About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
To manage Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing Activity in relation to the tendering and implementation of national and local contracts and the ongoing contract management activity that this entails within NHS Lanarkshire covering all areas of revenue and capital non-pay expenditure excluding the acquisition of drugs.
In this key role, you will:
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Support the General Manager, Procurement in the execution of departmental objectives in relation to the development of strategic sourcing and purchasing activities linking with all departments within the board to develop specifications, tender selection and award criteria and to manage all strategic sourcing activity in accordance with the standing financial instructions and relevant public contracts legislation.
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Manage post-award activity in terms of ongoing contract management and supplier management activities
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Oversee NHS Lanarkshire’s purchase order system, managing systems maintenance and the implementation of agreed developments
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Take ownership of a contracting workplan and agree the priority areas for contracting and implementation on an annual cycle and review continuously throughout the financial year.
What You'll Bring:
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Educated to degree level and in addition has post-graduate qualifications preferably from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) to Advanced Diploma Level (Level 5) and ideally be working towards or will have gained Professional Diploma (Level 6) MCIPS
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Strong technical skills to ensure that theoretical models of high quality procurement are turned into practice
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High level of competence in the critical leadership behaviours identified as crucial to achieving success within NHS Scotland
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A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
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Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
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Generous NHS pension scheme
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Annual incremental salary progression
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Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
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NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
- Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Yvonne ward, on [email protected]
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]
