Nursing Equipment Category Manager
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10 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Great opportunity to lead the strategic sourcing of nursing and clinical equipment across Epworth HealthCare. As a senior member of the Procurement team this role is pivotal in aligning procurement strategies with frontline clinical care and ensuring that procurement decisions are not only cost-effective but also clinically appropriate and safe.
In this role you will actively engage with multidisciplinary clinical teams including nursing allied health and medical staff to understand operational needs and translate them into sourcing strategies that support high-quality care delivery. You will develop lead and execute category plans aligned with clinical workflows and patient care priorities to establish a contract management framework for roll out and future management of all agreements within the business. Through the establishing and maintenance of strong working relationships with key capital/equipment providers you will proactively generate awareness alongside an understanding towards new procurement and supply initiatives moving forward.
Position Description Inherent Requirements
Qualifications :
You will make an impact by:
Ensuring the effective rollout of all initiatives to improve procurement process and technology performance and practice
Demonstrating a deep understanding of the supply markets for capital equipment/FFE under responsibility and leading discussions with stakeholders
Analysing spend data and identifying procurement opportunities to reduce costs or increase value
Helping to promote and maintain a positive image of Epworth Procurement team
To be successful in this role
You will have:
- Current Registration as a Division 1 Nurse
- Previous experience as a senior registered nurse
- Tertiary qualification in Procurement Business/Finance Contract Management or Relevant profession ( Desirable)
- High-level communication skills with a proven ability to negotiate
- Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities and unexpected requests
- Customer Centric Attitude
- Relevant clinical quality financial and risk management experience
- Extensive previous relatable experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to bridge clinical practice and procurement strategy with experience influencing equipment decisions across multidisciplinary teams.
Additional Information :
Why Join Epworth
At Epworth its a community.
Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient addition to this you will have access to:
- Salary package up to $15900 pre-tax annually leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
- Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates
At Epworth we care.
We care about our patients and we care about our people. We care about keeping everyone safe. We care about valuing and empowering our people and growing careers. And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive and contribute to our communities.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples people with disability mature-age and young job seekers members of the LGBTIQA community and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable inclusive and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.
If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.
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For more information refer to the attached position description or contact or phone (03).
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Epworth HealthCare is Victorias largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australias health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and ... View more
