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Job summary

Main area
Procurement
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9271
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Swindon, Bath and/or Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Transactional Buyer - Swindon, Bath or Salisbury

Band 3

 


Job overview

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

** NO VISA SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding procurement team and support our ambitious operational procurement transformation plan.  

Working within a busy, forward thinking and progressive department, you will provide procurement support to our stakeholders ensuring best practice Procurement and value for money.

The role can be based in Swindon, Bath or Salisbury but there is  travel to the all three locations on an ad-hoc basis.

Main duties of the job

Procurement support: this will include the processing of ad-hoc requisition requests to meet stakeholder requirements.

You will have excellent communication and analytical abilities, a keen eye for detail and accurate data entry skills.  It will be important that you have the ability to manage your time effectively and be able to meet set deadlines.

Reporting directly to the Transactional Manager you will be an integral part of the operational team, supporting the wider Procurement team, and you will have the ability to work on your own initiative when required.

Experience of working within a procurement environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We are a well-established acute Trust with a track record of high performance and provide a broad range of services for the populations served by Wiltshire, Dorset and West Hampshire CCG’S, alongside highly regarded specialist services with excellent clinical networks both locally and nationally. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4,000 staff. We offer excellent staff benefits including an onsite day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Maths and English GCSE at grade C and above or equivalent. NVQ Level 3

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a multi-functional business environment
Desirable criteria
  • Previously worked in a NHS and/or public procurement environment

Technical

Essential criteria
  • Good keyboard skills with intermediate ability of computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using a specialist purchase order system Working knowledge of basic PC applications such as Oracle or Unit 4

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shannon Mahoney
Job title
Transactional Procurement Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 444101
Additional information

Please contact Shannon Mahoney on 01722 444101  for an informal conversation about this role

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