Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 390-CORP-SO-0494
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Salary
- £31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Procurement Systems Support
Band 5
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Support the provision of a high quality, efficient and cost-effective systems function that meets the current and future technology needs of the Procurement & Supply Chain team. This will enable the Procurement & Supply Chain function to support the delivery of our wider corporate objectives.
Support the development and maintenance of the MSE’s purchasing catalogue and e-procurement system to ensure alignment with logistics, inventory and supply chain systems and processes.
Support an effective and efficient procurement service by assisting end users in maximising the benefits of our various systems.
Actively identify opportunities for service and business process improvement and working with colleagues to realise any developments agreed for implementation.
Main duties of the job
· Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with other members of the local NHS Confederation, SCCL, NHS Improvement as well as major service providers to the Service.
· Communicate and disseminate procurement statistics and data to colleagues involved in selecting suppliers and service providers and in committing MSE expenditure. Support and promote the MSE policies at all times.
· Working with colleagues assist in the resource planning for standardisation or new contract implementations across all sites. Provide product quantity and location data across all sites; and co-ordinate the exercise phases appropriately.
· Provide regular performance reports on progress, status and achievements for own area to be used by both Management and Users.
· Ensure the content of e-catalogues are consistent with NHS e-class and any GS1 barcode related standards.
· Drive up contract compliance across the Trust by guiding local users to the best and most efficient supply route
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of standard computer systems such as Microsoft products
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence systems
Desirable criteria
- Would be trained as a systems administrator on various Procurement systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in manipulating data
- Experience in data uploads / downloads
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify issues
Desirable criteria
- Ability to independently solve complex problems and find creative solutions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sonya Coombe
- Job title
- Head of Governance and Systems
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004430144
- Additional information
For further details please contact [email protected]
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