Assistant Buyer

University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Home or remote working

27 days annual leave

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Wolverhampton is seeking an Assistant Buyer to lead on RWT/UHNM Capital Schemes within the NMBC, ensuring compliant capital spend and supporting savings targets across the Trust's capital programme.

Based at New Cross Hospital with a mix of home and office days, the role offers flexible working and a defined career path within NHS procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the RWT/UHNM Capital Schemes and ensure compliance for Capital spend for the NMBC.
• Support the Capital Procurement team in delivering savings targets as part of the Trust's Capital programme.
• Work within the NMBC to maximise value for money while minimising operational/commercial risk.

Job description

Main area Procurement Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (3 days working from home, 2 days based in the office.) Job ref 205-8063758-B

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site New Cross Hospital Town Wolverhampton Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

The NMBC is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University and County Hospitals), RWT (New Cross and Cannock Hospitals), WHT (Walsall Manor Hospital),North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare (NSCHC), Black Country Healthcare NHS Trust (BCH) and the Black Country Pathology Service (BCPS) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.The NMBC is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £600 million across the Midlands and Black Country health economies.

Main duties of the job

This post sits in the Capital Procurement team and is based at New Cross Hospital site, reporting to the Capital Support Buyer. The role is directly responsible for the RWT and UHNM Capital FF&E schemes and all procurement requirements that meet the capital definition.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the job advert earlier than advertised.

• The Trust offers 27 days annual leave on appointment, rising to 29 days after 5 years' of service and 33 days after 10 years' of service.
• In addition, there is also the potential to accrue hours towards flexi-leave in accordance with the flexible working policy.

The Assistant Buyer will lead on the RWT/UHNM Capital Schemes and ensure compliance for Capital spend for the NMBC. This role is integral in supporting the Capital Procurement team in the delivery of the Trust's Procurement objectives, including savings targets and will be a vital member of the Capital team, helping towards delivering the Trust Capital programme.

Supporting the Departments' national / regional obligations & the implementation of the local Procurement strategy to meet the needs of the host Trust's customer base requirements, and working collaboratively with other Group Trusts, maximising value for money, minimising operational / commercial risk, ensuring compliance with EU Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• Essential Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Communication Skills and Personal Qualities

• Communication Skills and Personal Qualities
• Communication Skills and Personal Qualities

• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

Visa eligibility notice:
The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.
  As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.