Contract Management Officer

Job overview

The Contract Management Officer is required to work with other team members, finance, performance, clinicians, partner Trust’s and commissioners to support them in effective management of commissioned or contracted services.

You will have direct interaction with providers, ICB / ICS officers, and stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

The purpose is to: Provide a coordinating role across a variety of projects for the Trust Contracting Team;

Work flexibly across a broad range of projects and work streams ensuring that project plans are in place, regularly reviewed and updated and that key actions and work is progressed, either individually or by the relevant team member;

Take responsibility, working with other team members, for an agreed portfolio of contracts and work programmes;

The post-holder will take responsibility for ensuring that all work associated with commissioned contract is undertaken and prioritised. This will require the tracking of variations, Service Development and Improvement

Plans and responding to or escalating queries regarding contracts; Work with other team members responsible for supporting the drafting of reports to the Trust and ICB / ICS  detailing performance against contracts and achievement of key contractual standards;

Draft and present NHS Contracts and Service Level Agreements as directed by the Contracts Manager, Senior Contracts Manager or Deputy Director of Finance and Head of Contracting Working closely with the services impacted or affected;

Track key dates associated with Contracts and service level agreements to ensure that the trust remains compliant with review and renewal dates;

Draft Contract and Service Variations as necessary and as directed;

Track and maintain a log of all Contract and Service variations that are received by the team;

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.