Primary Care Doncaster Ltd

Contracts Manager

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join our team at Primary Care Doncaster (PCD) Limited!

You will be responsible for PCD's rapidly growing contracting function, working closely with our financing team and other PCD colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of the role include:

- Managing PCD's contractings and negotiation processespreparing and reviewing the necessary documentation for services provided by PCD, services sub-contracted and partnership arrangements. The post holder will be the contract expert for PCD managing a growing number of sub-contracts and service level agreements and monitoring performance and compliance against their terms. The post holder will ensure that the team are aware of relevant contractual requirements and co-ordinate reporting and contract meetings.

You will need to be educated to degree level or equivalent and have experience of preparing contracts / SLA's / partnership agreements / Mou's, and management of subcontracts.

About us

Primary Care Doncaster (PCD) Limited is developing a wide range of support services to ensure good and effective delivery of its internal services and general practice services across the Borough of Doncaster. PCD provides working at scale opportunities and is driven to respond to the numerous challenges that face general practice in todays modern world. Firstly, the increase in complex workload due to a growing elderly population and the introduction of new medical technology and the ways in which patients are treated. Secondly, national and local policy changes requiring a collective response from general practice, and finally, population health challenges that can only be fully addressed by general practice working together.

Working for PCD you will have access to the NHS Pension Scheme as well as 27 days annual leave per year (for full time employees.)

PCD are an equal opportunities employer.

Date posted

30 May 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£34,072 a year (Subject to Cost of Living Increase TBC)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0011-23-0016

Job locations

Oak Tree Lodge

Tickhill Road Site, Balby

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN4 8QN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Maintain a register of contracts and agreements, ensure end dates are routinely monitored and flagged to enable planning.

Lead on the drafting, negotiation, preparation, and review of a wide range of documentation including service level agreements, sub-contracts, partnership agreements and MoUs.

Collaborating with NHS commissioners to co-ordinate and complete the relevant sections of the NHS standard contract, for NHS services provided by PCD.

Actively monitor and improve compliance and performance against sub-contracts by organising regular contract meetings with providers, ensuring an accurate record is taken and preparing relevant reports and develop and monitor action plans.

Proactively monitor performance, compliance, and assurance reporting on behalf of the PCN, keeping them informed of the status and progress of contracts.

Continuously improve contract processes and procedures including maintain the contract management system and other relevant systems.

Manage supplier access to clinical systems, including smartcard access and ensuring clinical and information governance compliance.

Act as the named point of contact on behalf of the PCN for sub-contracts and handling any contract-related issues.

Co-ordinate contract meetings and negotiation processes to ensure smooth and effective communication with stakeholders.

Prepare, monitor and support SLAs with Primary Care Networks (PCNs). Provide regular contractual updates to the PCNs ensuring open and transparent communication.

Conduct meetings with Clinical Directors, Digital & Transformation leads and practice managers to ensure alignment with contractual requirements.

Facilitate relationship building and service integration between the sub-contractor employees/services and PCN.

Interpretation and application of relevant guidance.

Liaison with external legal support as required to ensure PCDs contracting documentation and processes are robust.

Support relevant parts of tender processes and business cases.

Collaborate with finance colleagues to ensure billing arrangements and any financial implications of contracts are understood.

Collaborate with colleagues across departments to identify areas of improvement.

Offer contractual support to the wider organisation and act a point of contact for contract-related enquiries.

Train the wider team on the contracting processes and procedures, ensuring understanding of best practice and compliance requirements.

Conduct negotiations and liaising with relevant parties regarding the Network DES Agreement.