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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Senior Category Manager - Capital Equipment
Accepting applications until: 26-May-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 26-May-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Address
- 200 Great Dover Street
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 4YB
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Hybrid working including 3 day working on site
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working including 3 day working on site)
Salary
- Salary
- £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inc HCA (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8b)
Specialty
- Main area
- Procurement
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Senior Category Manager looking to join an ambitious team in one of the most complex and large NHS Trusts in the UK. The Senior Category Manager will lead the Capital equipment team. As a senior member in a newly established position, you will play a key role in developing and implementing the new Procurement and Supply Chain operating model and strategy across Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation and the ‘Smart Together’ Shared Service for corporate services procurement.
We are embarking on an exciting transformation journey which aims to advance our operations and deliver greater value to all the Trusts we serve.
We are looking for a forward-thinking and innovative Senior Category Manager to head up our Capital equipment procurement category and deliver a large, complex, and demanding capital equipment procurement program. In this role, you will develop our commercial approach through Category Management and Strategic Sourcing. Collaborating with the senior leadership team, you will foster a positive and high-performing culture by building trust and accountability with all team members.
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· Reporting to the Associate Director of Capital Procurement & Contracts and being part of their leadership team.
· Leading change with innovative procurement practices and ensuring optimum procurement approaches to drive out costs and improve patient care.
· Providing specialist, expert procurement advice and support to stakeholders.
· Developing and managing the vital link between stakeholders and procurement.
· Engaging with multi-functional teams at all levels across Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the Shared Service.
· Working closely with stakeholders, including clinicians, service managers, suppliers, professional associations, partner organisations, and system colleagues.
· Leading capital procurement programs and supporting the implementation of category and sourcing strategies across a complex procurement project portfolio.
· Providing oversight and reporting in respect of medical equipment procurement and other capital programmes to governance forums and finance colleagues.
The post holder will be positive, forward thinking and resilient and will be able to manage competing priorities. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their experience in medical equipment procurement, have strong interpersonal skills, be highly adept at delivering procurement projects, have a strong customer focused approach and broad commercial acumen.
Working for our organisation
Why join us:
- Be part of an inclusive department with a flexible hybrid working approach and great annual leave offer, fostering a healthy work-life balance.
- Access to individual development opportunities and mentorship for career progression.
- Access to a great salary and an NHS pension.
- Contribute directly to our transformation journey, influencing the future of procurement and supply chain operations.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for building trust and accountability within a complex team to ensure the growth and development of our staff and who will positively contribute to the team and the wider Shared Service. You will have excellent communication skills and have the ability to systematically lead complex projects from commencement through to successful completion. You will be a self-starter with an ability to effectively manage you own workload to meet the needs of the Shared Service. We are looking for someone with a can-do, growth mindset who is able to work in a complex and stimulating environment. You will be an integral part of a senior leadership team who will transform the service in the coming years.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full Job Description and Personal Specification should be downloaded.
* ‘Smart Together’ is a shared procurement and supply chain service hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, one of the leading hospitals in the country and serve the hospitals across south east London.
Smart Together currently provides its services to GSTT and 4 other NHS Trusts, namely, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Master’s degree level, MCIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement& Supply) or equivalent experience in business, procurement or supply chain.
- In-depth knowledge of commercial contract management, contract management best practice, and public sector contract legislation. Knowledge of Government Best Practice in Contract Management.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant project management and / or qualification such as APMP or PRINCE 2. Legal background / knowledge in contract law
- Possession of relevant qualifications such as RICS, MRICS, or equivalent, with specialisation in contract management or commercial management.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in management within the NHS or public sector.
- Knowledge of NHS procurement regulations and policies.
- Extensive experience in programme management and delivering large-scale projects.
- Experience in being responsible for financial resources including budgeting for a major area, budget setting and monitoring.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within a public sector procurement environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage complex multi-stranded projects
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Harrison
- Job title
- Director of Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
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