Contract Officer

Job summary

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development. Apply now to make a difference in our community!

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Contract Officer to join our Contracting and Procurement team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a key supporting role to the Contract Programme Lead and wider Contracting and Oversight Team across NENC ICB. They will have a key role and focus in supporting the achievement of the ICB strategic objectives and delivery of our ambitious programme for transformation and improving quality through the agreement and management of clear and robust contractual arrangements with providers.

The main role of the Contract Officer is to be the lead for a portfolio of NHS, private and third-sector service provider contracts. The Contract Officer is the first point of contact between the ICB and providers and acts as the effective liaison between the providers and the commissioners of the service. The Contract Officer is an externally facing role and the post holder will be expected to interact with different providers on a daily basis. The Contract Officer is also to provide administrative support to other members of the team who manage high-risk or high-value provider contracts, or who have responsibility for cross-portfolio work areas.

The contracts in the portfolio of the Contract Officer can expire at different times of the year, and provider performance or payment issues can arise unexpectedly, and the Contract Officer needs to be able to respond quickly to changing priorities and manage their own workload.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Please note that North East and North Cumbria ICB do nothold a UKVI sponsorship license. Therefore we are unable to proceed with applications that require sponsorship.

Whilst the ICB are an innovative organisation, wecurrently do not support the use of third party Artificial Intelligence (AI)at any stage of the Recruitment & Selection process. If AI is used, your application may be withdrawn.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview, please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.