Roles and skills Digital health care job roles reference
Illustrative Reference profiles for a generic digital health care organisation, not official job descriptions. About this reference.

Procurement and commercial

4 roles. The UK GDaD PCF has no matching family, so this reference defines these roles.

Procurement officer

Procurement officers help the organisation buy the goods and services it needs, lawfully and at good value, from routine purchases to formal tenders. In a digital health care organisation much of this spending is on software, cloud services, licences, devices, and technology services, so they work closely with digital, information governance, and clinical safety colleagues as well as with budget holders.

  1. Band 3 Procurement assistant
  2. Band 4 Buyer
  3. Band 5 Procurement officer
  4. Band 6 Senior procurement officer

Category manager

Category managers plan and manage a category of the organisation's spending, such as software and cloud, technology services, devices, or clinical systems, over several years. They pool demand, understand the supply market, shape requirements with digital and clinical leaders, and plan procurements and renewals so that the organisation gets value for money, avoids lock-in, and keeps its services safe and running.

  1. Band 8a Category manager (digital and technology)
  2. Band 8b Senior category manager
  3. Band 8c Head of category

Contract manager

Contract managers make sure the organisation gets what it pays for after a contract is signed. They manage supplier performance, payments, changes, disputes, renewals, and exit, and build relationships with key suppliers. In a digital health care organisation many of the most important contracts are for clinical systems, cloud hosting, and technology services that patients and staff rely on every day.

  1. Band 7 Contract manager
  2. Band 8a Senior contract manager
  3. Band 8b Lead contract manager

Head of procurement

The head of procurement and the commercial leadership team lead how the organisation buys goods and services and manages its suppliers. They set procurement policy and commercial strategy, make sure spending is lawful and gives value for money, and advise the board on commercial risk. In a digital health care organisation they give particular attention to technology and clinical system contracts, supplier resilience, and exit.

  1. Band 8c Head of procurement
  2. Band 8d Head of commercial
  3. Band 9 Director of procurement and commercial