Job summary
- Main area
- Commercial Services Team
- Grade
- DSFS Grade E
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Hours of work to be agreed)
- Job ref
- 166-DSFS-7871373
- Employer
- Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £37,720 - £46,150 Pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Commercial and NHS Contracts Manager
DSFS Grade E
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Commercial and Business Delivery team within DSFS. Working closely with
finance, the role is responsible for the day-to-day healthcare contracting process for the Trust with a number of stakeholders, maintaining circa
£350m worth of contracts congruent to meeting the Trust Strategy.
We are a small team that is committed to the ongoing development of our team members, and ensuring that we can provide cross cover for roles
within the structure. This post will be key in ensuring that this is the case in relation to contracting.
We are looking for someone who is proactive, able to work under pressure and with conflicting priorities, and who can build strong relationships
with various stakeholders, the working hours for the role are 30 hours a week (open to a discussion about how these hours are spread throughout the week).
If this sounds like you, please consider making an application.
Main duties of the job
You need to be actively aware of the environment in which the Trust operates, with particular emphasis on the requirements of the planning
process and current contracting guidance ensuring transformation and service developments are underpinned with robust contract management.
You will need to establish and maintain effective relationships with Trust Clinical Divisions, Information and Finance, ensuring that any service
developments, contractual obligations and agreed activities are fully and accurately represented in the Contracts.
The postholder will provide the role of co-ordinator and contact with the third party ensuring that contracts are in place and that any contract
queries raised throughout the year are co-ordinated and responded to by the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and
what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Degree or relevant equivalent
- Contracting or relevant experience
- Evidence of on-going professional or personal development
Desirable criteria
- NHS Contract Management experience
- Evidence of leadership development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a complex environment
- Ability to navigate the NHS organisational landscape
- Able to prioritise and work with a degree of autonomy
Desirable criteria
- NHS provider or commissioner experience.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills as required to interact regularly with senior colleagues inside and outside the organisation
- Customer Service skills
- Strong communication skills both verbal and in writing
- Able to engage, influence and hold the respect of a wide range of managers and clinicians
- Able to look at the big picture as well as the detail
- Ability to convey complex information and issues in an easily understood manner
- A committed, pro-active individual able to work on their own initiative and prioritise workloads
- Responsive to change and innovation
- Ability to work to challenging deadlines
- Good IT skills
- Experience of dealing with telephone enquiries/queries and an ability to respond to queries quickly and effectively
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of NHS planning and contracting process
- Awareness of the current developing areas within commissioning
- Able to lead discussions and contribute effectively to large group work
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Positive and Enthusiastic
- Team worker
- Professional work approach
- Able to establish credibility and positive relationships with managers and clinicians
- Able to cope with changeable work patterns and workloads
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work in front of a computer for long periods of time
Desirable criteria
- Able to travel
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angelina Castelluccio
- Job title
- Commercial Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 514588
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