Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential criteria

• GCSE/Maths & English
• CIPS member / working towards, Graduate in Business/similar or qualified by experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Purchasing & Supplies gained in the NHS
• In depth understanding of the Public Procurement Regulations
• Tendering contracts

Desirable criteria

• Managing staff

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential criteria

• NHS Purchasing / Supply Chain
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Ability to interpret and communicate financial information
• Ability to work accurately, methodically, systematically and using own initiative whilst under pressure
• Confident with presentation skills

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• NHS Pension scheme
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Certificates of Sponsorship/Visa and Immigration
If you wish to apply for this vacancy and would require sponsorship to work in this role (including if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change your employer), you can look at the government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job and assess your circumstances against the criteria specified. This will determine your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.

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