Head of Procurement

CHP is looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Procurement to lead and deliver exceptional results. If you have a proven track record in driving performance and shaping high-quality services, we want to hear from you.

This role will be based at the nearest CHP building and will involve regular national travel.

As the Head of Procurement, you will act as a subject matter expert (SME) providing highly professional and effective procurement advice, guidance and procedures. You will be accountable for the performance of the procurement team and provision of procurement services, and will act with a high degree of autonomy engaging with a range of internal/external stakeholders, building, managing and maintaining productive relationships, enabling the delivery of compliant and effective procurement activity.

The role requires in depth understanding of related legislation including the Procurement Act 2023, Procurement Regulations 2024, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and ancillary legislation including but not limited to The Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012, Climate Change Act 2008 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 and understand how these apply in organisational context.

At Community Health Partnerships (CHP), we're dedicated to improving health outcomes by creating the spaces where care happens. As a wholly owned company of the Department of Health and Social Care, we manage over 300 high-quality community health buildings across England. We work in partnership with the NHS and local systems to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions that support integrated care, reduce health inequalities, and enable better services closer to home.

Our mission is simple: enable better care through better spaces.

Please note that all applications must be submitted directly via the following link:  Any applications not received via this route will not be considered.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• CIPS qualified with relevant equivalent senior experience.
• PA23 Advanced Practitioner Accreditation

• Experience of working at a senior level, managing a Procurement team
• Budget responsibility
• Delivering effective contracts including value for money
• Managing complex procurements
• Using models/data analysis to deliver an effective centre-led procurement function
• Achieving optimal business outcomes in line with corporate values
• NHS and/or local national government
• Sustainable procurement including delivery of social value outcomes
• Wider legislative landscape; international treaties, subsidy control/wider UK legislation which may affect procurement

• Excellent communicator both verbal and written
• Resilience to operate effectively in a changing business environment
• Operating within policy constraints

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.