Head of Contracts and Service Development
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £85,431.00 to £97,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £85431.00 - £97148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE1 4YB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-26-0219 |
Summary
This role involves working with NHSE/ICBs/Local Authorities to establish and maintain close collaborative working arrangements in addition to working closely with Clinical Groups to ensure their involvement in promoting service developments and in defining Contractual quality and performance standards. The role will lead on quality issues including SDIPs and Quality Metrics. To provide highly complex technical expertise, guidance, quality assurance and support to Clinical Groups for all service development and commissioner-related activities. The postholder will act as a key link between the Contracting team and Clinical Groups, engaging clinicians and managers in the financial impact of the highly complex National Payment Scheme and the importance of accurate and timely information capture. The postholder will support Clinical Groups on the development of Trust business (including related to commissioner tenders) and will provide casemix analysis and business advice to support Clinical Groups in developing business activities as well as assessing the financial viability and sustainability of services. To ensure contract documentation is completed, signed, managed, stored and retained as a source of reference. To liaise and lobby ICBs, NHSE and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to support the strategic development of the Trust. Deputise for the Associate Director of Finance (Contracting) and provide professional support to the Contracting team.