Job vacancy: Senior Procurement Specialist, Barts Health NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area

Procurement

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

259-8054485GSS

Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ilford
Town: London
Salary: £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/06/2026 23:59

Senior Procurement Specialist

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Project & operational delivery
You will manage multiple procurement projects simultaneously, from initial scoping through to contract award. This involves coordinating stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams, maintaining procurement systems and databases, and ensuring accurate reporting and efficient processing of orders.
Compliance & governance
You will ensure all procurement activity complies with public sector legislation, contract law, and internal policies. This includes maintaining accurate records, following tendering regulations, and supporting audits and governance processes to minimise risk.

Strategy & service improvement
You will contribute to the delivery of procurement strategy and continuous improvement initiatives, including supporting key workstreams and implementing new systems or processes. You will also help develop policies and identify opportunities for innovation and efficiency.

Communication & reporting
You will communicate complex procurement information clearly through meetings, presentations, and written reports. This includes leading negotiations, facilitating stakeholder discussions, and reporting on project progress, outcomes, and savings.
Team development
You will support the development of colleagues through training, mentoring, and sharing best practice, while also maintaining your own professional development to ensure up-to-date procurement knowledge and skills.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

High standard or general education including English and Mathematics.
Relevant first degree, equivalent relevant vocational qualification, training or equivalent demonstrable experience
Must have the Diploma in Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS Level 4), or equivalent relevant experience.
Must have the Diploma in Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS Level 4), or equivalent relevant experience
Excellent verbal, written, presentational and numerical data analysis skills
Evidence of Continuous Professional Development; post education learning, or post graduate equivalent accreditation

Desirable criteria

Management qualification
Project / Change Management qualification
Higher level of competency with Excel and procurement systems

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of a customer service environment
Procurement, tendering and contract management experience, competitive tenders/quotations
Experience of e- tendering portal administration
Negotiating with suppliers and stakeholders across an organisation and a track record of achieving cost reductions and cost avoidance
Experience of leading projects within multidisciplinary teams to deliver significant change

Desirable criteria

Experience of Procure to Pay (P2P) systems’ functionality, or equivalent
Practical programme or project management experience
Experience of negotiating contracts in a large organisation and a track record of achieving significant cost reductions
Experience of leading projects within multidisciplinary teams to deliver significant change
Working knowledge of NHS and the issues facing procurement teams
Training and mentoring experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Demonstrable knowledge of public sector procurement
Specialist day to day procurement knowledge relating to a range of categories of non -pay spend
Highly competent with Microsoft Applications, and tendering portals

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of NHS and the issues facing procurement teams
Understanding and experience of how business case development and approvals add value to the procurement function and inform investment decisions
A working knowledge of contract law

Skills

Essential criteria

Strong customer focus and excellent customer service skills
Clearly manage priorities for self and others in order to meet specific deadlines
Encourage and provide feedback to staff to aid their development
Willingness to develop additional technical and specialist knowledge and skills in operational and procurement functions
Communicate effectively and confidently across all clinical and non-clinical disciplines
Proactively manage stakeholder requests in a timely manner, and manage expectations
Learn and develop self and others
Good Communication: written & oral at senior manager level
Interpersonal, able to work as part of a large team
Able to use initiative and work independently
Well organised, able to prioritise workload Strong customer service skills
Create, develop and maintain working relationships with client managers to achieve corporate and team objectives
Perform as a good team player and demonstrate interactive working with financial managers
Ability to understand and operate effectively within potential political sensitivities of an organisation
Demonstrable skills in managing and optimising procurement systems such as Procure to Pay (P2P) and eSourcing systems

Desirable criteria

Stakeholder analysis, engagement and management
Understanding of NHS procurement landscape

Other

Essential criteria

To be able to travel effectively throughout the Trust
To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals’ who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.