Assistant Contracts Manager
| Posting date: | 27 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5EE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9358-24-0751 |
Summary
To support work on the development of service specifications and / or the business case that leads to the issue of contracts for newly contracted provider services Support the processes for the sharing of SLA information with appropriate corporate and clinical divisions and commissioners of our services. Continually review and update all monitoring information in conjunction with Finance and IM & T links associated with the assigned portfolio of agreements. Enhance and build on existing working relationships with key stakeholders and commissioners within and out with of Leicestershire where necessary. To respond proactively to developments within and outside of the Trust, looking at ways of maximising income to the Trust. To participate in relevant training to keep updated in systems and software packages relevant to the delivery of the role e.g. GIS, HISS To provide support and advice to divisional managers, including PbR updates and national guidance appertaining to the management of contracts, including coding and counting. Provide and receive complex or sensitive information; communicate business and patient sensitive information; agreement or co-operation from NHS staff at all levels of the organisation and external organisations as required. Provide the team with necessary data and information to inform and support key commissioner relationships and meetings To convene, attend (as appropriate) and support relevant meetings, collating and providing relevant documentation, taking minutes or action notes and ensuring associated follow-up action is taken. To support and manage the analysis and interpretation of contract performance data liaising with information analysts, corporate performance and finance colleagues as appropriate bringing variances or anomalies to the attention of the contracting team as appropriate. Produce and compile contract/service level agreement documentation. Keep an up- to-date record of the status of all contracts and contract schedules. Takes an active part in the development review of own work against the requirements for the post and suggests areas for learning and development as well as supporting the teams learning and development objectives. The post holder will act in a manner so as to portray the Trust and the contracting function in a professional, efficient and effective manner. The contracting function is to be an integral part of the Trust and therefore has a key part to play in ensuring the Trust achieves its long term vision. To do this the post holder needs to be able to actively manage the here and now whilst planning for the future. The post holder will ensure that any developments in SLAs are progressed through appropriate engagement and consultation and are implemented in a co-ordinated manner to meet both the commissioner intentions and the long-term business aims of the Trust. To comply with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) and Standing Orders (SOs) and develop strategies to ensure compliance.Assists patients, visitors as necessary.