Deputy Director - Procurement & Supplies

The Deputy Director – Procurement & Supplies will provide leadership and direction to ensure University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust achieves optimum value for money from the procurement of goods and services required to enable the delivery of high-quality patient care. This will require an exceptional customer focus, including close working with stakeholders across the Trust and with current and prospective suppliers as well as other NHS partners across the region. The postholder will ensure the Trust’s continuing compliance with procurement legislation and guidance.

The Deputy Director – Procurement & Supplies Will

• contribute to the delivery of the Trust’s strategy and annual priorities, in particular in relation to value and sustainability.
• lead the commercial procurement and supply chain function for the Trust.
• support the development of the procurement strategy that encompasses the Trust’s wholly owned subsidiary.
• provide professional leadership and advice ensuring adherence and alignment to the Trust’s policies and procedures and procurement law.
• represent the Trust locally, regionally and nationally to help derive forward procurement and supply chain initiatives through partnership.
• facilitate a continuous quality improvement approach within the department, ensuring our procedures and systems deliver an effective, high quality and integrated service.

Closing date of applications – 4 March 2025

Interview date – 18 March 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison McCaul Job title: Director of Strategic Finance Email address:
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