Job summary
- Main area
- NELHCPP - BHRUT
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (31/03/2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-8179350GSS
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Unit 27 Bates Industrail Estate, (Cross site)
- Town
- Romford
- Salary
- £100,493 - £114,951 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Director of Commercial Procurement and Contracts (Clinical / Non-Clinical)
Band 8d
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
The Associate Director of Commercial Procurement and Contracts will be part of the senior management team within the Commercial Procurement Services Function, leading on behalf of the Director of Commercial Procurement Services with key commercial procurement and contracts deliverables across all teams within the Commercial Procurement Services team, as well as supporting and leading key operational and strategic procurement and contract/supplier management initiatives across North East London (NEL).
This is a key senior strategic delivery role for BHURT and the North-East London (NEL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) Procurement Collaborative and will support the Director of Commercial Procurement Services to lead with the strategic implementation of the BHRUT vision and strategy for Commercial Procurement, as approved by the Trust Board, with a specific focus on continuous development, improvement and transformation across the entire spectrum of procurement and contracts related objectives.
This role will also be integral to supporting the Trust towards delivering a Best in Class Commercial Procurement Service for BHRUT and Integrated Collaboration across North East London (NEL). To achieve this, the role will be central to managing and maintaining strategic senior relationships with internal and external stakeholders across Clinical and Non-Clinical divisions.
Main duties of the job
This role is a demanding, high profile strategic and influential role that will lead and develop the day-to-day operation of a best-in-class Commercial Procurement Services team in accordance with the Trust’s values, aims and objectives.
The post holder will operate as a member of the Director of Commercial Procurement’s senior management team, leading on strategic and commercial delivery across the Trust and leading strategic delivery across NEL ICS Procurement Collaborative projects and programmes.
This role will require being embedded within the service whilst working collaboratively with key teams and senior stakeholders within Clinical and Corporate divisions and with key members of the Commercial Procurement Services team to manage and address key issues, leading and supporting key deliverables in a matrix structure, as requirements dictate and as directed by the Director of Commercial Procurement Services.
The post holder will lead this service to provide professional and technical procurement advice and guidance on complex procurement and contracting requirements. The aim is to balance the requirements of controlled contract spend, income alignment and seek to increase commercial opportunities.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Although this position is a 9 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 9 months.”
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive strategic and operational experience of managing teams involved with procurement and contract management of high value contracts
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously in a senior leadership capacity, by being empowered to lead on specialist aspects of the delivery across the breadth of commercial procurement services delivery, including policy development, interpretation and presentation to senior stakeholders.
Desirable criteria
- Extensive experience, post qualification, in the relevant field/fields of Law i.e. Procurement/Commercial/Public and regulatory law.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of strong stakeholder management both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Desirable criteria
- Extensive commercial experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full Professional qualification in Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent full qualification and membership or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Contract Management related qualification or equivalent.
Other
Essential criteria
- Operates with a positive outlook, is solution focused, adaptable and resilient and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gurpreet Anand
- Job title
- Director of Commercial Procurement Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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