Senior Contract Manager
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior Contract Manager - Digital to join the Trust in a newly created role in the procurement contracting team.
The role will be responsible for the effective management of the Trust's portfolio of digital contracts, ensuring contractual compliance, value for money, and delivery of agreed outcomes.
The role requires the application of specialist knowledge of NHS contracting procurement governance and contract management practices. The post holder will contribute to the development and improvement of contract management processes and support service developments where digital contracts underpin transformation and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The Contract Manager - Digital is responsible for the effective management of the Trust's portfolio of digital contracts, ensuring contractual compliance, value for money, and delivery of agreed outcomes.
The post holder will lead on day-to-day contract management activity for digital services, working independently within agreed policies and procedures, and acting as a key point of contact between digital services, finance, procurement, suppliers and external partners.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details around the main duties of the role.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details around the main responsibilities of the job role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
- Degree - level 5 In contract management or CIPS OR knowledge of working in a complex multi contracting environment.
- Demonstrable transferable skills or experience.
- Continuing Professional Development in a contract related discipline will be considered.
- Understanding of Project Management. Completion of Government Contract Management Foundation course through the Cabinet Office (time allowed for study)
Experience and knowledge
- Demonstrable experience of an office environment through placement, voluntary work or previous experience would be helpful for this position.
- Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of complex Performance Management information and reporting systems.
- Experience of changing processes and maximising benefits of IT systems through Contract Management.
Skills and abilities
- Able to influence and bring about change through understanding the contractual approach and bringing people together
- Ability to prioritise effectively and communicate those priorities.
- Excellent IT Skills
- Understanding the NHS or a large complex organisation where there can be multiple dependent activities or associated projects is useful. This should not be seen as a barrier as we all bring our personal work experiences no matter how large or small the organisation.
- Analytical skills.
- Innovative thinking concerning why we do things and asking whether it can be changed.
Personal qualities
- Committed to continuing personal development.
- Team player and have personal initiative and drive.
- Willingness to perform in line with Trust values and expectations.
- Flexible approach to working hours and duties
- Commitment to open and transparent governance and standards in public life
- A communicator with all levels of responsibility within the organisation.
- Reflective thinker.
- Examples of self -development in a personal or work environment.
- Curiosity to research unfamiliar subjects and present findings of that research.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk