Job summary
The Senior Contract Manager will be the Trust lead and subject matter expert relating to our contracts for healthcare provision and leading the day to day relationship with key commissioning members.
The post holder will manage our contracts team providing support to the Head of Income, Productivity and Contracts as well as the Chief/Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
The main focus is the contract portfolio, however as part of the wider Income, Productivity and Contracts team they will provide peer support to the Income (of which a fundamental understanding is required) and Service Level Reporting Team.
The Senior Contract Manager will work with service leads and commissions when new services are being implemented to ensure the contractual implications are understood and appropriately actioned. In a similar way, they will act as a first point of contact for commissioning issues raised to or by the Trust services.
Main duties of the job
Contracting
- Trust lead on contract with Local ICS (Sussex), with an annual contract value of £475m.
- Oversee the work of the Contract Team, with responsibilities for NHS England contracts, other commissioner contracts, and Provider to Provider contracts
- Through the Contracting and Income teams the post holder coordinates the process to resolve all contract queries and disputes with commissioners and the process to ensure a prompt and fair settlement is received.
- Assessing the impact of emerging local, regional and national strategic contracts issues on the Trust and working with colleagues and partner organisations to coordinate and implement local strategies and policies.
- Oversee the management of Service Level Agreements for services' relating to patient-care, including contractual agreements for the supply or receipt of services from other NHS organisations and non-NHS healthcare providers
Income
- Support Head of Income, Productivity and Contracts in the tactical management of the Trust's clinical income management with the ICBs, NHS England and Other Trusts including key support to Deputy Director of Finance with negotiations in the annual contracting process.
- To identify any contractual risks to income, and to work to manage and mitigate these risks
See Detailed job description and main responsibilities for more.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Income
- Support senior managers, clinical and associate directors across the Trust and externally to ensure that service changes are appropriately considered both from an income and also contract perspective, and to ensure any business cases have realistic income assumptions.
- Ensure all contractual requirements are met, including meeting regulatory requirements for Overseas Visitors
Service Line Reporting / National Costing:
- Support to the wider Contract, Income and Productivity team
- The post holder will help drive an analytical led approach to ensure trust collects all relevant contracted income, in particular through support to internal service level reporting.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Income
- Support senior managers, clinical and associate directors across the Trust and externally to ensure that service changes are appropriately considered both from an income and also contract perspective, and to ensure any business cases have realistic income assumptions.
- Ensure all contractual requirements are met, including meeting regulatory requirements for Overseas Visitors
Service Line Reporting / National Costing:
- Support to the wider Contract, Income and Productivity team
- The post holder will help drive an analytical led approach to ensure trust collects all relevant contracted income, in particular through support to internal service level reporting.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Educated to a Masters degree level in a relevant subject or evidence of similar level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continued profess development and knowledge acquired through Professional Accountancy Qualification or equivalent further specialist training and experience
Desirable
- Qualified Managing Successful Programmes.
- Qualified Prince 2 Practitioner / APMP Practitioner.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of negotiating and performance management of highly complex service level agreements and or contracts as a purchaser or as a supplier
- Experience of resolving internal and external disputes at senior level
- Experience of interpreting and implement policy
- Experience of disseminating and training staff at all levels on contractual and policy issues
- Experience of preparing or assessing tenders for clinical or other services
- Experience of the financial, business and clinical environment of an acute hospital.
- Working in complex cultural environments
- Extensive team and line management experience.
- Experience of using a range of IT office systems including: MS project, Visio, Powerpoint, Excel and Word.
Desirable
- Expertise in contract law and tendering and other relevant processes
- Experience of using programme/project management systems such as PM3.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Educated to a Masters degree level in a relevant subject or evidence of similar level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continued profess development and knowledge acquired through Professional Accountancy Qualification or equivalent further specialist training and experience
Desirable
- Qualified Managing Successful Programmes.
- Qualified Prince 2 Practitioner / APMP Practitioner.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of negotiating and performance management of highly complex service level agreements and or contracts as a purchaser or as a supplier
- Experience of resolving internal and external disputes at senior level
- Experience of interpreting and implement policy
- Experience of disseminating and training staff at all levels on contractual and policy issues
- Experience of preparing or assessing tenders for clinical or other services
- Experience of the financial, business and clinical environment of an acute hospital.
- Working in complex cultural environments
- Extensive team and line management experience.
- Experience of using a range of IT office systems including: MS project, Visio, Powerpoint, Excel and Word.
Desirable
- Expertise in contract law and tendering and other relevant processes
- Experience of using programme/project management systems such as PM3.
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
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Both Conquest Hospital (Hastings) or Eastbourne District General Hsopital
Kings Drive
Eastbourne
BN21 2UD
Employer's website
http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
