At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead high-value procurement projects to support patient care across multiple hospital sites.
- Company: Join a collaborative NHS Trust focused on delivering quality healthcare services.
- Benefits: Comprehensive training, career development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for further training and professional growth available.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement and strong collaboration skills required.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
The Trust is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to support procurement activity across University Hospitals Tees, working collaboratively within a group model that brings together North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role plays a key part in delivering compliant, high‑quality procurement services that support patient care across multiple hospital sites and services.
The post‑holder will lead complex, high‑value procurement projects, ensuring full compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and Trust Standing Financial Instructions, while delivering value for money, efficiency, and cost improvement. Working closely with clinical, operational, and corporate stakeholders across the partnership, the Senior Procurement Officer will also provide expert professional advice and support to procurement colleagues and contribute to the ongoing development and consistency of procurement practice across University Hospitals Tees.
The Senior Procurement Officer will be responsible for delivering end‑to‑end procurement activity for a wide range of goods and services across University Hospitals Tees. This includes leading compliant procurement exercises in line with the Procurement Act 2023 and Provider Selection Regime, utilising NHS‑accredited frameworks through mini‑competitions or direct awards, and managing above‑and‑below‑threshold tenders and requests for quotations.
The role involves drafting procurement strategies, tender documentation, contracts, policies, and ways of working, while maintaining accurate and auditable records in accordance with regulatory and Trust requirements. The post‑holder will manage contracts through effective internal and external relationship management, working in partnership with finance, supply chain, and clinical stakeholders to develop costing models that deliver best value against total cost of ownership.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Skills South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
- Your Leadership Impact
- Leading your Team to Success
- Leading Into the Future
- Service Improvement for Beginners
- Developing your Service Improvement Skills
- Lean Practitioner
- The Leadership And Improvement Programme
Aims To Explore leadership within the NHS, promote Trust values and behaviours, develop your leadership effectiveness and skills, and equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role. After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Povey Job title: Procurement Manager Email address: matthew.povey@nhs.net Telephone number: 01624282815
Senior Procurement Officer employer: University Hospitals Tees
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