Band 8B Head of Contracting | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
As Head of Contracts the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic team delivering an effective contracting service supporting managers, clinicians and staff across Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for leading, co-ordinating and managing contracts across a portfolio of Trust health care income contracts, circa £300m.
They will develop constructive working relationship with all commissioners and material sub-contractors and partners, Integrated Care System (ICS) leads, Public Health leads and wider provider stakeholders and ensure all contracts are negotiated and managed appropriately to meet the requirements of the Trust and in line with national guidance and local policy.
The post holder will be the management lead within the Trust for providing contracting expertise and advice and will therefore have specialist knowledge in NHS contracting.
The post holder will lead the contracting element of the team and work closely with the wider performance team to ensure all elements of contract and performance are managed to a high standard.
Responsible for
Two (2) Contract and Performance Managers
One (1) Contract and Performance Support Manager
One (1) Contract and Performance Support Officer
One (1) Contracts Administrator
Budgetary responsibility for circa £300 million contractual income.
To be responsible for the planning, negotiation, development and implementation of contracts with commissioners and external organisations, including the developing roles of the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Partnerships predominantly within the Birmingham and Solihull ICS.
To oversee and manage local relationships with relevant commissioners ensuring that national guidance and local policy is applied and Contractual income is protected.
To take responsibility and accountability for the planning, collation, management and communication of all documentation relating to contractual negotiations throughout the negotiation period and subsequently ensuring all matters are included in appropriate contract documentation.
To take responsibility for developing and implementing clear policy and procedures to ensure the Trust mitigates against contractual risks this includes: a contract change/variation/notice procedure, management of an active contract logs, information request procedure, SLA register.
To ensure that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), deliverables and risks (including mitigating actions) are communicated to all relevant parties within the organisation prior to and post contract sign off.
(See attached JD for full duties)
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.
We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
You will have extensive experience within NHS contracting and commissioning roles with direct experience of leading, managing and reporting on NHS Contracts and an understanding of associated tariffs. You will be confident advising senior managers and their teams and in representing the Trust in Commissioner discussions.You will embody and role model our Trust values and help shape and deliver our strategic objectives.
Please see the attached full job description and personal specification.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Feb 2025