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Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
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- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a high-profile role where you can make a real difference to NHS services and the communities we serve? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to play a key leadership role within our Contracts Team.
This pivotal role supports the delivery of the Trust’s contracting function, with a focus on commissioning contracts, including managing the lifecycle of various contracts, including overseeing contracts with third-party organisations. The successful candidate will work closely with senior managers across the Trust and with external bodies, including NHS commissioners, local authorities, clinical service providers, the volunteer sector and other organisations at Place. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the delivery of high-quality, safe, and financially sustainable services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The Senior Contracts Manager will support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function, ensuring robust governance and legal arrangements, and continually improving processes to make the team agile and responsive.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Contracts Manager will provide a key supporting role within the Trust for the delivery of the contracting function; this is a high profile post that is integral to the success of the organisation. The job holder will be expected to act in the role of both a Provider Contracts Manager, and a Contracts Manager where CFT subcontracts and commissions services with third party organisations.
The job holder will be expected to work with senior managers within the organisation and with external bodies both within the NHS commissioning milieu (ICB, NHS England and Local Authorities), and with third party clinical services providers where the Trust sub-contracts these services. These third party providers may be other NHS providers, private / independent sector providers, or third sector providers.
The job holder will support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function for the Trust, ensuring that appropriate contract governance and legal arrangements are in place, and by undertaking continual evaluation of the contracts function to ensure that the team is agile and responsive, by:
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience
- Post-graduate qualification or significant experience in contracting
- Experience of working in a leadership position in large and complex organisations and systems
- Experience of presenting complex and sensitive information to key stakeholders and large groups
- Experience in stakeholder management and engagement within and across organisations
- Experience of leading, managing and developing a team
- Experience in development and maintenance of policies and processes to support the effective development, implementation and monitoring of contracts
- Experience in and knowledge of NHS contracting
Skills and Aptitude
- Ability to work independently, make informed decisions and achieve objectives whilst working with continually changing demands and priorities
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans accordingly
- Ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders and managers on difficult and controversial issues
- Advance experience in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge of health service management, and the roles and responsibilities within
- Good understanding of contracting and business planning process, and of budget management
At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles – throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644
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