Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Exciting Full-Time Buyer Opportunity at King's Mill Hospital
Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a passion for procurement? King's Mill Hospital is seeking a dedicated Buyer to join our award-winning Procurement team.
As a Buyer, you will report to the Buying Team Manager and play a key role in delivering the Procurement workplan and financial improvement plans. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Meeting tight deadlines while adhering to strict procedures.
2. Collaborating effectively within a team and using your own initiative.
3. Applying your understanding of procurement procedures.
4. Exhibiting excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Working efficiently under pressure to support patient care delivery.
Our Procurement team at King's Mill Hospital is dedicated to supporting patient care within the available financial resources. We strive to maintain compliance with all financial guidelines and provide exceptional service.
If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a difference in the healthcare sector.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospital is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated outstanding for Care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
* Knowledge of purchasing procedures and systems
* Knowledge, understanding and use of Word and Excel packages and other computerised purchasing systems
* Ability to work to strict deadlines
* Good interpersonal skills
* Knowledge of Trust's Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions
* Ability to analyse information and make judgements in relation to best value for money whilst meeting specification
* Ability to research and evaluate different products in order to make recommendations to customers
* The ability to work effectively on a wide range of issues at any one time
* An understanding of the NHS
* Knowledge of EU procurement legislation relating to Public Sector procurement
* Basic knowledge of commercial law
* An awareness of Health and Safety at Work requirements
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 or above in Purchasing; or relevant equivalent experience
* CIPS Purchasing qualification; NVQ Level 3 or above in Purchasing; or relevant equivalent experience
Further Training
* Willingness to undertake relevant training
* Standard keyboard skills to ensure speed and accuracy
Experience
* Experience within a Purchasing environment within a large organisation
* Use of Word and Excel packages and other computerised purchasing systems
* Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload to ensure an effective service is provided
* Excellent communication skills, with experience of communicating in situations where complex, sensitive and contentious information may be used
* Experience of working in a busy office environment, working to high standards of accuracy under pressure and meeting deadlines
* Experience in the award of contracts
* Previous NHS experience
* Use of e-mail and the Internet
Contractual Requirements
* Willing to work flexible hours
* Willing to undertake further training and qualifications as required in the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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