About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust as a Clinical Procurement Specialist.
This role sits at the heart of our ambition to deliver a clinically led, high-performing organisation, supporting the integration of clinical expertise into procurement and service improvement across the Trust.
You will play a key role in strengthening clinical engagement and collaboration between clinical teams, procurement, and system partners. They will support the delivery and ongoing development of the Clinical Products Advisory Group (CPAG), ensuring robust governance, evaluation, and standardisation of clinical products to improve patient outcomes and reduce unwarranted variation.
Working across multiple sites, the role will contribute to the delivery of value-based healthcare, innovation adoption, and continuous improvement programmes. You will use data-driven insights, stakeholder engagement, and best practice methodologies to support product rationalisation, cost improvement initiatives, and the safe introduction of new technologies.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team, enabling transformational change within procurement and clinical services.
Main duties of the job
A key role supporting the Director of Procurement & Contracting, the Head of Clinical Engagement and Innovation, and Clinical Category Leads to deliver the Trust's strategic and operational plans, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred services.
The Clinical Procurement Specialist will provide visible clinical leadership within Procurement, acting as a key interface between clinicians, procurement and external partners to support informed, best-value decision-making for clinical products and consumables.
Working collaboratively with clinical teams, you will use specialist knowledge to support product evaluation, selection, standardisation and utilisation, ensuring quality, safety and improved patient outcomes while delivering value for money.
The role will lead clinical procurement projects, including product trials, introduction and standardisation, supporting cost improvement and productivity initiatives. It will also provide specialist advice, education and training, and support contract management and system-wide standardisation.
You will contribute to value-based procurement, ensuring compliance with legislation and Trust governance, while working with stakeholders to resolve product issues and maximise efficiencies.
Working across all sites, they will lead clinical engagement, support CPAG delivery, drive innovation and transformation, analyse data to inform decisions, and build strong stakeholder relationships to support sustainable change.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity, which will use your unique qualities - then we want to hear from you.
For full details of this interesting and varied role, please see attached job description. We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current professional registration (NMC) or clinical practitioner AHP registered Degree-level education and evidence of post graduate professional development relevant to clinical practice. Full clean driving licence
Desirable
Relevant qualification or training in procurement, supply chain, project management or service improvement.
Experience and skills Essential
Significant nursing experience in a senior leadership role working in an acute NHS clinical environment. Experience of leading defined clinical projects, procurement projects and/or service improvement initiatives
Desirable
Understanding of rules applicable to Procurement in the public sector
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address MSE
Comet Way
Southend on Sea
SS2 6GB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)