Procurement Officer (Non-Clinical), Estates & Facilities

Band 5 \- Procurement Officer (Non\-Clinical), Estates \& Facilities
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Band 5

Main area
Procurement

Grade
Band 5

Contract
12 months (Secondment/fixed term contract for 12 months from start date)

Hours

• Full time


• Flexible working

37\.5 hours per week
Job ref
360\-E\-11501
Department name
West Herts \- General Staffing

Site
Gate House

Town
Welwyn Garden City

Salary
£33,677 \- £40,996 pa inc. HCA

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
02/07/2026 23:59

Job overview

This role is an opportunity to join Hertfordshire and West Essex NHS Procurement Services on a 12\-month fixed\-term / secondment basis as a Band 5 Procurement Officer within the Non\-Clinical Strategic team. The successful applicant will support the Estates \& Facilities category.

Estates \& Facilities is an exciting and dynamic procurement category. This role provides an opportunity to develop transferable skills and experience, and a structured training programme will be provided to help the successful candidate settle into the role in the first few weeks.

The Estates \& Facilities category team is currently working on over 100 projects and is looking for someone who can efficiently manage a high\-volume workload, build relationships, and offer strategic advice on compliant routes to market. This role will give the successful applicant the opportunity to learn about different procurement processes and regulations.

Typical working hours 08:30 – 16:30 or 09:00 \- 17:00 Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will be expected to advise the Tactical and Transactional team on best practice steps to ensure compliance for high value orders above public thresholds, and to advise Trust stakeholders on correct procurement processes in line with Trust SFIs, identifying appropriate frameworks to procure requirements and progress contract renewals compliantly.

The candidate will provide support on, and ultimately manage their own, RFQ and ITT procurement processes. These processes include the drafting of documentation, managing clarifications, notifying suppliers of contract award decisions and managing procurement data sources (Atamis contract database, workplan, CIP register).

The candidate should be a team player but able to work independently and manage time effectively, switching between ongoing procurement projects. A willingness to absorb learning, to be proactive and to use initiative and ask questions to aid development and understanding is desirable.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award\-winning virtual hospital and re\-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking

If you have a disability or long\-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The primary objectives of the role will be to provide tactical and strategic guidance on high value orders above specific public spend thresholds, ensuring compliance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023, and to provide support on discrete tactical and strategic procurement projects within the Estates \& Facilities contract portfolio.

The role will require regular engagement with other members of the Estates \& Facilities category team, different Trust stakeholders and the Tactical and Transactional Buying Team.

Typical working hours 08:30 – 16:30 or 09:00 \- 17:00 Monday to Friday.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria

• 5 GCSEs at Grade C and above, including Maths \& English, or equivalent qualifications


• Evidence of further professional development.

Desirable criteria

• Honours degree or equivalent qualifications.


• Working towards CIPS qualifications

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Principles of Public* Procurement.

• Trust SFI thresholds


• Tender best practice steps.


• Tender documentation

Desirable criteria

• NHS Procurement Frameworks.


• FTS Thresholds


• Public Contracts Regulations 2015\.


• Procurement Act 2023\.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven ability to establish and enhance effective working relationships with stakeholders


• Working in a pressurised, results\-driven Procurement or Customer Services environment.


• Team working.

Desirable criteria

Working in Public* Procurement, ideally in the NHS.

• Systems experience e.g., Oracle, Atamis, Framespan.


• Tender management


• Project management.


• Data analysis and reporting.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

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Application numbers

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• Job Description (PDF, 647\.0KB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Svetlana Opacic

Job title
Associate Director, Procurement

Email address
s.opacic@nhs.net

Telephone number
07717 427757

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Watford General Hospital

Vicarage Road

Watford

Hertfordshire

WD18 0HB

Telephone
01442 365234
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