Joint Business Services Manager – Provisioning

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Flexible working

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Joint Digital Business Services Manager – Provisioning to lead the provisioning team and drive procurement across two trusts. The role includes managing supplier relations, governance, and aligning with digital priorities, based at Haylock House, Kettering.

The position demands strong leadership, negotiation, and strategic planning skills, with travel between sites and a commitment to customer-focused service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement for digital projects.
• Strong governance and financial controls knowledge.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and change.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership to the Provisioning team.
• Plan and coordinate technology procurement across Trusts.
• Ensure orders comply with procurement legislation and financial controls.
• Monitor expenditure and produce accurate forecasts.
• Line manage staff, appraisals, recruitment, training on revised ways of working.
• Regular travel to other Trust sites, including Leicester, is required.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic planning

Negotiation

Financial governance

Staff management

Communication

Job description

Joint Business Services Manager – Provisioning

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Joint Digital Business Services Manager Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 270-TH413-CORP

Site RCI, Haylock House Town Kettering Salary £49,387 - £56,515 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Joint Digital Business Services Manager – Provisioning to lead the team responsible for sourcing and coordinating technology goods and services across our two Trusts. Based at Haylock House, RCI, Kettering, this Band 7 role offers the opportunity to shape effective purchasing processes, strengthen financial governance and support digital priorities across the group. You will oversee the Digital onboarding process for new technology, maintain accurate financial information and work closely with colleagues and suppliers to deliver a responsive, compliant and customer-focused service. You will also deputise for the Joint Head of Digital Business Services and provide cover across the wider Digital Business Services management function when required.

Main duties of the job

You will provide day-to-day leadership to the Provisioning team, planning and coordinating multiple technology procurement activities across both Trusts. Key responsibilities include ensuring orders comply with procurement legislation and financial controls; monitoring expenditure and producing accurate forecasts; assessing supplier pricing, licensing, warranties, technical compatibility, whole-life costs and service commitments; and resolving complex service or supplier issues. You will line manage staff, support appraisals, supervision, attendance and recruitment processes, and provide training on revised ways of working. We are looking for a confident and collaborative manager with strong analytical, planning, negotiation and communication skills, sound knowledge of procurement and finance, and the ability to build effective relationships, manage change and deliver excellent customer service. Regular travel to other Trust sites, including Leicester, is required.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Assessment against Application Form

• Meets essential criteria against knowledge and experience
• Meets essential criteria against behaviours and values

Assessment against Application Form

• Meets essential criteria against skills and abilities

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Successful candidates will be required to attend a face-to-face interview at RCI, Haylock House, Kettering. Candidates will also be required to deliver a 10-minute presentation; the topic will be provided when the interview is arranged.