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Prif leoliad
Contracting
Gradd
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Cyfnod Penodol: 8 mis (until 31 October 2026 - Secondment only for current NHS employees)
Oriau
Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
990-SW-EC465-E
Cyflogwr
NHS England
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
Gwefan
Any NHS England Office in South West Region
Tref
Taunton/Bristol/Plymouth
Cyflog
£64,455 - £74,896 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog
Yn flynyddol
Yn cau
15/02/2026 23:59

Teitl cyflogwr

NHS England logo

Planning and Contracts Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage.  We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.

Trosolwg o'r swydd

The South West Direct Commissioning Team are looking to appoint a highly motivated Planning and Contracts Lead on a fixed term or NHS secondment basis initially to 31st October 2026

The postholder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes Commissioning, Pharmacy, Business Intelligence, and Transformation, to ensure that the services NHS England commissions from providers are high quality, resilient, compliant with NHS England service specifications and deliver in line with financial and operational performance requirements.  The successful candidate will also work closely with our healthcare system partners to ensure aligned commissioning wherever possible.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The postholder would be the finance lead for a portfolio of provider contracts across all areas of direct commissioning.  In addition, the post holder will provide senior contract and performance support to programmes of work that are in place to support the integration of direct commissioning into local health care systems.

The role would suit proactive team-players who are able to work both at detail level as well as strategically.

Key aspects of this role will be:

  • Financial and contract planning, advice and reporting on direct commissioning budgets.
  • Contract negotiation with providers, ensuring that the negotiating strategy is aligned with the regional and local system approach where appropriate.
  • In-year contract management.
  • Support the development, implementation and reporting of Improving Value schemes and programmes using benchmarking information and agreeing how these will be delivered.
  • Supporting the completion of a range of regional monthly / quarterly /annual returns to the national team.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where people can develop and make a difference
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money

Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and waste.

If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Manyleb y person

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

SKills and Abilities

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Numerate and able to understand financial issues combined with deep analytical skills. Understand the use of benchmarks

Knowledge and experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.

Communication Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Developed written and verbal communication skills.

Analytical Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.

Management Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Abilities for financial and staff management.

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Enw
John Stanley
Teitl y swydd
Head of Finance
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