Job summary
- Main area
- Contracting
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 942-ICB-7055287
- Employer
- NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Civic Offices, Wellington
- Town
- Wellington
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Contracts Support Partnership Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will provide support to ensure the effective negotiation and management of a range of contracts, taking responsibility for a portfolio of contracts, ensuring successful delivery of provider contracts commissioned by the ICB, to time and to budget.ÌýÌý
Main duties of the job
ÌýTo work closely with the Contract Management Team (CMT) as an integral part of negotiations and performance monitoring, taking the lead on a defined portfolio of contracts.
Support the monthly contract monitoring and management agenda including:
Monitoring performance against contractualÌýtargets.
The production of timely and validated contract monitoring information - including quality in aÌýuser-friendly format.
Support the escalation and intervention; taking responsibility for alerting the Deputy Director of Contracting/Business Partner to issues of concern and making recommendations for the actions that should be taken.
Coordinate the contract assurance reports for the monthlyÌýmeeting.
Ensure that theÌýcontracts, including risks, are actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of ICB & NHS.
To reviewÌýcontract performance and recommend remedial action to be taken. Identifying areas of risk for the ICB. Working with the Deputy Director of Contracts/Business Partners to advise and recommend how these can be mitigated. Documenting the advice provided as part of an audit trail/risk assurance process.Ìý
Provide detailed management and performance reports for inclusion in the monthly corporate reports for the ICB against key performance indicators in a format that enables complex information to be easily understood.Ìý
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Working for our organisation
Our goal as an organisation is to lead and support delivery of the four Integrated Care System (ICS) aims across STW.
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýImproving outcomes in population health and care
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEnhancing productivity and value for money
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýHelping the NHS to support broader social and economic development.
All staff are required to model the values of the organisation detailed below, to support the ICB to successfully deliver these aims.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To work closely with the Contract Management Team (CMT) as an integral part of negotiations and performance monitoring, taking the lead on a defined portfolio of contracts.Ìý
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Support the monthly contract monitoring and management agenda including:Ìý
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Monitoring performance against contractual targets.Ìý
-
The production of timely and validated contract monitoring information - including quality in a user-friendly format.Ìý
-
Support the escalation and intervention; taking responsibility for alerting the Deputy Director of Contracting/Business Partner to issues of concern and making recommendations for the actions that should be taken.Ìý
-
Coordinate the contract assurance reports for the monthly meeting.Ìý
-
Ensure that the contracts, including risks, are actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of ICB & NHS.Ìý
-
To review contract performance and recommend remedial action to be taken. Identifying areas of risk for the ICB. Working with the Deputy Director of Contracts/Business Partners to advise and recommend how these can be mitigated. Documenting the advice provided as part of an audit trail/risk assurance process.ÌýÌý
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Provide detailed management and performance reports for inclusion in the monthly corporate reports for the ICB against key performance indicators in a format that enables complex information to be easily understood.ÌýÌý
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To manage a variety of correspondence on behalf of the CMT – including but not limited to provider enquiries; contract enquiries and ICB enquiries.ÌýÌý
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Ensure deadlines are met for the production of information to enable the completion of statutory NHS returns.Ìý
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Support the CMT in ensuring that there is patient and public involvement in any contracted changes to services with the support of the ICB’s Communications and Engagement team, in order to meet the ICB’s legislative responsibility to involve patients and the public.Ìý
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Prepare agendas, take minutes, type and distribute notes of meetings;ÌýÌý
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of interpreting/developing/implementing policy in an NHS context;
- Experience of managing NHS contracts; policy both at a national and local levels;
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the Commissioning process
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent experience
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable understanding of national targets & priorities relating to NHS care;
- Good knowledge of contract management
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy both at a national and local levels;
- Demonstrable understanding of national targets & priorities relating to NHS care;
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Wilkinson
- Job title
- Senior Contracting Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01952 580300
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