IT Asset and Procurement Manager

Job overview

Our ambition is to build on our leading initiatives and revolutionise the way we work together. That’s why we’re embarking on a programme of unprecedented transformation that will see cutting-edge digital solutions integrated across all our sites and services. This is an opportunity to develop your skills at the forefront of advances in healthcare management.

You’ll work in one of the most progressive and innovative Digital departments in the NHS, backed by significant multi-million pound investment. From introducing enterprise-wide Electronic Patient Records (EPR) to data warehousing and business intelligence that support the decision-making of clinical and operational staff, we’re using technology to increase organisational efficiency and improve patient health outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The Asset and Procurement Manager is a key role in supporting the Trust in managing and supporting Digital assets. Having responsibility for the purchasing of all IT assets needed by the Trust, including hardware (computers, servers, network equipment, etc.) and software (licenses, subscriptions, applications), ensuring adherence  policies and guidelines.

You will play a critical role in ensuring the effective utilisation of IT resources, compliance with policies and regulations, the optimisation of IT asset lifecycle, and support managing cyber security. The IT Asset Manager will collaborate with various teams within the IT department and across the Trust to achieve these goals.

Embed standards in processes and procedures for effective procurement and IT asset management ensuring that it provides a ‘fit for purpose’ configuration management database (CMDB) for the Trust.  The key deliverable is providing a single source of truth that is accurate and up-to-date as IT asset management is critical to supporting ITIL processes, including change, incident, and problem management. Enabling the entire Trust to get more innovative and deliver value more quickly with the right data at their fingertips and predict the impact of changes before they happen. This role requires a combination of technical skills, customer care, and business awareness, having the ability to communicate to staff at all levels in the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!