Senior Contracts Lead
Role: Senior Contracts Lead
Location: North East
Duration: 3 months
Rate: GBP300 per day (inside IR35)
We are working with an NHS organisation who are searching for a Senior Contracts Lead to join them on an interim basis for an initial 3 months. You will be responsible for leading the contracting cycle for a portfolio of contracts possibly including Acute Contracts, Community Contracts, Transport Provider Contracts and Mental Health Contracts.
You will also be responsible for overseeing contract management of a large portfolio of CCG service contracts and supporting the development of the contracting function through establishing the contracting database, developing efficiencies, and improved working processes.
Further duties will involve:
- Providing senior advice and guidance to support the development and production of a contract strategy for the portfolio of contracts
- Creation of and implementation of a contracting framework
- Production and interpretation of monthly contract performance and activity analysis and overview
- Providing contractual advice on options for significant service change or the establishment of new services
- An expert and complete overview of provider performance
- Ability to hold providers to account in accordance with the NHS standard contract and commissioners' local policy framework
- Management of relationships with providers which ensure they are held to account for contracted delivery and performance
In order to be considered you will need the following skills/experience:
- Significant experience of contract management and improving performance of NHS contracts
- Significant experience of understanding PbR and financial structures of NHS contracts
- Significant experience of leading negotiation of complex contracts
- Detailed knowledge of NHS Standard Contracts
- Experience of working with primary and secondary care clinicians
- Knowledge of NHS commissioning and procurement processes
- Knowledge of NHS policy and reforms
If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience please apply or get in touch with Lily in the Rethink Bristol office.