University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Buyer
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The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC)
The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) is comprised of The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) and Walsall NHS Trust (WHT), The Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS), North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT), The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), the Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust, (BCHFT) and Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU).
The NMBC is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University and County Hospitals), RWT (New Cross and Cannock Hospitals), WHT (Walsall Manor Hospital) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies. The NMBC is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £600 million across the Midlands and Black Country health economies.
Job Description
This post sits in the Strategic Procurement team and is based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site, reporting to the Strategic Procurement Manager in the UHNM Central Functions and Partner Trusts team. The role is directly responsible for a contract portfolio and all procurement requirements over £20k, for the UHNM Unplanned Care/Planned Care/Clinical Scientific Services Care and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service Divisions.
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The Buyer will lead on the Strategic Procurement Contracts and ensure compliance for revenue spend for the NMBC covering UHNM Unplanned Care/Planned Care/Clinical Scientific Services Care and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service Divisional requirements. This role is integral in supporting the Strategic Procurement team in the delivery of the Trust's Procurement objectives, including savings targets and will be a vital member of the Strategic team, helping towards delivering the departments savings targets.
Supporting the Departments' national / regional obligations & the implementation of the local Procurement strategy to meet the needs of the host Trust's customer base requirements, and working collaboratively with other Group Trusts, maximising value for money, minimising operational / commercial risk, ensuring compliance with EU Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.
About the Trust
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
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All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave on appointment, rising to 29 days after 5 years' of service and 33 days after 10 years' of service.
- Potential to accrue hours towards flexi-leave in accordance with the flexible working policy.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Stephen Boulton
- Job title: Contracts Manager
- Email address: stephen.boulton@uhnm.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01782 672064
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