Assistant Contracts Manager inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED 2 DEC 2023

Band 5: £28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
To liaise with the Contracts Manager and other staff to ensure contracts and contract variation orders are signed as necessary.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, and skills.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

The post holder will support the Senior Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of a selection of the Trust's healthcare contracts. The post will ensure that the Trust's income is maximised through proactive and effective contract management.

  • To assist the Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of their portfolio of contacts
  • To provide support to the contractual planning process by co-ordinating service development bids and counting/coding changes from each of the directorates, for submission to commissioners
  • To liaise with the Contracts Manager and other staff to ensure contracts and contract variation orders are signed as necessary
  • To support the Contracts Manager in the management of in-year relationships with directorates, commissioners and other partners, including attendance at formal review meetings to ensure that all contractual issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively.
  • To support the Contracts Manager in the monthly contract performance reporting process
  • To collate and submit information required for meetings with commissioners and providers as required
  • To assist in the investigation of any challenges relating to activity/drugs charges raised by commissioners, in conjunction with informatics/ pharmacy team and directorates.
  • Responsible for raising contract/ non-contract performance invoices in line with commissioner agreements.
  • Support the contract management process working closely with the Finance and Informatics teams to minimise financial risk to the Trust.
  • Develop and maintain excellent understanding of the current and future direction of NHS contract policy and national tariff payment system.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, and skills.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

The post holder will support the Senior Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of a selection of the Trust's healthcare contracts. The post will ensure that the Trust's income is maximised through proactive and effective contract management.

  • To assist the Contracts Manager in the negotiation and management of their portfolio of contacts
  • To provide support to the contractual planning process by co-ordinating service development bids and counting/coding changes from each of the directorates, for submission to commissioners
  • To liaise with the Contracts Manager and other staff to ensure contracts and contract variation orders are signed as necessary
  • To support the Contracts Manager in the management of in-year relationships with directorates, commissioners and other partners, including attendance at formal review meetings to ensure that all contractual issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively.
  • To support the Contracts Manager in the monthly contract performance reporting process
  • To collate and submit information required for meetings with commissioners and providers as required
  • To assist in the investigation of any challenges relating to activity/drugs charges raised by commissioners, in conjunction with informatics/ pharmacy team and directorates.
  • Responsible for raising contract/ non-contract performance invoices in line with commissioner agreements.
  • Support the contract management process working closely with the Finance and Informatics teams to minimise financial risk to the Trust.
  • Develop and maintain excellent understanding of the current and future direction of NHS contract policy and national tariff payment system.



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