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Category Assistant - ProcurementNorthamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Kettering, England, United Kingdom
Category Assistant - Procurement

Category Assistant - Procurement

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Kettering, England, United Kingdom
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description
Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description attached

To lead the procurement requirements for the assigned contracts within the Procurement Categories.

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Person specification

Knowledge and Experience (Work & Life related)

Essential criteria
  • The preferred candidate will have experience within a large NHS or similar organisation or relevant experience in other public sector organisations or the wider commercial sector healthcare industry
  • Working Knowledge of Public Procurement rules (Procurement Act 2023, E.U. Directives)
  • Demonstrate solid achievement in their current role in relation to procurement
  • Experience of procurement/category management within the NHS.

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of procurement/category management within the NHS

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree or relevant experience.

Desirable criteria
  • Hold a professional procurement qualification/relevant procurement experience

Behaviours and values

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
  • Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection

Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)

Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust's Values

Essential criteria
  • Working Together, Taking Responsibility, Being Authentic, Embracing Change

Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Trust Values

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to operate at all levels / Ability to demonstrate developed interpersonal skills/Ability to work in teams and with differing levels of staff
  • Demonstrate the ability to analyse and interpret complex data/Show a good level of comprehension and ability to interpret reports and other market information
  • Able to prioritise and work within imposed deadlines/Ability to prioritise confidential and time critical work appropriately.
  • Ability to work within minimum supervision / The post holder will need to take initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
  • Frequent concentration for checking on documents / contracts where work pattern unpredictable.
  • Ability to travel across the county independently.
  • Handle complex and sensitive enquiries with discretion. Communicate confidently and appropriately with senior stakeholders, tailoring communication style to suit audience, Experience of handling confidential, sensitive and complex information with discretion and professionalism

Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within a team/workshop environment which produces measurable outputs
  • Experience in preparing reports and analyses for senior management

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit:
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