Description
NHS Contracts Manager - Band 8DI am working alongside an NHS client based in London who are looking for a high level Contracts Manager to join their highly experienced team.
The Contracts Manager will responsible to the Head of Contracts & will be focusing on a portfolio of community & acute contracts so experience in these areas is essential. The role will be for an initial 3 months with a strong possibility of extension.
I am looking for candidates who can start within the next 2 weeks, please find below the outline of the Contracts Manager position.
Day to day duties of the Contract Manager:
- Leading the negotiation process on a portfolio of community & acute contracts
- Liaising with external commissioners in order to achieve targets set out in the commissioning intentions
- Manage & monitor the financial performance & rectify any issues accordingly
- Develop appropriate improvement plans & KPI's in order to manage contracts function
- Work closely with managers in the finance & performance teams
- Ensuring reporting systems are constantly up to date
- Set out long term strategic plans to ensure contract compliance
- Actively organise meetings with commissioners to negotiate new terms & ensure KPI's are being met
- Provide advice & training to managers around contract strategy, negotiation & performance monitoring
- Deputise for the Head of Contracts at meetings where necessary
Requirements for the Contracts Manager:
- Experience in senior contracts roles within NHS organisations
- Acute & Community contracts experience is an essential, please do not apply if you do not have experience working in this environment
- High level negotiation & influencing skills are required
- Performance management & finance management would be useful
- Experience of managing various NHS contracts at once
- Good knowledge of financial management
- Detailed knowledge of NHS standard contract
- Evidence of managing successful relationships with key stakeholders
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to analyse complex facts & situations
- Attention to detail
- Presentation skills
If you have the skills listed above & have experience of working within high level, high pressure NHS Contracts teams please do apply within.
Alternatively if you are not immediately available but know some one who is & would be interested please do get in touch.