- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement and understanding of contracting and procurement.
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between
- NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
- negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options.
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
- Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
- Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
- Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
- Good use of available information sources to enable efficient and effective planning Ability to work under pressure and to tight and often changing deadlines
- Skills for direct line management and job management.
- Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility.
- Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Manages team within the constraints of NHS strategic plan. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda.
- Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management
- responsibility Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Used to working in a busy environment
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
Senior Contract Manager – Primary Care - Bristol, United Kingdom - NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Description
Job summary
Senior Contract Managers - Primary Care - Permanent
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board is looking for a Senior Contract Manager to join our dynamic and dedicated Primary Care team.
Main duties of the job
The team's contract portfolio includes:
A range of children's and community contracts covering areas such as community / children's services, community UEC and 111 services, integrated community equipment services, non-emergency patient transport services, hospice services, jointly commissioned services with our Local Authority Partners and the Voluntary Sector.
80 APMS/GMS/PMS primary medical care contracts, 20 Primary Care Networks and Local Enhanced Service contracts with general medical, community pharmacy, primary ophthalmic and primary care dental services.
About us
We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The role will involve all aspects of contracting including;
Procurement of highly detailed, high value contracts.
Monitoring of contracts in the post holders portfolio.
Management of contacts which will involve a range of activities such as estates related contractual work, processing contractual changes and applications and providing the contractual response to providers facing escalation or resilience challenges.
The post will have a focus on primary care and you will work closely with key primary care partners in the ICS including the LMC, General Practice Collaborative Board, One Care Limited and the Primary Care Collaborative Board as well as working closely with PCN Directors, PCN managers, practices and practice managers.
If you have the required skills and experience and enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment we would love to hear from you.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Person SpecificationKnowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
Communication Skills
Essential
Analytical
Essential
Planning Skills
Essential
Management Skills
Essential
Physical Skills
Essential
Autonomy
Essential
Equality and Diversity
Essential
Financial and Physical Resources
Essential
Other
Essential