- In a commissioning or contract management environment within a Health & Social Care setting
- Understanding of the NHS and relationships between the Department of Health, Health Providers and regional/local commissioning bodies
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of areas relating to the contractual relationships between commissioners and providers
- Evidence of managing change
- Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2, and of managing successful projects
- Comprehensive experience of using data and information to understand issues and to formulate recommendations and decisions
- Significant experience of working across organisational boundaries, and of negotiating with other organisations
- Expert understanding of the NHS Commissioning cycle and the contract management process
- Numerate & IT Literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Office)
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Experience in purchasing and supply in a senior management role
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial procedures
- Committed to public service
- Experience of working successfully in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Demonstrable experience of working in a management role within a contracting function
- Experience of working at a senior level liaising with Directors, other senior managers and clinicians
- Management of staff and effective leadership and creation of teams
- Work planning and setting and achieving challenging timescales
- Preparation and presentation of complex data or information to individuals or groups of people with different levels of understanding of the subject matter
- Achievement of challenging deadlines whilst maintaining quality and professional standards
- Contributing to the preparation of Business Cases proposing investment or the evaluation of such cases
- Experience and knowledge of contract management techniques
- Experience of Service Level Agreement discussions and negotiations with service providers
- Responsibility for aspects of the preparation of proposals for investment Business cases, or the evaluation of such cases
- Preparation of Operational Plans
- Working in a multi professional, complex organisation in the NHS or statutory sector
- Education to Masters Level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Member of a relevant professional body
- Specialist knowledge of NHS contracting processes eg contract validation, National Tariff Payment System PbR negotiation, performance requirements, significant relevant experience at a senior level eg contract delivery, service review processes, gained within the NHS or commercial healthcare sector
- Good interpersonal skills
- Negotiating and persuading skills
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
- Leadership and team building skills
- High level of proficiency in the development of spreadsheets using excel to create statistical reports, together with proficiency in the use of word processing, powerpoint and email systems
- Demonstrable experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Has flexible attitude to undertaking various team roles and providing cover for other team members
- Committed to putting in extra effort to achieve important goals and manage a large diverse workload
- Committed to personal development and continued professional development
- A comprehensive understanding of the key issues and targets for monitoring performance of a commissioning organisation
- Good understanding of the future for the NHS as expressed in policy documents and supporting strategies
- Knowledge of the commissioning organisation performance management regime with an understanding of key targets
- Experience of investment and option appraisal techniques used in the preparation of Business cases
Senior Contracts Manager - Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom - Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
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Description
Job summary
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board isseeking an experienced Senior Contract Manager to join our team which manages alarge portfolio of contracts delivering a wide range of health services.
The successful candidate will be an established ordeveloping leader and you will be highly organised, an excellent communicator,competent with technology, and with experience of co-ordinating multiplestakeholders and handling sensitive documentation.
Working closely with internal colleagues and commissionedproviders the postholder will ensure appropriate governance is followed for theaward and ongoing contract and performance management, across a range ofproviders, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
As part of the wider Finance Directorate, the role of SeniorContract Manager will be busy and rewarding and offer you opportunities for personalgrowth and development.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will haveexperience of contract management in the public sector. They will have a goodunderstanding of governance and decision making processes for contracts withintheir portfolio.
The postholder will be anexcellent communicator, verbal and written, both internally and externally.
The postholder will possessspecialist skills and knowledge to be able to analyse and interpret complexcontractual information and data, which will support the day-to-day managementand performance of contracts within their portfolio.
The postholder willprovide specialist advice in relation to contractual arrangements and relatedpolicies.
About us
The ICB welcomes all applicants, however, we mustremind applicants that we currently do not hold a Tier 2 sponsorship license(now called Skilled Worker visa sponsorship). Can we politely ask this isconsidered before applying for this position.
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The post holderis responsible for the negotiation and the commissioning of contracts from arange of providers, including both NHS and non NHS organisations. The post holder will ensure robust contractand performance management of a range of providers working as part of amulti-disciplinary team.
The role will berequired to build relationships with other stakeholders in the contractsensuring they are appropriately involved in the shaping of the commissioningintentions, management of the contracts, and that there are mechanisms in placeto understand local ICB concerns and issues and ensure that feedback isprovided on these.
The seniorcontracts manager will have responsibility for ensuring day to day issuesrelating to ICB contracts are resolved quickly and effectively
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