Head of Procurement | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Head of Procurement to lead and develop the procurement function, ensuring compliance with NHS procurement policies. The role involves strategic oversight of procurement processes and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Successful candidates will have significant experience in procurement leadership and a strong understanding of procurement law. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on continuous improvement.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Staff wellbeing services

Employee-led staff networks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior procurement role.
• Strong understanding of NHS procurement law and policies.
• Experience in leading teams and managing large procurement budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement function for both Trusts.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Develop the Trust Procurement Strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic procurement

Project management

Financial compliance

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Atamis (e-procurement system)

Job description

Overview

Join our dynamic Finance and Procurement Department making a real impact in specialist healthcare services. We are excited to announce an exceptional leadership opportunity for an experienced Procurement professional to lead and support our organisation.

As Head of Procurement, you will play a pivotal role in the senior Finance leadership team delivering strategic procurement support to services that touch lives daily. This is a pivotal role for the Trust and East Midlands Ambulance Service, involving developing and overseeing our procurement strategy and supply chain processes and ensuring compliance and value for money across all purchasing activities. The successful applicant will build on shaping and continuously improving our procurement functions, working with colleagues internally and system wide, enhancing supply chain efficiency, ensuring we realise optimal value across all supply chain activities and continue to develop a culture of excellence within the team.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

The Head of Procurement will

• contribute to the delivery of Nottinghamshire Healthcare and East Midlands Ambulance Service strategy and annual priorities, in particular in relation to value and sustainability.
• lead the procurement function for both Trusts.
• provide professional leadership and advice ensuring adherence and alignment to the Trust's policies and procedures and procurement law.
• represent the Trust locally, regionally and nationally level to help derive forward procurement and supply chain initiatives through partnership.
• facilitate a continuous quality improvement approach within the department, ensuring our procedures and systems deliver an effective, high quality and integrated service.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

The postholder has the lead role in the management and development of the procurement function, its staff, its work and performance against national and locally agreed targets. Accountable for the effective deployment of human, physical and financial resources. Responsibility for the department budget.

• Lead responsibility for all procurement processes. This includes ensuring that purchasing policies and financial procedures are in line with NHS and statutory guidelines. The postholder will develop and implement Trust wide policies and performance arrangements to secure effective implementation across all areas of the trust.
• Responsible for the strategic execution and continued development of a customer focused Procurement service across East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) that supports and assists in the delivery of their respective Trust objectives.
• To be accountable for the annual trust procurement audits and to ensure significant assurance is achieved.
• Undertake in depth analysis of highly complex procurement opportunities and exercise judgement in assessing a range of options, taking into account the constant changes taking place within the wider NHS environment.
• Identify and secure the active involvement and engagement of sponsors, key stakeholders including external agencies and key suppliers. Ensure collaborative working and the use of modern management of change processes to overcome resistance the change and ensure successful outcomes.
• Identify, develop, plan and implement local long term strategies and programmes that deliver national policy and strategy, and that modernises and improves healthcare delivery and performance across the Trust. Lead responsibility for developing, implementing, reviewing and monitoring the Trust Procurement Strategy.
• Advise the Trust on the interpretation of national policy and strategy and recommend action to be taken to ensure implementation and delivery within the Trust.
• Responsible for the production of monthly reports and key procurement performance indicators both for internal and external reporting. The postholder will be required to use the KPI information to monitor and improve performance of the operational function ensuring key work streams are delivered (eg standardisation, savings, area of influence).
• The postholder will be the lead for the Trust on all procurement returns and responsible for providing purchasing information to the Executive Team and Board of Directors.
• Lead responsibility for the maintenance and development of the e-procurement system, Atamis and other systems which may be implemented, and ensuring staff compliance with Trust procurement procedures (including leading on their implementation and education trust-wide) Responsibility for the ongoing development of purchasing systems and processes in order to improved efficiencies through the introduction of new technologies.
• Identify, develop and deliver appropriate education, training and development programmes to managers within the trust to ensure that Trust procedures are adhered to, and to facilitate the delivery of the procurement strategy.Maintain an understanding of best practice nationally and internationally to support the strategic development of healthcare.
• Lead on Trust-wide initiatives in key policy areas, including annual efficiency requirements.

This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025