Contracts Manager

We are looking for an enthusiastic Contract Manager to join our busy but supportive and friendly Contracts Team, in managing and delivering an effective contracts service for NHS North West London Integrated Care Board. You will be working full time 37.5 hours a week based at Marylebone Road, London.

We will consider applicants who exhibit contracting skills and may wish to develop within this area. Please contact Bijal Thobhani if you wish to explore this further.

The Contract Team are the subject matter experts in acute, mental health, primary and community care and other non NHS services contracts. We want to ensure contracting is central to supporting transformation, improving outcomes and helping implement strategies with patients at the heart of what we do., The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the contracts database by ensuring contract agreements and key documents are accurately recorded within it, to continue the development of the database and support to high quality and accurate recording from the database.

The postholder will also be responsible for providing support to a portfolio of contracts; developing positive relationships with colleagues within the organisation and system. The postholder will support Programme, Borough and corporate teams in the management of a range of contracts, from their procurement, development to their renewal upon expiry. The postholder will support colleagues to achieve value for money, performance (including quality) and service delivery. Highlighting and supporting the resolution of contract risk will be key to the role, as well as.

The successful candidate will be a great communicator, have adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change, as well as being proactive.

They will be able to demonstrate a strong desire to improve processes, to continue learn and make a difference by focusing on producing high quality work, being goals and outcomes orientated; and working closely with members of the contracs team, colleagues across the department, organisation and system. To be proactive in looking for solutions, contributing to their implementation and working efficiently and effectively.

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board NHS NWL ICB is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

All ICB roles work collectively to ensure our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them as well as focusing on prevention and health promotion, supporting residents to take greater care of their own health and live longer, healthier lives.