Digital Contracts Manager
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.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;Job overview
This exciting role reflects our commitment to harnessing the power of digital and data-driven transformation in improving patient care across Derby, Derbyshire, and parts of Staffordshire, whilst providing cost-effective digital solutions to ensure every pound is spent correctly.
Working within a new team and supporting the Head of Digital Strategy, Governance and Risk, you will strategically manage the entire portfolio of digital and data contracts, that provide the support and maintenance for UHDBs technical and network services, applications and systems, and hardware by working with our senior leadership team to ensure that the services are deployed effectively and supportive of new and emerging business requirements.
The successful candidate will manage the entire digital and data contracts, including procurement, negotiation, performance and risk management, and working with procurement colleagues ensure their timely and cost-effective delivery. This will include the procurement of consultancy contracts to support the digital and data transformation programme.
Join us in driving a generational change in patient care delivery, championing digital and data-driven innovation at the heart of our organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for leading on all digital and data supplier contract management within Digital and Data Services managing our current contracts and related commercial administration.
As Digital Contract Manager, work closely with key stakeholders from across Digital and Data Services and Finance teams to develop and manage supplier relationships, delivery against KPI's and pro-actively manage the services for UHDB.
Provide contract management for a portfolio of contracts, in excess of £14m annually, for the Digital and Data service, including large, long term, complex contracts, licencing costs and compliance, development contracts with additional 3rd parties, drafting and agreeing Contract Change Requests and larger Contract Change Notes.These cover the business-as-usual managed service contracts and all the new development and change.
Develop and deliver contract life cycle management, systematically and efficiently managing contract creation, execution and critical analysis for maximising operational and financial performance and minimising risk by ensuring accurate service delivery in accordance to contractual SLAs and all renewal certifications are applied in a timely manner to ensure no downtime and full legal and regulatory compliance.
Closing date of applications: 1 January 2025Interview date: 15 January 2025
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Manage the supply chain ensuring effective contract management is in place ensuring that good supply chain/service delivery management is implemented over the duration of the contract.
Responsible for dealing with highly complex commercial issues as they arise and leading commercial engagement in any disputes raised. Responding to, supporting or escalating queries regarding contract interpretation. Escalation will be through governance reporting and to the Executive Chief Digital Information Officer.
The post holder will be required to negotiate and resolve contentious issues with the suppliers and managing the expectation of internal colleagues about what services should be provided by the supplier.
Develop and apply analytical approaches and best practices in the formulation of solutions and implementation of contracts.
Ensure value for money with key emphasis on service quality and cost. All costs associated with the contract must be taken into consideration, including set up costs, recurring costs, fixed costs and unit costs.
Assess, enhance, and control supplier change control note costs across all works and ensure robust, accurate and standardised reporting back into the business to help monitor commercial risk and cost per premise.
Whilst the post holder has no discretionary budget allocation, the contractual budget oversight for Digital and Data Services is in excess of £14 million.
The post holder has responsibility to ensure spend is contained within the agreed contractual arrangements and that any incremental, annual inflation-based costs are in accordance with the contractual agreement and managed through with Finance.
All contracts for Digital and Data Services will be managed by the Contracts Manager.
All procurement tendering will be managed by the Contracts Manager, in conjunction with the organisations Procurement Team.
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Person specification
Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements
Essential criteria- Educated to degree level or equivalent or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge
- Project management qualification or project experience to master's level or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria- Additional proven knowledge and experience of contract management within the NHS or healthcare sector, including experience of dealing with the NHS Standard Contract and/or applying legislation/policies affecting contracts
- A strong relationship builder and be able to demonstrate this experience of delivery across the public sector contracts
- Experience of managing multiple competing priorities and delivering the best results from them
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria- Excellent high level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to simplify and communicate complexity
- Highly developed influencing, negotiating and facilitation skills
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
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