Contracts Manager

We are looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Contracts Team and help deliver robust contract negotiation, formation and management across a complex portfolio of services. You will act as a senior ambassador for the Trust in negotiations with commissioning and provider partners and work closely with clinical, operational and corporate leaders to minimise financial, clinical and operational risk.,

• Lead and support the development, negotiation and management of contracts and service level agreements, working with Divisional and Corporate colleagues.
• Maintain an accurate contracts register, filing systems and up-to-date service specifications.
• Represent the Trust at internal and external meetings relating to the contract portfolio, building effective relationships with commissioning and provider partners.
• Coordinate responses to Contract Performance Notices, including review meetings, action plans and improvement trajectories.
• Provide expert advice and a point of contact on contractual issues, resolving performance/service delivery concerns and escalating where appropriate.
• Support annual planning and ensure alignment to national and local milestones relating to contract negotiations.
  
  As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.