1 x Band 5 - Buyer (Progressive)

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Three exciting progressive opportunities have arisen for you to join an award-winning procurement team at the largest NHS Trust in the country supporting either Clinical or Capital Procurement.
At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), we are part of the largest integrated health and social care transformation ever attempted in the UK, which has brought ten hospital sites and sixty community sites together within the Manchester region. It brings together the health requirements of the whole of the Manchester region and is both sustainable and high-functioning. It is of vital importance that it is cost-effective and efficient service so it can deliver for generations to come.
Procurement plays a vital role in driving forward waste reduction programmes, compliant contracting and supporting the sustainable and social economic agenda for the organisation. In recognition of this MFT have created a Finance and Procurement Business Unit and invested in a state-of-the-art modern facility for staff based at Trafford General Hospital, the birthplace of the NHS.
The roles themselves will commence as Band 5 Buyers with a planned development pipeline for successful candidates to progress towards promotion to a Band 6 Senior Buyer provided that Core and Technical abilities are completed. This progressive process could take up to 18 months.
To provide a proactive, efficient and responsive procurement service, with particular emphasis on procuring value for money products and services contracts, generating non-pay savings for the Trust in accordance with cost efficiency targets. To adhere to Procurement legislation and Trust Standing Financial Instructions, whilst awarding robust, compliant contracts with relevant and manageable KPI’s.
The role within our capital procurement team will involve supporting on projects with a focus on maintenance contracts throughout the MFT trust.
The two roles within the clinical team will be providing clinical procurement support to all trust hospitals across all clinical specialties.
There are times when conflicting priorities may present themselves, so prioritisation and time management of workload is a key skill. These posts holds responsibility for undertaking complex and high value procurements and associated contract negotiations on behalf of the Trust. The post will also be expected to work collaboratively with Procurement colleagues across Greater Manchester as appropriate.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

Please refer the Job description for details