# Assistant Buyer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-buyer/2a2f6cd6-5010-4cc6-b605-d6e7bb850e82 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/assistant-buyer/2a2f6cd6-5010-4cc6-b605-d6e7bb850e82.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** York - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T21:03:03.826Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Grimsby_Hull_Scarborough_York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Procurement/Procurement-v8166091 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166091?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a single procurement function which will help support the sustainable provision ofclinical and non-clinical services.A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provideprocurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.You will work as an Assistant Buyer across all Partner Trusts as a credible procurement professional providing advice and guidance to clinical andcorporate colleagues.You will encourage collaboration between Care Groups and Procurement across all Partner Trusts to maximise procurement and commercialoutcomes for the patients in our care.You will, through the agreed policies and procedures, contribute to the delivery of a range of procurement services throughout the Partner Trusts.You can choose your base from a wide range of sites across Hull, York, Scarborough, Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. ### PLEASE DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THIS ADVERT - APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE HUTH VACANCY ### *Please use the following link to apply* Job Advert ### Main duties of the job Working independently within policies and procedures you will undertake a range of procurement activity but will have the ability to escalate any concerns where required. You will present the procurement collaborative as a progressive, responsive and innovative group who provide new thinking which works collaboratively to positively influence others' perception concerning the value of effective and efficient procurement services. You will deliver and report on financial savings and value for money through procurement projects to achieve target financial savings. During the application and interview process applicants are expected to evidence how procurement can support good quality care, financial balance and support the creation of new and existing teams. You may want to take time reflecting about how you might support us to: - Get procurement closer to our customer. - Move as close to a single way of working across all three trust. - Build category strategies which consider how appropriate it is to buy as one versus those instances where buying locally gives us the best outcome. - Challenge how we buy - is it right or could we do things differently? - Explore and embed innovation. - Ensure there is earlier engagement with our customers to make a difference. - Support standardisation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Job responsibilities For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification ### PLEASE DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THIS ADVERT - APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE HUTH VACANCY ### *Please use the following link to apply* Job Advert ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of monetary savings and innovative ways of working. **Desirable** - NHS experience - Experience of using e-commerce systems to suit the needs to the service. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or equivalent experience. **Desirable** - Knowledge of procurement principles acquired through short courses and experience or equivalent. - Studying towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 857.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10467572) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 798.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=927) - [relocation offer information (pdf, 134.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2746) - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.