NWSSP - NHS Wales Procurement Shared Service is an established Procurement Service assisting the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to deliver patient centred services. We are an award-winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality. Our aim is to have seamless procurement processes in place that releases clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value based procurement approach based around patient outcomes. Working within the NWSSP Cardiff & Vale University local Procurement team - this is truly an exciting time to be joining NHS Wales' Procurement Services and the postholder will play a leading role in the delivery of the Medical portfolio across Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership welcomes applications from people who share our values: Listening and learning Working together Taking responsibility Innovating This is a great opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging and high profile environment nationally. In addition to the criteria outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification, you should demonstrate how you apply commercial acumen and use skills to deliver in the complex and changing environment across NHS Wales. A resilient personality and evidence of providing creative and innovative solutions is required to succeed in this role. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this position; Welsh and/or English speakers alike are warmly welcome to apply. At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do. We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. innovation is built into everything that we do. We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values. We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity. We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate ‘This is Our NWSSP’ our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks. We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health 1st Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gareth Stallard Job title: Deputy Head of Operational Procurement Email address: gareth.stallardwales.nhs.uk