Job summary
The post holder will support the Senior Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of a selection of the Trust's healthcare contracts. The post will ensure that the Trust's income is maximised through proactive and effective contract management.
Main duties of the job
- To assist the Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of their portfolio of contacts
- To provide support to the contractual planning process by co-ordinating service development bids and counting/coding changes from each of the directorates, for submission to commissioners
- To liaise with the Contracts Manager and other staff to ensure contracts and contract variation orders are signed as necessary
- To support the Contracts Manager in the management of in-year relationships with directorates, commissioners and other partners, including attendance at formal review meetings to ensure that all contractual issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively.
- To support the Contracts Manager in the monthly contract performance reporting process
- To collate and submit information required for meetings with commissioners and providers as required
- To assist in the investigation of any challenges relating to activity/drugs charges raised by commissioners, in conjunction with informatics/ pharmacy team and directorates.
- Responsible for raising contract/ non-contract performance invoices in line with commissioner agreements.
- Support the contract management process working closely with the Finance and Informatics teams to minimise financial risk to the Trust.
- Develop and maintain excellent understanding of the current and future direction of NHS contract policy and national tariff payment system.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, and skills.
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, and skills.
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant specialism (e.g. business management, finance, law) or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Management and/or accounting qualifications
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Office and Excel including use of pivot tables and other data analysis tools
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health care setting
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring performance of health services
- Experience in NHS Contracting / Commissioning
- Understanding of current NHS policy and commissioning architecture
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
Professional/ Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to interpret national policy and apply to local situation
- Ability to use the NHS Standard Contract to document contractual agreements and action contract variations as necessary to maintain an audit trail of any agreed changes to the contract
- Ability to redesign local systems and procedures as necessary, e.g. redesign of internal reporting processes, co-ordination of a central log for Individual Funding Requests (IFRs)
Desirable
- To be conversant with national data collection systems, e.g. Data Landing Portal
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan, organise and project manage a broad range of complex activities, e.g. the collation of service development bids, CQUIN performance reports, SQPRs, etc.
- Ability to work with accuracy and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative (within departmental guidelines) and prioritise own workload
- Ability to respond to sudden and unexpected demands
- Ability to provide innovative solutions
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Capable of communicating complex matters concisely and accurately to a diverse audience
- Presents complex and sensitive information regarding patient level activity to a wide range of stakeholders
- To nurture and maintain key relationships and networks both within the Trust and with external parties
- Ability to work effectively as a team player
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve patient care and the financial performance of the Trust
- Ability to lead change and have a positive influence on others
- Ability to set and achieve objectives within realistic time frames
- Ability to understand when to escalate issues to more senior members of the team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant specialism (e.g. business management, finance, law) or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Management and/or accounting qualifications
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Office and Excel including use of pivot tables and other data analysis tools
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health care setting
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring performance of health services
- Experience in NHS Contracting / Commissioning
- Understanding of current NHS policy and commissioning architecture
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret information
Professional/ Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to interpret national policy and apply to local situation
- Ability to use the NHS Standard Contract to document contractual agreements and action contract variations as necessary to maintain an audit trail of any agreed changes to the contract
- Ability to redesign local systems and procedures as necessary, e.g. redesign of internal reporting processes, co-ordination of a central log for Individual Funding Requests (IFRs)
Desirable
- To be conversant with national data collection systems, e.g. Data Landing Portal
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan, organise and project manage a broad range of complex activities, e.g. the collation of service development bids, CQUIN performance reports, SQPRs, etc.
- Ability to work with accuracy and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative (within departmental guidelines) and prioritise own workload
- Ability to respond to sudden and unexpected demands
- Ability to provide innovative solutions
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Capable of communicating complex matters concisely and accurately to a diverse audience
- Presents complex and sensitive information regarding patient level activity to a wide range of stakeholders
- To nurture and maintain key relationships and networks both within the Trust and with external parties
- Ability to work effectively as a team player
Other Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a strong desire to improve patient care and the financial performance of the Trust
- Ability to lead change and have a positive influence on others
- Ability to set and achieve objectives within realistic time frames
- Ability to understand when to escalate issues to more senior members of the team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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