Job overview

The Pathology Contract Manager role is a new leadership role within Clinical Support Services with individual and functional responsibility for assuring, driving, reporting, and tracking the successful delivery of the primary complex managed service contract and other Pathology contracts. The Pathology Service is an essential diagnostic service for the delivery of acute and primary health care to the 1.2m citizen in Mid and South Essex.

In 2025-2026 the current procurement of a Managed Pathology Service will conclude by transition of the current Mid-Essex in-house service and the South Essex Pathology Joint Venture into a new single integrated service across Mid and South Essex.

Main duties of the job

As our Pathology contract manager you will project manage the Trust transition and mobilisation of the Single Integrated Pathology Service effective from 2025, participating in the transfer of knowledge and skills to provide a high-quality service and the establishment of a new contract management function.

You will have a key role in sustaining and developing relationships with the main Pathology service provider and monitoring the service provider’s performance. Other Pathology service contracts will also be managed effectively to support delivery of the overall Trust Pathology Service. 

 You will seek to ensure that Contractual compliance is achieved with effective quality and risk management, promoting a culture of continuous service improvement, and achieving value for money.

You will have a strong contract management background in the delivery of large complex contracts, a high level of professionalism and experience in complex service implementation with strong management skills and excellent interpersonal, influencing, and analytical skills.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
 
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
 
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.