Assistant Buyer

The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a single procurement function which will help support the sustainable provision ofclinical and non-clinical services.A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provideprocurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.You will work as an Assistant Buyer across all Partner Trusts as a credible procurement professional providing advice and guidance to clinical andcorporate colleagues.You will encourage collaboration between Care Groups and Procurement across all Partner Trusts to maximise procurement and commercialoutcomes for the patients in our care.You will, through the agreed policies and procedures, contribute to the delivery of a range of procurement services throughout the Partner Trusts.You can choose your base from a wide range of sites across Hull, York, Scarborough, Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role., Working independently within policies and procedures you will undertake a range of procurement activity but will have the ability to escalate anyconcerns where required.You will present the procurement collaborative as a progressive, responsive and innovative group who provide new thinking which workscollaboratively to positively influence others' perception concerning the value of effective and efficient procurement services.You will deliver and report on financial savings and value for money through procurement projects to achieve target financial savings.During the application and interview process applicants are expected to evidence how procurement can support good quality care, financialbalance and support the creation of new and existing teams.You may want to take time reflecting about how you might support us to:1. Get procurement closer to our customer.2. Move as close to a single way of working across all three trust.3. Build category strategies which consider how appropriate it is to buy as one versus those instances where buying locally gives us thebest outcome.4. Challenge how we buy - is it right or could we do things differently?5. Explore and embed innovation.6. Ensure there is earlier engagement with our customers to make a difference.7. Support standardisation., Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

• Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent experience., Knowledge of procurement principles acquired through short courses and experience or equivalent.
• Studying towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply., NHS Experience
• Experience of using e-commerce systems to suit the needs to the service., Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Able to organise and prioritise workloads for self and for the Buyers.
• Good communicator, able to persuade and negotiate.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.
• IT literate and evidence of modern working practices.
• Good problem solving ability, Flexible approach, able to cope with change and uncertainty
• Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated
• Ability to travel across the various Trust sites to attend meetings as and when required
  
  The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.