Detailed job description and main 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.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we're proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU-for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application-especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions-is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
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, please contact the manager named below.
Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education
• Knowledge of procedures to NVQ level or equivalent experience
• Commitment to study to achieve membership and qualification (CIPS) or equivalent experience / knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Studying / working towards for CIPS Qualified
• Record of CPD

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working in and office/team environment
• Experience of customer facing roles or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Public or Private sector procurement
• Catalogue Management
• Purchasing Experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Procurement
• Basic knowledge of Purchase to Pay processes within a Purchasing environment
• National Health Service (NHS)

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of NHS Procurement procedures and regulations
• Working knowledge of GHX Nexus / Exchange and Integra platforms
• GS1 and PEPPOL

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description / Person Specification (PDF, 168.4KB)
• Functional Requirement (PDF, 992.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)