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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Dear Colleague,

I am very pleased and proud to write just as we have successfully completed our Unification.

The past months have demonstrated what can be achieved when Individuals and Teams work

together to identify the best solution for our future joint-working.

Our engagement and discussion exercise produced 127 Question & Answers; several Departmental

meetings incl. one to ones and around 10 updates to our structure! This was a tremendous exercise

made easier by the support of our Staff Side and Human Resources colleagues.

The UHSM rebanding of our AFC2 roles to AFC3 was a particularly pleasing result reflecting the

changed and changing role of those staff. The achievement of banding equity across our two Trusts

is a firm foundation upon which to drive forward modernisation and improvement.

Our extended International House Offices are now available providing a really

professional working environment along with hot desking facilities.

In reality, despite all the above our real work starts now! - to provide not just

the biggest NHS Procurement Service but also the best - I know that together

we will achieve this.

Thank you for all that you do. Simon Walsh MCIPS Procurement Director

Joint Procurement Newsletter

APRIL 2017


TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Amy Emmerson, Purchasing

Manager (CMFT) & Stacey Williams,

Senior Buyer (UHSM) recently

attended Procurex:

“On Tuesday 21st March, Stacey Williams and I spent the morning at Procurex England North

2017 at Manchester Central. The event was billed as opportunity to hear about how the

procurement industry is adding value, increasing efficiency and proving collaboration offers

opportunity. We visited the Keynote Arena and attended the sessions lead by Sean Anstee,

Conservative Mayoral Candidate and Leader of Trafford Council; Malcolm Harrison, Chief

Executive at Crown Commercial Service and Frank Tudor, Head of Procurement at Transport for

Greater Manchester. The event was well attended and gave a good overview of the

challenges faced by the wider public sector and the on-going emphasis on collaboration. “

On March 30th, Simon & Ross

presented to a group of Dutch

trade delegates at Citylabs as

part of a Healthcare and

Medtech Networking Event. The

group had also visited Healthcare

Organisations in London and

Birmingham, arranged principally

by the Dutch Embassy and more

locally by the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO). Ross spoke of the visit:

“Simon and I gave an outline of the history of the NHS and how it is structured as well as how

Procurement works in practice at a European, National, Local and Trust level, including an

insight into how we operate as a department and the forthcoming unification of CMFT & UHSM

procurement departments.

Of specific interest to the delegates are the options available for suppliers to access the NHS IT

market, which was also discussed.

The presentation provoked some interesting & lively debate and was overall a very an

enjoyable experience. Importantly the delegation gathered some key information to further

enhance their offer to the UK NHS market.”

SIMON WALSH & ROSS PALMER WITH THE DELEGATES


WELCOME TO...

Nadia Giorgi joined the Creditor Payments Team at

CMFT on the 10th of October 2016. Nadia said…

“My role involves processing authorised supplier invoices

onto the computerised creditors system, resolving any

queries that may arise between the trust and suppliers to

ensure invoices are paid on time. Prior to this role l

worked at North Manchester General hospital as an

invoicing And administration Clerk. So far I have enjoyed

being part of brilliant team, I have learned so much and

am looking forward to learning more as I progress

through my professional development in accounting. In

my spare time when l can, I do enjoy running and have

taken part in two marathons, looking forward to running

my third one this may. Perhaps one year I might manage

to convince my team or the department to join me, who

knows watch this space .

NADIA GIORGI

Jack Philips recently acquired the position of the

eProcurement Catalogue Assistant, starting from the

10th April.

“I shall be predominantly working at UHSM however,

maintaining, uploading and updating our catalogue

systems for both GHX and our Local Price Agreements

(LPA). Prior to obtaining this position, I helped manage

the catalogue, providing analytical support and

efficiency as part of my Apprenticeship. I am looking

forward to the challenges ahead, working with both

CMFT and UHSM.”

JACK PHILIPS


WELCOME TO...

Michael recently joined the Accounts Payable

Team as part of his Finance Apprenticeship.

“I am currently an apprentice at CMFT studying

Accounting and Procurement. Currently, I am

working in the Accounts Payable team and I

am enjoying working in this team. They are very

helpful when I am at work and are also very

supportive of my college work. I gained an

interest of finance through my interest in maths

and business and saw the apprenticeship as a

good opportunity to gain experience to start

my finance career. I hope working at CMFT

shall help me gain valuable experience to

reach my future aspirations.”

Naveed recently joined the Accounts Payable

Team as a Creditor Payments Officer.

“I joined the team from Trafford where I worked

in orthopaedics, before that I had been working

at the University of Manchester in procurement

after returning from several years overseas in

Australia and New Zealand. I will be working in

accounts payable on the NHS invoices with Anna

-Marie and look forward to contributing to the

team.”

NAVEED SHAHAD

MICHAEL POTTER

Welcome back to Simon who has

retuned to the department in the role of

Senior Purchasing Manager following his

secondments at Oxford University

Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North

West Procurement Development Network

(NWPD).

SIMON DONOVAN


CONGRATULATIONS TO... Anthony Oba Paul was successfully appointed to the position of

Theatre Equipment Officer for MRI Theatres. The

role itself is new to the Materials Management

function offering an excellent opportunity for both

Paul and the team to expand the range and

depth of excellent cover we provide to MRI

Theatres.

“I am delighted to be afforded the opportunity to

take up a new and exciting role of Theatre

Equipment officer. The role is set In a challenging

clinical environment In which I am hopeful that

my previous knowledge In a clinical setting

together with my experience within CMFT

procurement will help us provide an excellent

service to adult theatres and allow us to deliver world class healthcare to our patients.

The role is an Interesting development In the future of materials management and will

hopefully allow us to establish a new direction for us to expand an already fantastic

service.”

PAUL MINSHULL

Gareth has been successful at interview for

the recently advertised Band 7 Purchasing

Manager position in the non-clinical

purchasing team following Zeeshan

Rehman’s departure.

“I am delighted to have been offered the

opportunity of taking on the role of

Purchasing Manager and am looking

forward to the responsibility. I have been with

the Trust for a number of years so hope to be

able to bring my experience, dedication and

enthusiasm when taking on this role. We are

entering a very exciting period for

procurement with the merging of the UHSM and CMFT departments and I look

forward to the opportunities and challenges this will bring. “

GARETH WHITE


CONGRATULATIONS TO... Anthony Oba

Martin left the CMFT Offices to join the UHSM

Operational Purchasing Team on the 3rd April 2017.

“I look forward to working as part of the Operational

Procurement team and hope to contribute to the

team’s success in what I am sure will be an exciting

time for both Trusts. Thanks to Steve and the rest of

the catalogue and compliance team for all your

help and support since I joined the Trust – it was great

working with you all! Also thanks too to Robert and

the team over at UHSM for your on-going support

as I continue to learn my new role.”

Paul Minshull

Afifa was recently awarded the position of Purchasing

Support over at UHSM.

“I am looking forward to the challenges that this role will

bring on. I believe this role will provide a good platform

to advance my skills and knowledge in pursuing a

Procurement role in the near future.”

Stuart has been promoted to E-Procurement

Catalogue, Helpdesk & Supplies Supervisor

for 12 months from 3rd April 2017. Stuart will

be covering for Maria Murphy whilst she is on

Maternity.

MARTIN DOHERTY

STUART CLEMENTS

AFIFA SAQLAIN


Training and Professional Development CONGRATULATIONS TO...

Sarah was recently awarded Rising

Star Finalist in the We’re Proud Of You

2016 awards, run by the Trust to

honour staff members who have

gone above and beyond.

Sarah generated savings of £1.4

million for the Trust. Sarah’s hard work

and dedication has not gone

unnoticed and lead to her

nomination for the award.

https://storify.com/CMFTNHS/we-re-

proud-of-you-awards-2016

SARAH JACKSON


ANOTHONY OBA

CONGRATULATIONS TO...

Dominic has been successful in his application as

Senior Buyer for the next 12 months.

“I’m both pleased and excited to be given this

opportunity and I am looking forward to the new

challenges and responsibilities of this role in our

Corporate team, especially coming at such a key time

for our department. I’ve always had a great time

working here; from my Material Management days to

working as buyer for the Eye & Dental Hospitals on the

Clinical team. I have been lucky to have received

such tremendous help and support throughout this

time from all my colleagues. Again I would like to

thank everyone involved for this opportunity and look

forward starting my role.”

DOMINIC WHITTINGHAM

Abigail Hay will be leaving Akeso & co later this month. She has worked closely with

the team and sent this message:

“Hi Simon, Linda,

Thank you for the kind words. It has been a rewarding two and a half years working

with Shelford procurement. I am probably not supposed to admit to having

favourites, but I have especially enjoyed working with the team at CMFT. It has been

an honour to work with you, I have learned a huge amount and have always

enjoyed my visits to Wilmslow Park, where you have always hosted me very warmly.

As I mentioned yesterday, Jamie and I will be starting married life by moving to

Scotland, which is why I have made the decision to leave Akeso. I will definitely

continue to work in the sector and I hope to work together again in the future.

GOODBYE TO...


GOODBYE TO...

Zeeshan left the Trust on 13th April to return

to NHS Supply Chain.

“I have really enjoyed my time here

working with the team on a wide range of

projects. I have enjoyed the experience

and learnt a lot.

I will miss CMFT but am looking forwards to

starting a new role back at NHS Supply

Chain.”

Anthony left us on the 7th April to take up a

position as Procurement Specialist at Health

Education England in Leeds. We are sure

Anthony is looking forward to his new role and

the vastly reduced commute!

Anthony leaves with our thanks for all his hard

work over the last 2 years and we wish him well

for his future career.

“It’s been a great ride and you have all been

terrific. I’m thankful for the opportunities I’ve

had to work alongside you. After a bit of

fantasy vacation, I will transition directly to my

new role on Monday. I wish you all great

success and best regards in the merger SMH

projects.“

We wish Anthony all the best in his new role!

ANOTHONY OBA

ZEESHAN REHMAN


Congratulations to Mark and his partner Cat on the birth

of their Baby girl.

“Katie Patricia Stevens was born on the 26th Feb weighing

8’10. Mother and daughter are doing great and we have

been overwhelmed by the cards and congratulations, we

would like to thank everyone for the generous present with

which we have purchased a baby sense monitor and

movement sensors”

Congratulations to Heather and her partner

Darren on the birth of their Baby girl, Macy.

“Macy Dorothy Gaynor was born on the 11th

April at 6:45 pm weighing 9lb 2oz.”

MARK STEVENS & KATIE

Congratulations to Maria and her partner on the

birth of their Baby girl.

“I would like you to meet our beautiful princess Lilly

-mae born 23/03/17 at 2.06am weighing a

whopping 8.12lb. We have one perfectly healthy

baby girl and we're all so proud and glad she's

here safe and wel l . .

Thank you for the gifts, money and cards (which

we still haven't spent, but think we will put it to a

video baby monitor, when I'm able to go out)”

Babies

HEATHER HENDERSON & MACY

MARIA MURPHY & LILLY MAE

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