Deputy Head of Purchasing

This role is a specialist position, with the post holder being responsible for Purchasing activities across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust with specific responsibility for the Clinical Strategic Purchasing Team.

MFT look after ten hospitals in the Greater Manchester area and are looking to continue their mission on delivering a high functioning, sustainable single hospital service by recruiting this crucial role.

Main duties of the job

You would be joining the team in the Finance and Procurement Business Unit - a space that has been created to encourage flexible working, with state of the art modern facilities that will make your working life more rewarding. Currently these roles operate on a mix of home working. Twice weekly office attendance is required which is non-negotiable and may be revised to full time office attendance.

As you will need to take responsibility for procedural compliance and team leadership, you will need to have substantial strategic purchasing experience within a private or public sector organisation. Committed to achieving full membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), it would be beneficial (though isn’t strictly necessary) to have some knowledge of clinical product procurement within the NHS. Crucially, you will have exceptional communication and partnership skills, with the capacity to work directly with clinical stakeholders and procurement and supply chain colleagues.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or firm plan to achieve within 12 months of appointment
• Educated to degree level
• Good standard of other General Management Qualifications
• Prince2 Qualification

Experience

• Significant post qualification Purchasing management experience with demonstrable achievements at a senior level
• Clinical Procurement experience
• Able to demonstrate success in identification and delivery of savings through purchasing and supply
• Demonstrable experience in significant change management projects
• Management experience gained within a large multifunctional organisation

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of UK Procurement legislation and statutory requirements
• First class category / NHS sector knowledge
• Sound knowledge of public sector finance procedures

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year (per annum, pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 349-COR-7225095-RL4

Job location: Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Trafford General Hospital