Apprentice Buyer | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - ref. h84311623
Are you looking to start a career in the NHS? Or, are you considering a career change?
Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive team who will help you develop?
Interested? We have an opportunity for you to join us as an Apprentice Buyer.
The role comes with lots of support and professional development from our friendly team. As part of our Purchasing Team you will support the delivery of an effective, efficient and professional purchasing service for the Trust including but not limited to obtaining quotes, raising purchase orders and resolving invoice queries.
Based at Walton Hospital, Chesterfield, the usual working pattern is 7.5 hours per day excluding lunch breaks, working Monday to Friday. During your apprenticeship we can support hybrid working on a 2:3 ratio - two days in the office, three days working from home.
You will be enrolled with a training provider and embark on a comprehensive 18-month training programme working towards CIPS Diploma Level 3.
At the start of your employment, you will spend time across all the Procurement operational teams (Purchasing /Contracts/Logistics/Systems) to give you an overview of the operational aspects of the Procurement function and how they interact with each other.You will then settle into what will be your main role as an apprentice buyer within the Purchasing Team. The Purchasing Team processes all purchase orders for the Trust covering goods & services. During this time, you will gain a broad range of knowledge, skills and competencies to support your onward progression.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Oct 2024