Job Overview
Be part of something extraordinary.
You can view the candidate brief here NHP Vacancies Band 5+
Frimley Park Hospital is being reimagined as part of one of the UK's most ambitious healthcare projects. This isn't just a rebuild — it's a revolution in care, sustainability, and innovation.
We're creating a digitally enabled, future-proof hospital that puts patients and staff first, with cutting-edge facilities, green spaces, and flexible design.
We are seeking a proactive Procurement Programme Support to work with the Head of New Hospital Procurement in delivering strategic procurement activity for the New Hospital Programme.
You will support the delivery of procurement workplans, manage and report on key milestones, and ensure high value, compliant procurement in line with UK legislation and Trust financial instructions. Acting as a procurement subject matter expert, you will help maximise value for money, support the management of complex contracts, and work closely with senior stakeholders across the Trust and partner organisations.
This role requires a resilient, credible and flexible professional who can work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and contribute to a major transformational NHS programme.
Join us and help shape the future of healthcare. Leave a legacy that lasts
Main duties of the job
Ensure compliance and adherence to all policies and procedures, including European Law, English law, and the Trust's standing financial instructions in the delivery of all procurement activity, whilst staying abreast of any changes in procurement legislation.
Able to provide support to the Head of New Hospital Procurement on specific projects. Reporting and presenting data or information as required to the NHP Programme in both written and verbal formats.
Support the Head of New Hospital Procurement to deliver procurement activities by analysing procurement data and providing administrative support as required.
Provide administrative Procurement support to the Head of New Hospital Procurement to enable the team to tender contracts and frameworks in a timely basis and in compliance with EU/ UK/ public sector procurement policies, procedures and legislation, using pre-negotiated frameworks and contracts (where appropriate), or OJEU, and ensure local contracts (where necessary) are negotiated and awarded to ensure value for money.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached the job description and person specification for detailed information on the main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Advanced Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or similar appropriate professional institute or relevant experience
Educated to Degree level
Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Evidence of having undertaken purchasing procedures workshops and additional specialist courses
Desirable criteria
Project Management PRINCE 2
Experience
Essential criteria
Significant knowledge in a cateogry management role or senior buyer level and with experience relevant to the areas outlined in the job description.
A working understanding of the technical requirements of public sector procurement, in terms of the practical application of UK Law (Public Contracts Regulations 2015/ the Procurement Act) and best practice guidance to a range of project-based procurement activities.
Demonstrable experience of negotiation skills, knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies, statistical and data analysis skills, knowledge of market areas related to specific work categories, risk assessment / analysis, experience of managing complex projects to time and on budget
Evidence of ability to plan, develop and implement initiatives with minimal supervision
Ability to negotiate with staff at all levels and use informed persuasion to influence others, including senior NHS personnel.
Evidence of achievements in terms of savings / service improvements, such as: reducing item price, successfully implementing an alternative brand of the same product and and successfully implementing an alternative product requiring adaptation of the current process, procedure or pathway
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Ability to effectively manage and successfully deliver a number of projects of varying complexities with competing timescales, where stakeholder availability and input are critical.
Able to determine the appropriate method to present new and/or complex information to internal and external stakeholders sometimes in a hostile environment.
Excellent presentational skills for conveying highly complex concepts and to raise the profile of procurement within the Trust.
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, or the understanding of when and from whom to seek further more detailed advice.
Ability to analyse and interpret complex information to assess issues, anticipate problems and provide effective solutions to meet the needs of stakeholders
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.
Desirable criteria
Working knowledge of Atamis, e-tendering, and EPROC systems.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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