Job vacancy: Head of Commercial and Procurement Management, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley

Job summary

Main area

Commercial and Procurement

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8d

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

202-7381860

Employer: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Ambulance Radio Programme
Town: Barnsley
Salary: £91,342 - £105,337 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/08/2025 23:59

Head of Commercial and Procurement Management

NHS AfC: Band 8d

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached the job description. 

Although the team is delivering complex programmes on behalf of the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), the team is hosted by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, which means the successful candidate will enjoy all the benefits that working for an NHS Foundation Trust has to offer. These include a generous annual leave allowance (starting at 27 days), career average NHS pension scheme, access to a network of NHS / Emergency Services discounts offered by third party partners and NHS tax free initiatives like a salary sacrifice lease car scheme, plus cycle to work and technology scheme tax saving initiatives.

This role requires Security Clearance, and you will need to have been a UK resident for at least 5 years. For more information on the Government requirements, please visit the Gov website.

Check out our website to find out more about us as an organisation, our programmes, and latest press releases where we celebrate the huge team effort required for a successful delivery. Ambulance Radio Programme - Providing national critical communication solutions to the English, Scottish and Welsh Ambulance Services

Interviews to be held 10th-12th September 2025 - Interview location will be the Barnsley Office.

Person specification

Education, Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Post Graduate Degree and Masters Level Qualifications
CIPS professional diploma in procurement and supply
Significant experience of managing a wide range of supplier and contracts
Strong Team Leader and interpersonal skills & able to develop and maintain effective and credible relationships with business leaders and supplier management
Respectful to and able to promote equality in opportunity, employment and service delivery

Desirable criteria

Experience of working within a large scale programmes and service management structure
Practitioner level PRINCE2, MSP and/or ITIL qualifications

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Deborah Moran
Job title: HR Services Officer
Email address: [email protected]

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Head of Commercial and Procurement Management

NHS AfC: Band 8d

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Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education, Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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