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Job summary

Main area
Administrative & Clerical
Grade
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
196-SMT1729
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
India House,
Town
london
Salary
VSM
Closing
17/06/2025 23:59

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Chief Delivery Officer

Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

This role plays a vital part in implementing the NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) vision & strategy, approved by the NHS LPP Steering Board, and in delivering the aspiration of the Managing Director and Board to become a world-class procurement partner of choice for the NHS and the wider public sector. This role is a fast changing, challenging, high profile strategic and influential role that will lead and develop the day-to-day operation of what is in the main, a best-in-class procurement and category management function. The postholder will play a pivotal role in NHS LPP, anticipating and responding to external challenges, whilst meeting the requirements of stakeholders at local, regional and national levels.  The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to drive commercial efficiency across the NHS while making the landscape less fragmented, easier to use and more sustainable.

Main duties of the job

Lead and develop the commercial strategic direction of the Procurement category workstreams (including Clinical Digital Solutions; Estates, Facilities & Professional Services; Medical Healthcare Pharmacy Services; Workforce).  Lead the Procurement Shared Services teams including Contract Management, Procurement and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management.  Work with customers and members to ensure that they receive innovative and timely expert advice and delivery support.  Alongside our affiliates, work to ensure that NHS LPP’s proposition supports national and political direction and agenda, driving better patient outcomes and systemic reform.

Represent NHS LPP at the NHS LPP Steering Board. Deputise for the Managing Director of NHS LPP when required.

Act as a strong leader, respected by key stakeholders and other senior key decision makers of stakeholder organisations.  Work collaboratively with all stakeholders and partners to secure their ongoing support and commitment to NHS LPP and deliver a year-on-year positive return on investment for all member organisations.

Working for our organisation

NHS LPP are an accredited organization; CCIAF, Investors in People and Disability awareness. NHS LPP are proud to follow and support the values of our host, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

We are dedicated to promoting the wellbeing of our staff and offer flexible working and compressed working patterns.  We have a proven track record of promoting from within and we are committed to ensuring that all employees have a career pathway and opportunity for both progression and development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·       Lead and develop the commercial strategic direction of the Procurement Workstreams (that comprises Clinical Digital Solutions; Estates, Facilities & Professional Services; Healthcare Pharmacy Services and Workforce)

·       Oversee the Procurement Shared Services Team (that comprises Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management) in order to implement the NHS LPP strategy and vision.  Within this, the role holder will be responsible for adherence to and governance of procurement regulations including the Procurement Act of 2023, cabinet office spend controls, NHS E accreditation and Central Commercial Function framework level accreditation

·       Be NHS LPP’s representative on the NHS Workforce Alliance

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Member Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Academic background in a related topic e.g clinical/medical or business/commercial
Desirable criteria
  • MBA or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant commercial experience in the public and/or private sector
  • Public and/or private sector management role at a senior level overseeing a large team, for NHS experience band 9
  • Financial and budgetary management experience
  • Self-reliant, creative, assertive and results driven team player

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Acts as a strong leader and is respected by executives of shareholder organisations
  • Constructs and communicates complex messages to stakeholders with impact
  • Assesses the current standards of communication across NHS and wider public sector to determine the course of action to raise those standards to best in class

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Timewise helps businesses to attract and develop the best talent through flexible working.Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employer

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lee Joseph
Job title
Managing Director NHS LPP
Email address
[email protected]
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