Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview This role plays a key part in implementing the NHS LPP vision & strategy, approved by the NHS LPP Steering Board, and in delivering the aspiration of the Board to become a world-class procurement partner of choice for the NHS and the wider public sector Main duties of the job Lead and develop the commercial strategic offering for national projects and programmes in order to implement the NHS LPP strategy and vision. Seek and develop new business opportunities across national projects and programmes for the NHS and wider public sector, in line with NHS LPP’s strategic aims. Lead and develop a team, as demand requires, to deliver procurement and additional services and expertise, whilst enabling NHS LPP to operate as a profit centre for the health economy and minimise member contributions. Collaborate with the Professional Services Director to develop professional services across NHS LPP. Working for our organisation Please note that as an organisation NHS LPP has been hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ (GSTT) NHS Foundation Trust since 2012 and provides the legal framework and supporting services under which NHS LPP operates. However, NHS LPP is a membership organisation funded and governed by its members and not GSTT. NHS LPP staff are employed by GSTT. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will develop and provide new business opportunities for national procurement projects and programmes for the NHS and wider public sector, delivering best value for money, and ensuring a sustainable business model. Acts as a strong leader and is respected by key stakeholders and other senior key decision makers of shareholder organisations Works collaboratively to positively influence shareholder organisations and embed cultural change so that NHS LPP objectives are delivered Constructs and communicates complex messages to all stakeholder organisations Engages and operates effectively at stakeholder board level Maintains and develops the commitment of stakeholder organisations Compiles and communicates supplier performance data from both a contract management and SRM perspective as required Communicates and manages change that may have significant impacts on the working lives of NHS and supplier employees Maintains a network of relevant public and private sector contacts See attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more details. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Member Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply or equivalent Detailed knowledge of OJEU compliance process Desirable criteria MBA qualification or equivalent Experience Essential criteria Significant experience of procurement, contract management and supplier relationship management and delivery of benefits Senior management responsibility across multiple organisations/sites Skills Essential criteria Communicate with suppliers / members and give presentations Persuade and influence suppliers, end users, stakeholders and members, on the benefits of contract management and SRM. Consequently there is a need to have highly developed persuasion and influencing skills Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Andrew Stradling Job title Chief Medical Officer - NHS LPP Email address [email protected]