Job summary
- Main area
- Contracting
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7318936-CORP
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wayside House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2025
Employer heading
Head of Contracting
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
The Operational Finance and Contracting team is looking to strengthen its existing team and requires a Head of Contracting. The post holder will take the lead responsibility for the negotiating, day to day management and performance monitoring of all healthcare related contracts and SLAs the Trust has agreed for the provision of mental health, learning disabilities, children's community services and specialist health care services to its commissioners.
We can offer hybrid working which allows you to work flexibly from one of our offices and from home in line with organisational requirements. We can provide the appropriate IT equipment, however there is an expectation that you will have a suitable home environment in which to work from and can be available to be in the office as and when required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to continuously monitor the quality and performance of services to determine compliance with national and local contracted terms and conditions, national quality and performance targets and promote continuous improvement in standards
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will have experience in management/supervision of staff , substantial NHS experience, together with experience in the use of Microsoft Products, particularly excel and access. The post holder will be organised and assertive and have negotiation skills to deal with contracting and performance issues. Applicants will have experience of developing complex relationships with external agencies and organisations. The post holder will also be a team player and team builder and have a business approach to work with a clear focus on quality and performance
Person specification
Qualifications Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree standard and management related qualification
- Post graduate qualification in health or social care, e.g. MSC/professional qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
- Proficient in the use of excel spreadsheets and other Microsoft packages
- Experienced in use of computerised systems to analyse and manipulate data to produce meaningful management information.
- Able to analyse problems and generate and implement solutions
Knowledge Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced in the management and supervision of staff
- Extensive experience in the use of Microsoft Office products, particularly excel and access.
- Experience of carrying out regular staff reviews and appraisals, including working with staff to identify development needs
- Experience of developing complex relationships with external agencies and organisations
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health and social care.
- Able to prioritise complex and varied tasks with competing short deadlines
- Able to identify and prioritise complex, time sensitive workload and projects.
- Able to travel between Trust sites and to meetings beyond as necessary
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suzi Gentry
- Job title
- Associate Director of Contracting & Performance
- Email address
- [email protected]
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