Are you an experienced commercial or procurement professional considering your next move? Are you interested in managing high profile, complex contracts? Then this role may be for you!

The post holder will manage high value and complex external contracts and responsibility of this role is commensurate with that. This post will specifically lead the management of the outsourced pathology services contract at Whittington Health NHS Trust, a contract with a value in excess of �100m.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring contracted providers deliver key contractual obligations as set out in the relevant contracts. This will involve working closely with Trust managers, finance and business intelligence business partners, and clinicians to understand service context, and Trust governance and performance management processes.

The post holder will be expected to lead the commercial contract-delivery discussions for the Trust. This will include negotiations with the outsourced contractor, external bodies, both NHS and non-NHS, on the contract performance.

The postholder will undertake risk assessment and planning to mitigate these risks, which may include leading on negotiations for new services or changes to existing contracted services.

The post holder will work in partnership with divisional and departmental staff to identify service improvements that mitigate risk or enhance clinical care and maximise efficiency, productivity, and utilisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the contract management of a high value and complex outsourced pathology services contract on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust and shall monitor and evaluate services in accordance with contracted activity levels and key performance/quality indicators identifying risks/adverse variances and manage these through the contract management process.

The post holder will be accountable for providing an expert and complete overview of performance of the contract and assurance to relevant governance meetings on compliance against performance measures, finance activity performance and quality providing advice, analysis, and information as required, managing and escalating risks as appropriate.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description which contains full details including job summary, core duties and responsibilities, mandatory responsibilities and person specification.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• First degree in relevant numerical, commercial, or legal discipline or equivalent level of experience
• Master's Degree or equivalent demonstrable career path
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Specialist knowledge of writing and managing contracts

Desirable

• Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or other relevant professional qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of contract negotiation and advice
• Experience of contract drafting and commercial practices
• Experience of manipulating, analysing and reporting data

Desirable

• Highly developed specialist theoretical and working knowledge of contract management procedures and practices
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the NHS including the political and business agenda.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Results orientated and committed to developing a culture of responsibility and accountability.
• Able to work effectively and is comfortable with achieving through influence and leadership rather than direct managerial authority
• Ability to work in partnership with others
• Evidence of advanced level of reasoning and judgment

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

220-WHT-2388