Head of Healthcare Contracts & Overseas Patients
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £62,215.00 to £72,293.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62215.00 - £72293.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bradford, BD9 6RL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9389-25-1040 |
Summary
To advise, negotiate and complete all legally binding highly complex contracts for NHS commissioners (NHSE and West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)), Private sector organisations, Local Authority and Provider contracts. To demonstrate and use in-depth highly developed specialised knowledge of contracting processes, specifications, policies, including NHS guidance and legislation. To be familiar with and support the use of technology and to be able to progress and complete contract agreements using technology. To liaise with key very senior Trust staff on the mandatory information, quality and performance requirements within the standard contract; to facilitate contract sign off and ensure delivery of these. To manage and lead Trust wide on NHSE specialised and screening activity projects, prime contractor model of care, derogation exercises liaising with Chief Operating Officer, Divisional General Managers, clinicians and operational staff. To analyse, manage and prepare contracts for sub-contracting with private sector organisations and other providers; ensuring all contractual requirements have been followed and the necessary service specifications are agreed and followed to ensure optimum quality and efficiency. To be able to advise and use in-depth highly developed specialised knowledge of the NHS Standard Contract management process (General conditions GC9), including contract query notices, excusing notes, joint investigations and remedial action plans, exception reporting and withholding and retaining payments. To work with commissioners as required on the operational and contractual processes in the development of Prime Contractor models To validate, check and complete contract service variations for service improvements, liaising with internal key senior staff, before sending to the Director of Finance for signature. To have in depth knowledge of the contract and service termination process and notice periods, preparing letters to terminate for signature from the Director / Assistant Director of Finance. To support and advise clinical and operational staff on the presentation, contractual mechanisms and processes required to progress service improvements where the Executive Team have approved them to be presented to Commissioners. To oversee or deal with difficult complex individual funding requests (IFRs) liaising with the commissioner and Trust clinical staff as required. To manage in year relationships with commissioners including a process of formal review meetings, ensuring that all contractual and highly contentious issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively. To provide advice, information and prepare strategic reports and briefings for directors and stakeholders.