Procurement Support Officer

NTH; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

33 days leave incl. bank holidays

NEST pension contributions

Night shift allowances

Bank holiday allowances

Onsite parking

Job summary

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is seeking a Procurement Support Officer within the Procurement and Supplies team. This role offers agile working within a dynamic team, a staff bonus scheme, a salary sacrifice option, onsite parking and opportunities for development in Customer Service or CIPS Level 3.

The post involves processing requisitions, maintaining catalogues, and pricing with guidance from senior staff, contributing to value-for-money purchasing in a NHS-adjacent environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 in Procurement or Customer Care is required.
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above including English and Maths.
• NVQ Level 4 in Procurement is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Process requisitions in the e-purchasing system with a target to eliminate Non Catalogue Items.
• Check electronic catalogues in the s-purchasing system are up-to-date.
• Obtain pricing information from suppliers or via Senior Procurement Officer/Contracts Manager.

Skills

Procurement basics

Price checking

MS Office

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Procurement or Customer Care

GCSEs incl English & Maths

NVQ Level 4 in Procurement

Tools

MS Office

Electronic purchasing systems

NHS procurement

Job description

Find out about the current vacancies available at the Trust and take the next step in your career with us.

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is an NHS owned company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions provides a range of Estates, Facilities, Supplies and Procurement services to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The company is a separate legal body to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ from the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

• Excellent performance related bonus scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (dependant on service and contracted hours)
• Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions will pay a 3% contribution (this is above the minimum contribution rate at the present time)
• Night shift working allowances (where appropriate)
• Bank holiday working allowances (where appropriate)

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be paid for by North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions, however, should you fail to satisfactorily complete the probationary period, you will be charged for the DBS check as a deduction from your final salary.

Job overview

*Advert may close early if sufficient number of applications is reached*

The post holder is a key interface between Procurement and our customers, managing the timely processing of requisitions for a range of goods and service that offer ‘value for money’ utilising electronic tools, ensuring compliance with Organisational standards and relevant legislation.

We have an excellent opportunity within the Procurement and Supplies team at North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions for the position of Procurement Support Officer. This exciting opportunity offers agile working within a dynamic team environment; a staff bonus scheme; option to access staff salary sacrifice scheme; onsite parking available and development and training opportunities in Customer Service or CIPS Level 3.

Main duties of the job

Undertake lead role in processing of requisitions within the e-purchasing system, with a target to eliminating the requirement for Non Catalogue Items

Checking the electronic catalogues within the s-purchasing system are up-to-date

Checking price, as required, by liaising with the appropriate Senior Procurement Officer/Contracts Manager , or by obtaining pricing information directly from the supplier.

Working for our organisation

NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.

Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Undertake lead role in processing of requisitions within the e-purchasing system, with a target to eliminating the requirement for Non Catalogue Items

Checking the electronic catalogues within the s-purchasing system are up-to-date

Checking price, as required, by liaising with the appropriate Senior Procurement Officer/Contracts Manager , or by obtaining pricing information directly from the supplier.

A detailed job description is attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 in Procurement or Customer Care
• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above to include English and Maths
• NVQ Level 4 in Procurement

Experience

• Use of computerised ordering systems
• MS Office software applications
• Experience of purchasing environment within NHS or other public sector organisation
• Experience of quotation process

Skills

• Computer literate with the ability to use department based systems and Microsoft office suite of business applications
• Understanding of internet & related technologies

Recruitment services for North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions are provided by the Recruitment Team, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert for a vacancy with North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions appears under the authority of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert is placed by NTH Foundation Trust on behalf of North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions which is a Limited Liability Partnership operating services within NTH Foundation Trust. Please refer to the attached Terms and Conditions of Employment relating to this vacancy.

Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening:
Disclosure and Barring Scheme(previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the Recruitment Team on 01642 624023.

Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be short listed.

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested toensure e-mail addressesfor all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.

The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained and promoted according to ability and job requirements only. As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.

Disability

The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people. If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.

We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

What does this mean?

We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.