meetings.

We are excited to offer a unique role which builds on the skills and experience of clinical personnel with Ophthalmic expertise. This Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager role would be a great fit for theatre staff who have a desire to take their skills and experience into a new setting and career.

We are looking for a clinician with specialist experience in Ophthalmology, but with general experience in other areas of Head and Neck care. Please contact us for more information or to speak to one of the team in more detail.

This role offers the opportunity to join a business with a growing focus on the delivery of change and transformation across the NHS. You will have the opportunity to work with all our different business areas and deliver change which really drives value for our clinical teams across the NHS. You will also have an opportunity to bring ideas and experience forward to help drive the national procurement strategy for Ophthalmology and other areas of head and neck.

Every day you will

The successful candidates will work with multiple clinical and non-clinical stakeholders from across the NHS and Industry.

Using your clinical/product experience and knowledge, your role has responsibility for building networks and engaging with healthcare professionals in NHS Trusts and providers to:

Understand their requirements for products based on their current operating preferences, patient groups, clinical environment and user groups, and support them in making savings for their area through effective clinical engagement and procurement initiatives. The CEIM will work closely with the relevant category management teams who will provide the contractual support for clinical decisions.

Build and manage effective relationships with national programs and initiatives and other healthcare professionals within NHS organisations/providers to ensure the clinical voice is captured when product specifications are developed, and services defined. As an experienced professional, you will be cognisant of products across the market and surgical procedures in Ophthalmology.

Build and manage relationships with Supplier / industry professionals to support national and regional projects.

Provide project leadership and support, ensuring the delivery of quality services that represent best value and understand the key strategic direction of the organisation in order to ensure that processes are adhered to and projects are effectively managed with a clear understanding across different stakeholders.

Working with multiple Microsoft platforms in order to fulfil duties excel working is key (basic training will be given), MS Teams, PowerPoint, Word are utilised frequently.

Work with clinicians to optimise their product base and care delivery through product change and service provision, whilst ensuring patient centric care is the focus. Considerations will be for contracts which span Integrated Care Systems.

Critically review innovations from the market.

They will lead on product evaluations liaising with key national groups, developing product specifications as necessary. Participate in and develop own clinical forums and networks to ensure NHS Supply Chain is appropriately represented and engaged in best practice with up-to-date thinking on products and services.

Drive your own development and help to establish a full and comprehensive clinical training program for non-clinical colleagues in NHS Supply Chain.

Help us build our analytics infrastructure by continuing the work in developing standardised naming conventions for products used by Ophthalmic departments.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• 27 days (increasing to 33 days) holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• Flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• Support to continue and fund revalidation.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6% - employees can opt to increase their own contribution Note this is not part of the NHS Pension)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, additional annual leave and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP / P3O, Prince2[KS1] or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesnt match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Job responsibilities

Function:Commercial

Location: Home Based with requirement to travel

Contract type: Perm.

Salary: £53,650 Rising to £63,118 over 3 years

Additional benefits.

Closing Date: Monday 7th April 2025

**Please note, this is not role in a clinical setting but utilises expertise from Clinicians with in-depth experience working as a Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager for NHS Supply Chain .

This role will have a National working remit with occasional travel to our offices in Nottingham, Sheffield or Leeds for meetings as required, and occasionally to different parts of the country for national stakeholder meetings.

We are excited to offer a unique role which builds on the skills and experience of clinical personnel with Ophthalmic expertise. This Clinical Engagement & Implementation Manager role would be a great fit for theatre staff who have a desire to take their skills and experience into a new setting and career.

We are looking for a clinician with specialist experience in Ophthalmology, but with general experience in other areas of Head and Neck care. Please contact us for more information or to speak to one of the team in more detail.

This role offers the opportunity to join a business with a growing focus on the delivery of change and transformation across the NHS. You will have the opportunity to work with all our different business areas and deliver change which really drives value for our clinical teams across the NHS. You will also have an opportunity to bring ideas and experience forward to help drive the national procurement strategy for Ophthalmology and other areas of head and neck.

Every day you will

The successful candidates will work with multiple clinical and non-clinical stakeholders from across the NHS and Industry.

Using your clinical/product experience and knowledge, your role has responsibility for building networks and engaging with healthcare professionals in NHS Trusts and providers to:

Understand their requirements for products based on their current operating preferences, patient groups, clinical environment and user groups, and support them in making savings for their area through effective clinical engagement and procurement initiatives. The CEIM will work closely with the relevant category management teams who will provide the contractual support for clinical decisions.

Build and manage effective relationships with national programs and initiatives and other healthcare professionals within NHS organisations/providers to ensure the clinical voice is captured when product specifications are developed, and services defined. As an experienced professional, you will be cognisant of products across the market and surgical procedures in Ophthalmology.

Build and manage relationships with Supplier / industry professionals to support national and regional projects.

Provide project leadership and support, ensuring the delivery of quality services that represent best value and understand the key strategic direction of the organisation in order to ensure that processes are adhered to and projects are effectively managed with a clear understanding across different stakeholders.

Working with multiple Microsoft platforms in order to fulfil duties excel working is key (basic training will be given), MS Teams, PowerPoint, Word are utilised frequently.

Work with clinicians to optimise their product base and care delivery through product change and service provision, whilst ensuring patient centric care is the focus. Considerations will be for contracts which span Integrated Care Systems.

Critically review innovations from the market.

They will lead on product evaluations liaising with key national groups, developing product specifications as necessary. Participate in and develop own clinical forums and networks to ensure NHS Supply Chain is appropriately represented and engaged in best practice with up-to-date thinking on products and services.

Drive your own development and help to establish a full and comprehensive clinical training program for non-clinical colleagues in NHS Supply Chain.

Help us build our analytics infrastructure by continuing the work in developing standardised naming conventions for products used by Ophthalmic departments.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• 27 days (increasing to 33 days) holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• Flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• Support to continue and fund revalidation.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6% - employees can opt to increase their own contribution Note this is not part of the NHS Pension)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, additional annual leave and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP / P3O, Prince2[KS1] or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesnt match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP, P3O, Prince2 or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Desirable

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP, P3O, Prince2 or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP, P3O, Prince2 or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Desirable

• Extensive understanding of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies as per MoP, P3O, Prince2 or equivalent standard
• Expertise in successfully embedding large scale transformational change and how to track and realise the benefits that change delivers
• Experience of influencing and managing stakeholders and third-party vendors
• Ability to produce content suitable for Exec level meetings
• Experience of working within a PMO and in a fast-changing business environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL)

Address

Supply Chain Coordination Ltd

Selby Road

Swillington Common

Leeds

LS15 4LG

Employer's website

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/about-us/vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)