Band 7 Senior Contracts Manager - Trust HQ
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Birmingham, B13 8QY |
| Cwmni: | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7432865/436-7432865 |
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A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Provider Collaborative brings together Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT),Other NHS Foundation Trust and representatives from the Third Sector and Local Authorities in order to collaborate on the future design and delivery of mental health provision across Birmingham and Solihull.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Contract Manager to join our Contracts Team. This is a key leadership role, responsible for managing a diverse and complex portfolio of income and expenditure contracts and service level agreements.
You will work closely with the MHPC Contracts Lead to ensure the contracting function is well-planned, efficient, and strategically aligned. You will also act as a senior ambassador for MHPC in external forums, building strong relationships with commissioners and stakeholders at all levels.
The successful candidate will demonstrate
• Extensive experience in contract management, with knowledge of NHS Standard Contract.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex information and competing priorities.
• Confidence in representing the organisation at senior levels.
• Have a collaborative and solution-focused approach.
• Lead and manage a portfolio of contracts valued at over £120 million.
• Work collaboratively with MHPC commissioning and quality team at all levels to manage contract and quality performance with all service providers.
• Negotiate new and existing patient-related healthcare income contracts.
• Monitor compliance and proactively resolve emerging contractual issues.
• Ensure contracts are signed and agreed within national and Board-set timelines.
• Prioritise and manage your own workload, while supporting a Band 5 Contract Officer.
• Represent MHPC at Contract Review meetings with provider Trusts and third-party providers, ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Sep 2025
The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Provider Collaborative brings together Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT),Other NHS Foundation Trust and representatives from the Third Sector and Local Authorities in order to collaborate on the future design and delivery of mental health provision across Birmingham and Solihull.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Contract Manager to join our Contracts Team. This is a key leadership role, responsible for managing a diverse and complex portfolio of income and expenditure contracts and service level agreements.
You will work closely with the MHPC Contracts Lead to ensure the contracting function is well-planned, efficient, and strategically aligned. You will also act as a senior ambassador for MHPC in external forums, building strong relationships with commissioners and stakeholders at all levels.
The successful candidate will demonstrate
• Extensive experience in contract management, with knowledge of NHS Standard Contract.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex information and competing priorities.
• Confidence in representing the organisation at senior levels.
• Have a collaborative and solution-focused approach.
• Lead and manage a portfolio of contracts valued at over £120 million.
• Work collaboratively with MHPC commissioning and quality team at all levels to manage contract and quality performance with all service providers.
• Negotiate new and existing patient-related healthcare income contracts.
• Monitor compliance and proactively resolve emerging contractual issues.
• Ensure contracts are signed and agreed within national and Board-set timelines.
• Prioritise and manage your own workload, while supporting a Band 5 Contract Officer.
• Represent MHPC at Contract Review meetings with provider Trusts and third-party providers, ensuring accurate documentation and effective communication.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
This advert closes on Monday 8 Sep 2025