Procurement Assistant

Company: University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust
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Location: Stoke on Trent
Job Description:

Procurement Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the new team providing the Procurement service to Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB.

Working closely with senior procurement colleagues, this is a varied role managing day‑to‑day purchasing activity, supporting stakeholders and helping to drive compliance, efficiency and cost savings – all while developing your skills within a supportive, forward‑thinking procurement team.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we serve around three million people and are highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

Person specification

Experience

  • Experience of working in a Procurement Environment
  • Previous experience of E Procurement systems
  • Previous Public Sector Experience

Education

  • Good Level of education (minimum GCSE grade C or equivalent in English Language & Mathematics)

Skills

  • Ability to plan own workload

Visa eligibility notice

The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

  • Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
  • Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

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Posted: June 16th, 2026