About this role
Job summary
Closing Date: 27 May 2026
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 3-4 June 2026
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 15 June 2026
(Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role).
Are you a detail-driven Buyer who thrives on delivering value for money in a fast-paced healthcare environment?
Join Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Buyer and play a vital role in ensuring our clinical and non-clinical teams have the supplies and services they need to deliver outstanding patient care.
Working closely with senior procurement colleagues, you'll manage day-to-day purchasing activity, support stakeholders across the Trust, and help drive compliance, efficiency and cost savings - all while developing your skills within a supportive, forward-thinking procurement team. If you enjoy problem-solving, building strong relationships and making a real difference behind the scenes, this is your opportunity to be part of positive change across the NHS.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that the day-to-day processing of orders occurs in a timely fashion demonstrating value for money. Provide advice and support on placing requisitions. Ensuring Stakeholders have the knowledge in the use of the i-proc system (Oracle) effectively and how invoice notifications work and what is required to resolve them. To support the Clinical and Non-clinical teams in the provision of all procurement and contracting activities and to support the delivery of the departmental work plan. Supports line management by reliably prioritising and managing own work. Support the organisation in obtaining best value in sourcing supplies and services. Support the Senior Procurement team in ensuring compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations, Standing Financial Instructions, rules, policies, and procedures. To support the Clinical and Non-clinical teams to ensure that all stakeholders are engaged in the procurement processes. Flagging any potential non-contractual or non-catalogue items that could be potentially procured more efficiently via the catalogue spend to Senior Procurement Managers. To maintain the highest possible standard of integrity in all relationships with all internal customers, outside organisations, and suppliers.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people We are one team We care We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Working in a procurement department or equivalent experience
Desirable
Working in a health service environment
Skills Essential
Good keyboard skills Organising own workload Time Management Communication skills (telephone, face to face and written) at all levels, internal/external to the Trust Multi-tasking and ability to work on own initiative Conscientious attitude/attention to detail
Desirable
Customer Service Skills
Knowledge Essential
Good working knowledge of MS Office - Excel, Word, Outlook Knowledge of basic procurement principles Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Desirable
Basic negotiation with suppliers Knowledge of Public Procurement Legislation
Qualifications Essential
GCSE pass in Maths and English* C or 4 above
Desirable
NVQ level 3, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Foundation Stage*
Values Essential
We are one team We care We value people
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.
Employer details Employer name Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Daisy Bank
Duckworth Lane
BRADFORD
BD9 6RN
Employer's website https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)