CWPT is looking to recruit an highly experienced individual to support the delivery of both short term and longer-term procurement requirements, from market engagement through to product mobilisation, to deliver the Trust’s Digital strategic and operational objectives whilst complying with procurement legislation/best practice and achieving value for money.
This Person Will Need To
- Provide expert specialist and professional commercial and procurement advice, primarily to the Digital and Informatics portfolio, but also to other operational areas as required.
- Lead collaborative procurement activity across the West Midlands MH and LDA Provider Alliance, identifying opportunities through review of current contracts and facilitating the commercial procurement response to national and regional funding opportunities.
- Be responsible for the design, development and delivery of a customer focused Trust wide Procurement & Contracts Manual and supporting training materials.
- Ensure that the Trust undertakes procurements in line with legislation and best practice and its own SFIs and in a manner that secures best value for the public purse.
The Key Responsibilities Are
- Develop in collaboration with the Digital & Informatics Director and his senior leadership team a Procurement Strategy for each Digital specialist area which provides for a short, mid and long-term view over the next 3 years.
- Review Digital & Informatics expenditure and develop a savings program strategy through to realisation.
- Work with the WM MHLDA Provider Alliance’s Digital Collaboration Group (ie. across the six MH NHS Trusts) and facilitate/lead a portfolio of compliant procurements on its behalf.
- Lead on a range of Digital Procurement delivery requirements, from inception to contract close to mobilisation.
- Work with the Digital and Informatics Team to identify needs for Contractual solutions with flexibility to draw down requirements and implement those procurements.
- Work with the Digital Director & Senior Team to advise, facilitate and lead strategies associated with strategic critical infrastructure suppliers.
- Through the supplier engagement support the development of an implementation plan for the introduction of a new system and support the delivery of the Business Process Re‑engineering element trust wide in a phased approach to uptake of departments.
- Undertake Research & Strategy Development for the re-procurement of ePMA & EPR System Solutions.
- Mentor and support post other staff within the Procurement & Contracts team with a view to developing their commercial skills.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put people at our heart; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
- Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
- Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more.
- Staff networks and support group.
