Senior Procurement Specialist

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to lead complex procurements across the peninsula, shaping contracts that meet patient needs while safeguarding public funds. The role involves governance, performance management, and close collaboration with commissioners and finance teams.

The post requires a degree (or equivalent), postgraduate qualifications, and MCIPS-level experience.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Qualification in procurement, ideally MCIPS level 5 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex procurements on behalf of the ICB.
• Provide supervision to Assistant Procurement managers.
• Collaborate with Commissioners, Finance, PSQ and Performance teams to ensure contract delivery.
• Analyse complex contractual issues from multiple sources.
• Contribute to performance of the procurement team.

Skills

Budgeting

Procurement

Contract management

Organisational skills

Procurement leadership

MS Office

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification

MCIPS level 5 or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Contract management systems

Job description

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

Senior Procurement Specialist

The closing date is 18 November 2026

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and NHS Devon are responsible for planning, funding and improving NHS services for the people of Devon, Plymouth, Torbay, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

With an annual budget of around £5 billion, our purpose is to improve health, tackle inequalities and ensure services remain sustainable for future generations.

Since 2025, our two organisations have been working together, with a shared board, leadership team and staffing structure. While both ICBs remain separate statutory organisations, we operate as a single team to address some of the biggest challenges facing health and care across the peninsula.

At the heart of our work is partnership. We work closely with NHS trusts, primary care, local authorities, universities, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, and many others to develop local services.

We also involve people with lived experience to shape services around the needs of communities across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Through these partnerships, we support innovation, improve access to care and help create healthier places where people can thrive.

Covering a diverse geography of cities, towns, rural communities and island populations, we stand together with a shared purpose: to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve.

Main duties of the job

The clinical contracting and procurement team provide a comprehensive contract management (including performance management) and procurement function on behalf of the ICB across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for all clinical service contracts.

The team support all clinical procurements. The team provides advice, including advising on risk, for areas in their scope. They proactively manage the procurement workplan.

They ensure necessary governance is in place and is effectively managed for all areas of their responsibility, negotiating (including finance) contract details.

About us

We're looking for people who share our commitment to improving health, reducing inequalities and making the best use of public resources.

Whatever your role, you'll be working alongside colleagues, partners and communities to help shape how health and care services are planned and delivered.

We offer the opportunity to work across a large and diverse geography, drawing on the expertise of colleagues from across the peninsula and collaborating with a wide range of NHS, local authority, voluntary sector and community partners.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to contribute.

We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, opportunities for personal and professional development, and access to a range of NHS employee benefits, wellbeing support and the NHS Pension Scheme.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description for more details regarding this post

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• In this role you will be leading on complex procurements on behalf of the ICB.Supports the Head of Procurement in ensuring that all contracts promote services which meet the needs of service users and effectively protect the health of local populations.
• Provide supervision to Assistant Procurement managers.
• Works closely with Commissioners, Finance, Patient Safety & Quality (PSQ) and Performance colleagues, as part of a dynamic team, providing contract expertise and advice, which ensures the delivery and performance management of clinically commissioned service contracts.
• You will analyse very complex contractual issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Contribute to performance

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
• Relevant post graduate degree or equivalent level of experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Qualification in procurement, ideally MCIPS level 5 or equivalent level of experience or significant experience of working at the same level in specialist area

Knowledge

• Ability to support the budget setting for a department and/or service.
• Standard keyboard skills, with the ability to learn/use of a range of software.
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
• Professional calm and efficient manner.
• Strong and effective organiser.

Experience

• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
• Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
• Experience of managing risks and reporting.Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level.
• Experience of business planning processes.
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
• Used to working in a busy environment.
• Strong adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.

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.

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata'd to hours worked)