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Senior Commercial Lead | NHS England
| Posting date: | 01 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, exclusive of London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 4AP |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6515457/990-COMM-6515457-E |
Summary
AsSenior Commercial Lead for the Professional Services, Corporate Services and Estates teamin the Commercial Directorate the post holder will lead a team of 5procurementprofessionals, supporting and delivering a varied workload and work as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplined team. The post holder is part of the category Senior leadership team aligning the overall commercial delivery.
Main duties of the job
· Leading a team in the management and delivery of a complex category aligned to the governance of NHS England and respecting the need to drive value from every pound spent in the public sector
· Delivering effective and appropriate support and guidance to the organisations stakeholders to compliantly manage the expenditure within the category
· Working with peers to establish a cross cutting community of practice to improve the profession within NHS England and to firmly establish our values and culture
· Provide oversight to the Procurement Reform Act, it’s implementation and the practical delivery of requirements across the category
Reporting to the Associate Director of Commercial Delivery you will join our category team leading one of 4 sub-teams.
The aim of the Commercial delivery & Governance structure is to manage NHS England’s expenditure in line with key policies including the Standing Financial instructions and the Procurement policy. You will be a subject matter expert for our internal and external stakeholders.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
For an informal discussion please contact Dave Heason, Associate Director of Commercial Delivery.D.heason@nhs.net
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female, and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under-represented at this level within our workforce.
To help us build a better picture of how you can help us meet our ambitions, we would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
• What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?
• What expertise do you have of leading and coordinating programmes of similar scale?
• What expertise do you have in working with senior, diverse stakeholder groups to effect positive change and influence decision making?
• What expertise do you have of developing and delivering strategic plans in a matrix environment at scale that you believe you can bring to the role?
• What sets you apart from the other candidates?
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
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This advert closes on Thursday 15 Aug 2024
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