Procurement Business Partner

Are you dynamic and looking to spread your wings in a supportive and forward-thinking commercial environment? Are you looking to take your next steps in your procurement career?

The Procurement and Supply Chain Department at Homerton Healthcare Hospital is looking to appoint into its revised establishment, to support a modern, patient centric, customer focused service.

Supporting the Deputy Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, the post holder will lead and manage the operational aspects of the team. This includes ensuring the day-to-day function operates smoothly and that any issues are dealt with in a proactive and positive manner and build on the success of North East London Health and Care Procurement Partnership.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to participate in undertaking, implementing and monitoring commercial and procurement activities and contracts that reduce non-pay expenditure across the Trust.

They will provide excellent customer service, delivering a truly modern and professional procurement and supply chain service across the Trust. They will play a key role is developing, supporting and delivering joint working with our other North East London Health and Care Procurement and Partnership (NELHCPP), (Which is made up of BHR, BHT, ELFT and NELFT).

They will be responsible for developing commercial activities in line with best practice and for ensuring that these are implemented across the Trust.

They will play an important role in the identification of non-pay savings schemes across the Trust and work closely with operational management to deliver these. They will participate in promoting and maintaining a cost effective, responsive and efficient service to stakeholders across the Trust. They will be proactive in seeking to agree cost effective contracts.

The post holder will work closely with the clinical divisions to which they are aligned, plus support non-clinical / corporate activities where required.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date, once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful

Person Specification Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
• NVQ level 3 or Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS) Foundation, or history of relevant work
• 5 GCSE's or equivalent.
• Full CIPS membership

Experience

• Experience of working in a systems analyst related role
• Experience in a customer service environment
• Experience of working in pressurised and challenging environments
• Experience using web based software and Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Access, Outlook and Word.
• Experience of working with NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).
• Working with and understanding NHS Spend Comparison Service and Model Hospital tools.
• Must be able to work within a project and operation environment
• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality issues Knowledge and understanding of whole life costs and Cost Improvement plans (CIP) implementations.
• Experience working within the acute NHS
• Experience of working in the private sector
• Experience of working collaborative with ICS (London, UK)
• Experience of delivering value through a range of Procurement activities.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of professional purchasing principles and contract law acquired through short courses and / or relevant experience.
• Knowledge of public sector, Procurement, Supply Chain methodologies and concepts specifically Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 2023, The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, NHS standard Terms and Conditions, EU Procurement Legislation and Regulations gained through graduate level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of Oracle R12, finance and procurement systems.
• Working with and understanding NHS Spend Comparison Service and Model Hospital tools.
• Must be able to work within a project and operation environment
• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality issues Knowledge and understanding of whole life costs and Cost Improvement plans (CIP) implementations.

Skills

• Clear and effective communication
• Literacy / numeracy
• Good analytical skills
• Self-confidence and the ability to be confident and convincing even in unfamiliar circumstances
• Good problem-solving skills.
• High degree of problem-solving skills Must be able to interpret and present complex ideas/concepts and information accurately and effectively.

Other

• Able to work unsupervised using own initiative
• Able to meet deadlines
• Able to promote effectively the benefits of the Procurement and Supply Chain department
• Organisational skills
• Ability to build, develop and maintain professional relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to maintain a calm approach
• Ability to maintain clear and accurate records (attention to detail)
• Understanding of the principles of customer care
• Ability to work effectively with and commitment to the Equality Act
• Ability to put information into context, listening to others and asking pertinent, helpful and challenging questions
• Understanding and promotion of the Trust values
• Understanding of the whole supply chain
• Advanced persuasive skills to influence stakeholders and achieve best outcomes
• Qualification in Project Management or working history
• Willing to undertake study to achieve further qualification in procurement/ supply chain i.e. CIPS

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.