Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 09/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 19/02/2025
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We have been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs).
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands, from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
* Full educational library services.
* Excellent rail and bus links.
* The local bus operator offers all new staff one month’s free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join.
* Lockable storage for cycles.
About us
* We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of approximately 5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
* We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill.
* We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, and facilities to support staff well-being.
Job overview
This role will be an essential part of our Estates and Facilities team based at East Surrey Hospital and have oversight of all essential contracts ranging from critical plant maintenance through to grounds keeping.
In line with the Trust's draft Master plan, the Procurement and Contracts Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the Estates Engineering stores are maintained effectively and essential minimum stock supply (EMSS) is maintained at all times to aid reactive and planned maintenance. The post holder will also need to demonstrate excellent communication skills as the requirement for regular meetings with our contractors and suppliers is invaluable. In order to ensure that best practice is followed and service levels are maintained to the highest levels, the Procurement and Contracts Manager will be responsible for setting up regular meetings and reviewing KPIs and other criteria associated with quality and best value for Trust money.
This role will assist the senior leadership team within the Estates and Facilities department in evaluating current and future contracts and to better demonstrate effective use of public money within a diverse and complex healthcare setting.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the above, this position will cover the day-to-day management of the Estates Help desk and ensure that effective communication is maintained through our dedicated CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) system at all times. The coordination of this small team will benefit all of the other operations within the Estates Department and aid financial control of the Engineering Stores and ensure that the team can effectively communicate with other members of the team at East Surrey Hospital and our off-site locations more effectively.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person specification
Criteria
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
* A complete and accurate application.
* Suitability for the role evidenced in supporting statement.
* Evidence of essential experience for the role.
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration.
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours.
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief, and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles, you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year service and all nursing, clinical, and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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