Employer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Job Title: Procurement Business Officer
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £28,819 to £31,626 a year
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 15 June 2026

Job Summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement is an established Procurement Service assisting the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to deliver patient centred services. It is an award-winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality. The aim is to have seamless procurement processes in place that releases clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value based procurement approach based around patient outcomes.

Procurement Services have a vacant Procurement Business Officer position. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a procurement career in a dynamic, challenging and high profile environment.

The post will be working on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is committed to the development of staff and each year supports the progression of staff through the levels of CIPS qualifications. The goal is to have a fully skilled, dedicated professional workforce that supports NHS Wales in all areas of the Procure to Pay process.

Main Duties of the Job

• Contributes to being the interface of Procurement between NWSSP Local Procurement and customers and will assist in representing the function at various levels.
• Assist in informing on the status/priority of category work plans across the Trust.
• Liaise with user departments and NWSSP at all levels to promote procurement input into partner organisations’ business plans at the earliest opportunity.
• Provide a professional procurement service to the Health Board / Trust contributing to the development and achievement of the NWSSP Business plan.
• Support the Senior Procurement Business Manager on procurement issues and on key projects.

Welsh language skills are desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership everyone is expected to embrace the values of:

• Listening and Learning
• Working Together
• Taking Responsibility
• Innovating

The organisation encourages an agile working approach and prides itself on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of its people.

Excellent customer service is something the organisation strives for, for both internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone.

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible. All posts will have a contractual base but, as part of agile ways of working, that may mean working from home and other locations. The organisation also looks at how flexibility is balanced with community and how opportunities to learn from each other are managed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified to CIPS (Level 4)/NVQ2/3 or equivalent experience
• 5 GCSE’s grade C and above, including Maths & English or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of purchasing principles and contract law

Desirable

• Working knowledge of quality systems and procedures including problem solving techniques

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

• Ability to work to deadlines

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Products

Desirable

• Ability to work positively as part of a team
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

How to Apply

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