University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Head of Procurement - Commercial Contract Management
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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), Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT), The Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS), North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT), Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust (BCHFT), Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), and Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU).
The NMBC is responsible for all aspects of Procurement, Supply Chain, and wider Commercial support to the aforementioned organizations covering a range of Acute, Mental Health, Community, Pathology Networks, GP Practices, and Commissioning Support Units across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, Black Country, Shropshire, and South Cheshire Integrated Care System (ICS’s). With almost 200 staff, 55,000 customers, and managing a total non-pay spend portfolio of over £1.2b per annum, the NMBC is one of the largest and most influential Group Procurement Organisations (GPO’s) in the NHS.
This post sits in the Commercial Contract Management team and is based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site, reporting to the Group Deputy Director of Procurement within the NMBC. The role is directly responsible for the Commercial Contract Management team.
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Commercial Contract Management and Delivery
The responsibilities of this position are to lead the commercial contract management activity for University Hospitals North Midlands and to offer professional support and advice where required.
- Develop the Trusts commercial contract management work programme, formulating plans and priorities which impact across all Trusts’ divisions, ensuring it reflects the requirements of relevant clinical settings and aligns to the national work programmes/ operating frameworks and timescales.
- Develop a detailed commercial contract management work plan which reflects the Trusts strategic objectives and integrates with the local and national quality & efficiency agendas.
- Influence and provide commercial contract management direction and decision making based on evidence-based practice, involving senior decision makers across the provider Trusts.
- Lead the development and delivery of the Commercial Contract Management Team.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS 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 center 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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Neil Simmonds
- Job title: Group Deputy Director of Procurement
- Email address: neil.simmonds@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01902 481997
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