Clinical Procurement Specialist

Take responsibility for the purchase of goods and services by delivering clinical support to the procurement and logistics team. Foster a highly professional and responsive client service and build collaborative relationships with all stakeholders to deliver clinical advice and guidance to produce savings targets. Implement change and support such as but not limited to sourcing alternative products or producing specifications to enable staff to deliver and continuously improve their services. Enhance the procurement profile, your own and others’ capability and expertise.

We will provide opportunities to the postholder to further their career and build a specialist skillset within a fast-paced environment where each day will be varied, interesting and challenging.

The role will be supported by any training necessary especially with procurement governance if background was a clinical position.
- Recognise how own tasks align with the procurement and group strategy.
- Deputise as needed.
- Develop a strong culture of teamwork and communicate change initiatives.
- Share best practice, collaborate and work as one team.
- Delegate when necessary.
- Identify services that would increase the efficiency of those you support and take action.
- Provide support, guidance, and feedback through staff appraisals, 1-2-1 and team meetings.
- Educate the team and other staff on any clinical requirements.
- Promote closer working relationships between procurement and supply chain colleagues.

QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.

We provide a range of non
- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations. Our services include: estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA).

In addition we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.

QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions. This is not an Agenda for Change Pay Rate.

Implement procurement processes.
- Take an active role in developing the annual work plan and implementing policy.
- Take the lead for the procurement process by delivering a portfolio of medium value contracts.
- Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risk.
- Update risk assessments for relevant areas.
- Identify new areas for contracting and work with stakeholders.
- Complete, clinical trials and R&D activities.

Negotiation and management
- Research commodities and markets through trials and questionnaires.
- Prepare and analyse evaluation sheets.
- Undertake negotiation exercises in accordance with EU legislation/commercial/contract law.
- Develop and implement innovative ways to evaluate tenders to release cash savings.
- Negotiate with suppliers/user departments to achieve optimum value for money.
- Lead tender adjudication and supplier meetings pre and post tender.
- Co
- ordinate national framework agreements in maximise value for money.
- Support market assessment, management and analysis and produce evaluation sheets.
- Ensure client commitment with sourcing plans is compliant over the long term.
- Develop and enhance key supplier relationships and explore new business opportunities.
- Negotiate with suppliers and user departments to ensure optimum value for money and transparent decision making as well as considering quality and clinical input.