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Digital Health Procurement Specialist - NHS

Spinwell Global
Norwich
4 weeks ago
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Role: Digital Health Procurement Specialist
Contract Length: Until 31/03/26
Location: Hybrid/Norwich – 2 days per week on site
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £39.70 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Digital Health Procurement Specialist for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

Responsibilities of the Digital Health Procurement Specialist
  • Take responsibility for the purchase of clinical & non-clinical digital health equipment, systems and managed services through competitive procedures and delivering contracts.
  • Proactively support Trust and wider STP partner project managers to deliver strategic digital health initiatives, taking the lead on workstream delivery where appropriate.
  • Foster a highly professional and responsive client service and build collaborative relationships with all stakeholders to deliver work plans and savings targets.
  • Implement change and support and enable staff to deliver and continuously improve the service. Enhance the procurement profile, your own and others’ capability and expertise.
  • To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.
  • All staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate client’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.
Skills/Experience of the Digital Health Procurement Specialist
  • Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through Degree or Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPs), IACCMS or equivalent experience.
  • Significant experience of negotiating £multi-million digital health contracts with suppliers.
  • A track record of achieving significant cost reductions in a £multi-million portfolio.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing large competitive tenders/quotations.
  • Experience of public or major corporation procurement.
  • Evidence of understanding robust evaluation techniques to identify most economically advantageous tenders.
  • Understanding of key contractual terms.
  • Understanding of end-to-end purchase-to-pay processes.

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.


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