Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Contract Manager
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About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established Contract Management Team and help shape how contract management is embedded across the Trust.
The post-holder is responsible for the operational leadership of a defined portfolio of healthcare contracts, ensuring effective negotiation, implementation, performance monitoring, and risk management in line with NHS guidance and the Trust's financial plan. Reporting to the Head of Contract Management, the role provides expert contractual advice to clinical, operational, and finance colleagues, using complex performance, activity, and financial data to inform contract monitoring, validation, forecasting, and senior decision making, while supporting annual planning and contracting cycles and the development of contract management processes within Atamis (e-tendering system).
Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Senior Contract Manager ensures compliance with procurement legislation, national policy, Standing Financial Instructions, and audit requirements, developing standard operating procedures and undertaking audits of high-risk contracts. The role includes line management of a Band 7 Contract Manager and deputising for the Head of Contract Management when required, representing the Trust confidently at internal and external forums, and building strong relationships with suppliers and senior stakeholders to communicate complex contractual and financial risks clearly and effectively.
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Key Responsibilities
- Support and manage a number of high risk/high value contracts across the department to ensure we continually improve the service we offer.
- Build key relationships with stakeholders.
- Develop and lead a contract management portfolio, as well as managing a range of complex contracts.
- Work closely with senior managers and stakeholders to develop and manage contracts for goods and services of high value and of a complex nature.
- Bring a strong background in delivering commercial success, as well as being a great team player, strong communicator, experienced negotiator, innovative thinker and a patient and motivational leader.
- Have experience in OJEU/FTS contracts and a sound knowledge of EU/UK procurement legislation.
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Requirements
- Previous NHS experience is not essential but a strong track record in delivering savings in a stakeholder driven organisation will be.
About Us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Graham Bell
- Job title: Head of Procurement
- Email address: graham.bell9@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07977567152
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