LOGISTICS DIRECTOR AT NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND

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Welcome

Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Procurement Commissioning & Facilities (PCF) is a business unit within NSS. We support NHS boards, local authorities, Integration Authorities and third sector organisations to identify opportunity to collaborate, maximising our commercial leverage to support service delivery and service transformation for the benefit of the people of Scotland.

Our organisation is diverse.  You may have heard about our delivery of Oxygen Concentrators to patient’s homes or the management of a number of population screening programmes designed to capture and identify potentially serious conditions at an early stage. Alongside direct clinical services we also provide a range of services acting as a ‘centre of expertise’.  In procurement we house the largest dedicated team in the Scottish Public Sector tasked with ensuring value against an annual expenditure of £2.5bn. In Facilities we develop policy and provide support across the built environment of the NHS in Scotland from engineering, environment and facilities management. And, of course within Logistics we are one of a kind in the public sector, driving efficiencies and economies of scale. We are also an integral part of keeping Scotland going, by our contribution to the annual flu vaccination programme, resilience planning and emergency stockholding.

These are just a few of the very distinctive and important contributions made by PCF.  That is why we describe ourselves as an organisation with ‘many parts but one purpose’ – to support Scotland.

With a strong track record, our role and profile is growing along with demands for our expertise. Our context is also changing.  We have expanded our services to include primary care and are establishing an innovative approach to engaging with industry to understand the goods, services and technologies that will support the Health service in the future.

We are now seeking an outstanding leader to build on our success and to accelerate progress in transforming the next generation of Logistics service offering.  You will have the opportunity to bring fresh thinking, creativity and a passion to make a difference for the people of Scotland.  You will be at the centre of designing and supporting a high quality logistics and distribution service in Scotland, one that can extend beyond NHS Scotland and offer value to the whole Health system.

The Logistics Director will provide the necessary focus on excellence in day to day operations whilst creating the vision and support for more comprehensive service – locally, regionally and nationally, both within the NHS and beyond.  With a strong directorate, you will have the opportunity to further develop it and enhance its performance.   As a member of the Senior Management Team, working with other Directors, you will have a major part to play in shaping the wider strategy of the organisation.  You will join an ambitious, dedicated and highly regarded team.

On a personal note, I feel privileged to lead this organisation and am constantly amazed and proud at the contribution we make to people. It may not always be direct and we may not always be seen but we are certainly fundamental to the success of NHS Scotland and the wider Health System that we will all require at some point in our lives!

I wish you well in your application.

Jim Miller
Director PCF
National Services Scotland

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) are a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland. Through their services they provide invaluable support and advice a role which they also extend to the wider public sector.

NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Their aim is to help our customers save money and free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services with NSS also providing consultancy and support to help public bodies join up health and social care.

Their priority is simple – to support Scotland’s health. Within NSS there are 6 strategic business units

  • Public Health Intelligence
  • Procurement, Commissioning and facilities
  • Central Legal offices
  • Information Technology
  • Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
  • Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services


NSS National Logistics

Situated within the Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities (PCF) business unit, National Logistics is the key centre of logistics expertise for the public sector in Scotland. Delivering goods to hospital wards, departments and community centres across Scotland with more than 80,000 lines delivered every week on a 48-hours service with a 98% on time, first time, in full supply record, National logistics saved the NHS £9.8 million last year

Providing leadership and direction for the on-going operation and development of logistics, supply chain and fleet operations across NHSScotland, National logistics aims to maximise the efficiency of NHSScotland purchasing power for consumable and by working closely with customers look to optimise for example demand forecasting, product choice and utilisation.  They are also responsible for developing and promoting greater use of effective logistics techniques to other parts of NHSScotland examples of this include co-ordination of national resilience stockholding, vaccine programmes etc.

Providing a fit for purpose logistics infrastructure which compares with the best in the private or public sector their logistics strategy is based around simplifying the physical supply chain using managed distribution systems capable of achieving substantial economies of scale, delivered from the purpose built National Distribution Centre at Canderside, Larkhall. This facility provides a modern warehousing and logistics capability for £155m/pa of products as well as accommodating many of PCF’s key staff from all functions.

As part of PCF, National Logistics is led and managed within National Services Scotland (NSS), however it operates in close collaboration with managers and Procurement Staff within Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Scottish Procurement Directorate. From a Logistics perspective, they seek to best manage a number of related processes – operations management and resource planning, develop ‘best in class’ business processes resulting in a world class logistics service to NHSS.

They also work with the Director of Finance Logistics Group, to agree and implement best logistics practice at both national and local levels whilst also seeking to; make best use of existing expertise and systems, develop capability either by personal development or recruitment and encourage investment in value-adding technologies and process redesign.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Logistics leader to join one of the largest UK support organisations to the public sector in a truly unique role.

With an ever changing political and social landscape in Scotland, there is opportunity to develop a dynamic and flexible supply chain function which will underpin the provision of NHS Scotland services across the country.

With the introduction of the programme to deliver each new parent a Baby Box, and the impending shift from bulk transport to one of a hybrid bulk/multidrop distribution model there are a range of complexities and opportunities to reshape and expand the overall service model in a fast paced and time critical environment.

The NSS NDC in Larkhall is also at capacity, and there is excitement around the growth of the organisation which presents an opportunity for the new Logistics Director to lead and manage the start-up of an “NDC 2” in Scotland.

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To discuss the role further please contact Douglas Adam at Livingston James, our retained advisors, on 0141 375 7333.

Initial discussions will be held with NSS’s advising consultants Livingston James. In the first instance interested parties should contact Douglas Adam, the lead consultant managing this assignment for Livingston James by email [email protected] or call 0141 375 7333.

Recruitment Timetable:

Closing date for applications – 28th June
Longlist meeting (Livingston James & NHS NSS) – 4th July
Assessment Centre – 12th July
Shortlist meeting (Livingston James & NHS NSS) – 18th July
Final Panel Interviews – 24th July

The recruitment of this position is managed by Livingston James