Senior Digital Procurement Manager London, England
Job description
This is an excellent opportunity to help lead a digital function in the NHS. The Senior Digital Procurement Manager plays a key role within both our Digital Leadership and Innovation and Transformation team. The role is responsible for the management and delivery of a cost effective, efficient and responsive procurement and contract management services to the Trust’s Digital Services.
You will lead the digital procurement, contracts and supplies team responsible for the successful undertaking of procurement and contracting activities in relation to the trust’s digital portfolio; such functions include; Digital Contracts, Stock & Supplies and supplier management.
The Senior Digital Procurement Manager will provide expert procurement advice, strong leadership and clear direction to the Digital Leadership team and senior stakeholders across the trust. You will Lead, innovate, and initiate project work through robust engagement and requirements gathering with clinicians and managers. This will ensure effective contract management and contract compliance for all goods and services as they relate to Digital.
We are looking for an experienced Digital Procurement and contracts managerswho has an excellent understanding of and successfully delivered a procurement management service. You will have demonstrative examples of leading teams and a strong knowledge of digital procurement environments. Experience of successful contract management, vendor supplier management whilst possessing excellent communication and negotiation skills are all essential.
In return, you will join the trust on their digital first journey, and play a key role in ensuring the Trust achieves its ambitious goals to develop a leading digital function.
Originally formed in 2000, ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental health care, innovation and improvement. We care for a population of more than 750,000 and we are proud to serve one of the most culturally diverse parts of the UK. In Bedfordshire and Luton, we are now responsible for a further 630,000 people’s mental health and community health care needs. Wherever patients receive our services and from whichever team, our values of care, respect and inclusivity underpin all that we do. Valuing the diversity of our local population is fundamental to realising our vision to provide outstanding healthcare to our diverse community. In September 2016, the Trust was proud to be rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, and the Trust was once again rated at ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in June 2018 and 2021.
Our Board have clear ambition to be a ‘Digital First’ organisation. Our digital strategy is a collaboration between the Trust senior management team, the Digital Team, and a wide range of stakeholders who firmly believe in building upon our digital capabilities to ensure ELFT are regarded as pioneers in Digital. The scale of response to the COVID-19 pressures, particularly enabling remote and mobile working, and setting up the Stratford vaccination centre has been remarkable. However, there are also significant challenges to address. Digital tools and services are now fundamental to the management and delivery of our services. This is an extremely exciting time to be joining our Trust on this journey.
If you would like a further discussion on the role, in the first instance please contact our executive search partner Luke Scott-Crowley at Hunter Healthcare on 07512322109 or [email protected]
