Clinical Procurement Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Procurement Specialist to join our Procurement department at The London Clinic, based at our head office site in London (W1G 6BW). We are offering a competitive inclusive salary for this position starting at £60,000 inclusive per annum.

Established in 1932, The London Clinic is one of the UK's largest private hospitals, with 8 state-of-the-art facilities, and circa 1350 employees where we are dedicated to providing our patients with expert, individualised treatment and care. Our main hospital spans 8 floors comprising of 150+ patient beds and 10 operating theatres, including a Hybrid theatre and two minimally invasive/day surgery theatres. Speciality areas include, General surgery; ENT; Gynaecology; Hepatobiliary; Neuro-spinal; Ophthalmic; Orthopaedic; Plastic and reconstructive; Robotic; Urology; Vascular & Weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery).

The Procurement team provide professional procurement expertise, advice and services across the organisation ensuring value for money is achieved, whilst fundamentally supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care. Procurement includes:

• The Purchasing Team
• The Sourcing Team
• The Supply Chain Team
• The Electronic and Bio-Medical Engineering (EBME) Team

Job Profile

The Clinical Procurement Specialist will maintain a close working relationship with the core Purchasing and Supply Chain team to provide an effective Procurement service. This will include working with Procurement Business Partners, as required, in tendering/RFQ's and contract management across the London Clinic.

The Clinical Procurement Specialist will be required to maintain a personal knowledge base, which reflects current research and development, and disseminate information, where appropriate. The post holder will develop and maintain relationships with clinical colleagues to ensure that patient safety is ensured and risks are minimised through best practice and by the procurement of products that are evidenced based. Through the development of these relationships the CPS will liaise with decision makers and end-users to help identify new schemes in pursuit of cost reduction objectives.

The post holder will develop, manage and report on an agreed work plan and savings plan and will take the lead on a number of projects by facilitating trials and evaluations of products which will provide the London Clinic with clinical, safety and/or financial benefits; and if and when required responding swiftly to unplanned organisational needs for example MAJAX and Pandemic outbreak of influenza or other related major incidents.

• Job Type: This is a full-time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.
• Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday
• Job Location: 1 Park Square West, London, W1G 6BW (Close to Regents Park/Baker St tube stations). This role will offer a hybrid working approach
• Salary: The attractive inclusive salary for this role starts from £60,000 inclusive per annum, and will be dependent upon skills and experience.
• Benefits package:

Contributory pension scheme (total annual contribution up to 20%).
Private Medical Healthcare.
33 day's annual leave (Inclusive of bank holidays).
Season ticket travel loan, family friendly benefits, and a wide range of discounts with a variety of retailers/services, plus much more.
We also offer excellent career development; with clear career pathways and access to further education.

Key Duties

• With support from the Procurement Business Partners; Manage medium to large procurement activities, delivering savings and other optimal outcomes of a tactical (cost reduction) and strategic nature in a challenging healthcare environment. Accordingly, demonstrate change management and stakeholder management skills across decentralised business units.
• Liaise closely with departmental managers to determine their needs and recommend the best way to achieve this, i.e. tendering, RFQ, direct negotiation etc. representing value for money taking in to account quality, fitness for purpose, speed of supply, sustainability and price.
• Source goods & services effectively and efficiently, obtaining by ethical means the best value for money whilst ensuring stakeholder buy in and transparency throughout the process.
• Work closely with the Head of Procurement, Supply Chain & Inventory Manager and Senior Team members to achieve the objectives of both the department and the London Clinic to deliver a world class service
• Liaise with senior managers to ensure that all aspects of competitive tendering, purchasing best practice and supply chain management are complied with at all times.
• Develop a resource & project plan that meets the needs of the Category Management Strategy, associated sourcing strategies and operational Workplan. Ensuring that the category Workplan and associated resources are directed to meet the agreed priorities of the London Clinic and multi professional sourcing groups.
• Responsible for ensuring that all procurement processes are compliant and mitigate the risk of challenges from suppliers. In the event of a challenge be able to respond appropriate to suppliers, able to justify contract award decisions and escalate appropriately.

Skills & Experience

• Experience working in healthcare in an acute Hospital.
• Demonstrable experience of:
  • Multidisciplinary working.
  • Statistical and data analysis skills.
  • Risk assessment / analysis & incident reporting.
  • Experience of applying principles of change management.
  • Implementing and evaluating change.
• NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) current registration with extensive registration experience
• Ability to effectively manage and successfully deliver a number of projects of varying complexities with competing timescales, where stakeholder availability and input are critical.
• Ability to understand technical, procedural or legal risks and issues of various levels of complexity which require consistent and compliant advice or practical resolution either independently or collaboratively as appropriate
• Able to work on a number of projects or pieces of work simultaneously and deliver to agreed deadlines, despite likely conflicting pressures from various stakeholders.

The London Clinic has charitable status which is fundamental to our identity and how we operate, enabling our teams to invest in treatments, technology and facilities that benefit our patients, staff and the wider community.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all adults at risk, children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices during our selection process. Pre-employment checks are undertaken in accordance with industry standards and regulations, and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). If you would like further information about our safer recruitment policy then please contact a member of our recruitment team.

The London Clinic is proud of its diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We absolutely welcome applicants from underrepresented groups; if you think you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply - we would love to hear from you regardless of your background.