Job summary
- Main area
- Contract Management
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7272279
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Uffculme Centre
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2025
Employer heading
Band 7 Senior LDA Contract Manager - Contracts Team
Band 7
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Provider Collaborative brings together Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), Birmingham Women’s & Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) 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 have a vacancy for an experienced Senior Contract Manager within the Contract Team, working on a mixture of income and expenditure contracts and service level agreements.
The post holder will provide a comprehensive support service to the MHPC Contracts Lead to ensure the MHPC contracting function is planned, highly organised and run efficiently and effectively. The post holder will take the senior lead responsibility in the preparation, negotiation and management of the MHPCs complex portfolio of contracts
The post holder will also manage and assist in the delivery and reporting of the Performance Reviews, annual contract negotiation process including any external reporting functions. In addition, they will represent and act as senior ambassador for the MHPC in relation to contractual matter at commissioning meetings and other external forums as and when required, developing and maintaining a good working relationship with commissioners.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage a portfolio of contracts in excess of £120m value
- Take lead responsibility for the development and independent negotiation of new and existing patient-related healthcare income contracts
- Monitor and ensure organisational compliance of contract portfolio and be pro-active in resolving emerging issues
- Ensure that contracts are signed and agreed within the key timetables set both nationally and by the Board of Directors
- To be responsible for prioritising and managing own workload along with supporting band 5 contract officer, as and when required
- Represent the MHPC at Contract Review meetings with provider Trusts and third party providers, ensuring that appropriate information is available and that accurate records are kept of the meetings
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria
- • Educated to degree level or equivalent NHS experience and relevant post graduate education
- • Substantial experience in a role involving the negotiation and performance management of contracts
- • Experience of working in a busy corporate team.
- • Previous experience of staff supervision, development and performance management
- • Experience of working with clinical/operational teams
- • Strong understanding of NHS commissioning arrangements and familiarity with relevant DoH/NHS Improvement guidance and its impact on local policy
Desirable criteria
- • Specialist knowledge of contracting process, LDA and contract law
- • Good knowledge of NHS and/or commercial contracting processes and mechanisms and significant experience of negotiating commercial agreements
- • Demonstrate experience and ability to work as an ambassador for an organisation at a senior level
- • Ability to produce high quality Board and other reports, incorporating finance and performance data in an easily understood format, for internal and external audiences
- • Ability to manage difficult conversations internally and externally
- • Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex performance, legal and financial information and to draw a conclusion based upon that analysis.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gail Bloxham
- Job title
- Head of Healthcare and Commissioned Contracts
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213011214
- Additional information
Please send any initial enquiries to [email protected]
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