Clinical Procurement Nurse Specialist

Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Liverpool
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 per annum
Closing date
28 Nov 2023

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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Provide support and act as a deputy to the Clinical Procurement Specialist.

Liaison and interface between clinicians from a broad range of professional groups and procurement services, promoting the procurement of appropriate clinically acceptable products which represent best value for money and facilitate improved patient outcomes.

Clinical expertise and support required to standardise and rationalise the range of medical/ surgical products and equipment, currently used within the Trust. This involves reviewing the range of medical and surgical supplies and equipment upon which to base selection and then evaluating alternatives with the intention of introducing best practice and value for money, within procurement legislation and the Trusts' regulatory framework.

Produce reports for the guidance and information of others as required.

Main duties of the job

To support the Clinical Procurement Specialist in leading the development of a systematic review of clinical products across the Trust. Using data analysis, investigate the use of products, challenging clinical preference as necessary where it exists.

Provide advice to Procurement staff on all clinical supplies including the supply of products and evidence of their effectiveness in patient care.

Assist in planning clinical products trials and evaluations of products and equipment.

Manage and support change in relation to the use, standardisation and rationalisation of clinical supplies in conjunction with the logistics team at the Trust.

Respond swiftly to unplanned organisational needs.

To analyse and prioritise own workload.

Plan and manage own diary.

To ensure that all assigned procurement projects meet agreed project timescales.

To attend Trust user group meetings as appropriate.

To support Clinical Procurement Specialist in multiple workstreams across a number of procurement projects simultaneously, including those that may impact on the opening dates of projects and the start dates of operational services.

Moving of clinical product samples to wards and departments for clinical trials.

Required to make frequent visits to Trust sites.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the Clinical Procurement Specialist in leading the development of a systematic review of clinical products across the Trust. Using data analysis, investigate the use of products, challenging clinical preference as necessary where it exists.

Provide advice to Procurement staff on all clinical supplies including the supply of products and evidence of their effectiveness in patient care.

Assist in planning clinical products trials and evaluations of products and equipment.

Manage and support change in relation to the use, standardisation and rationalisation of clinical supplies in conjunction with the logistics team at the Trust.

Respond swiftly to unplanned organisational needs.

To analyse and prioritise own workload.

Plan and manage own diary.

To ensure that all assigned procurement projects meet agreed project timescales.

To attend Trust user group meetings as appropriate.

To support Clinical Procurement Specialist in multiple workstreams across a number of procurement projects simultaneously, including those that may impact on the opening dates of projects and the start dates of operational services.

Moving of clinical product samples to wards and departments for clinical trials.

Required to make frequent visits to Trust sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse RGN/ AHP equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development


Desirable

  • Mentorship or equivalent Teaching qualification


Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of managing change effectively
  • Experience of sourcing and evaluating clinical supplies


Desirable

  • Nursing experience in a senior role
  • Experience in a variety of nursing specialities
  • Significant experience of undertaking product evaluation


Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of professional guidelines
  • Demonstrable knowledge of routine administrative procedures relating to drugs and the use of equipment
  • Awareness of COSHH, HSE, MHRA, procurement process and SFI's


Desirable

  • Knowledge of supply chain function
  • Knowledge of procurement procedure
  • Specialist knowledge of category specific products, equipment, and services
  • Ongoing knowledge updates from suppliers as new products are considered


Skills

Essential

  • Competent in the use of office IT applications, including spreadsheet, word processing and presentation programs
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective working
  • Ability to deliver against agreed performance targets
  • Team player with the ability to contribute effectively at a senior level
  • Self-motivated and independent
  • Innovative
  • Constructive approach to problem solving
  • Ability to operate in a confidential and professional manner
  • Able to plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines and deal effectively with conflicting priorities
  • Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at a variety of sites within the Trust


Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree

Longmoor Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

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