SC 114 Senior Contracting and Procurement Manager - Acute&MH

We are seeking a Senior Contracting and Procurement Manager to help shape high-quality, equitable and cost-effective services across Humber and North Yorkshire. This Band 8a role offers the opportunity to lead complex contracting and procurement across acute and mental health services and other assigned ICB portfolios. Working with senior leaders and partners, you will turn commissioning priorities into outcome-based agreements that support better care and financial sustainability. You will bring significant experience of high-value contracts, specialist procurement and payment knowledge, and the confidence to negotiate, influence and provide expert advice. The post is agile, following the ICBs Purposeful Presence approach, with in-person working where needed to achieve effective outcomes.Main duties of the job You will lead procurement exercises, negotiate and manage complex, high-value contracts, and embed measurable quality, safety, equity and outcome requirements. Working with Finance, Analytics, Quality and Commissioning colleagues, you will interpret provider performance, identify risks and lead corrective action. You will manage delegated budgets, champion innovative payment models and ensure compliance with legislation, NHS guidance and governance requirements. You will advise senior leaders and Board committees, develop contracting and procurement policies, oversee reporting and audits, and provide line management and professional development for contracting and procurement staff. Strong negotiation, analytical and communication skills will be essential, alongside the ability to manage competing priorities with significant autonomy. Our Contracting and Procurement Team works closely with Finance, Analytics and Insight, Quality Assurance and Commissioning colleagues, alongside providers and wider partners. We combine technical expertise, evidence-based advice and collaborative working to support effective commissioning and value for money. The role contributes to team capability through training, mentoring and shared learning, reflecting the ICBs values: We Care, We Connect and We Innovate.

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the strategic commissioner of NHS services for a population of 1.7 million people. We plan and arrange services to meet our populations diverse health needs, focusing on improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and making the best use of available resources. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. Our role is to make sure health services work well and are of high quality. We also work to join up health and care services, improve the health and wellbeing of local people and reduce health inequalities across our area. The ICB adopts a Purposeful Presence model as the default way of working. Subject to any reasonable adjustments that may be required, this means:

• Individual work is undertaken remotely and digitally in almost all Circumstances.
• Collaborative work is predominantly delivered through digital platforms.
• In-person working is reserved for situations where outcomes cannot be achieved effectively through digital means.
Contractual bases are determined by post category. This post is designated as:Agile Post This means the appointed postholder may choose either Health House, Willerby or home as their contractual base (please note that the Purposeful Presence principles still apply if Health House is chosen)