Job overview

As part of the Commercial Holds Team, the post holder will be required to work with Trust Departments, Finance and Procurement to review and resolve Commercial Holds. This will include, liaising with Trust Suppliers, End Users and Budget Holders. The Commercial Holds Supervisor will also be expected to ensure that payments are processed and sent to suppliers in accordance with the credit terms and conditions set, aligning with Trust procedures, Standing Financial Instructions, Standing orders and BPPC.

The post-holder will be responsible for investigating and responding to trust staff and supplier enquiries whilst providing assistance and advice, as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Commercial Holds Team, the post-holder will be expected to ensure that their own work is completed in line with local and national timescales and guidance. The post-holder will be responsible for the management of their own personal workload, reporting any problems to P2P Systems & Development Management Team.

The post holder will also be expected to run the daily holds report, divisional holds report and holds split report and circulate to all relevant Senior Managers and colleagues. This role will also manage a team of 3/4 Commercial Invoice Holds Assistants and support them where necessary in their development and daily activities. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.