Contract Officer

Are you looking to embark on a career within the NHS? An exciting opportunity has arisen for exceptional candidates to join the Trust as a Contracts Officers. The four acute Trusts in the Black Country (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust) have recently agreed to the creation of a single contracting team who will manage all clinical service contracts on behalf of the Trusts. We are now looking for two Contract Officers to join this team. Reporting to a Contracts Manager, these posts will manage a specific portfolio of contracts and be responsible for ensuring that all contractual implications are accounted for.

This is a role that would suit someone looking to forge a career within the NHS. The Trust offers a stimulating, supportive and enjoyable work environment with a mix of office and home-based working. An office base is potentially available at any of the Trusts within the Black Country. The postholder would benefit from training in NHS contracting as well as access to other professional development opportunities and the opportunity to progress within the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

Assisting in the negotiation and management of a range of healthcare contracts including NHS, Non-NHS, Community, Council, Third Party (Voluntary) Sector and any other emerging contracts.

Responsible for the production of reports within agreed timescales.

Organisation and co-ordination of meetings, creation and distribution of agendas and meeting papers.

Disseminating information to a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Assisting in the development and maintenance of contracts database and shared folder.

Supporting the process of ongoing contract review for a range of Providers.

Supporting Contracts Managers to manage their portfolio of healthcare contracts.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.