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This post is a Fixed Term / Secondment position until the 31st March 2022
This is a challenging opportunity to help harness the buying power of more than £2.5 billion spent each year across the NHS in Scotland. PCF, the Procurement Centre of Expertise for Health, works in collaboration with health boards to ensure the highest level of patient care through the provision of a wide range of goods and services via a series of best value National Contracts and Distribution Services.
This post is part of the pharmacy team with the key job purpose to undertake efficient and effective procurement contract development and contract implementation across a portfolio of programmes related to branded and patent expiry medicines to required legislative and national policy and service delivery standards. Additionally, the role is to develop, implement and maintain improvement projects that ensure continued development of procurement and supply chain processes on behalf of health boards. Data and information are key to the success of this process.
The candidate should have completed, or have an undertaking to complete, Level 6 corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) and/or a relevant business degree and/or evidence of equivalent qualifications and/or evidence of at least 5 years relevant experience preferably within the procurement profession.
The successful candidate(s) must comply with the Mandatory Induction Standards and with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Andrew Stewart on 0131 275 7587
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is the 28th May 2021.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies