# Contracts Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/contracts-lead/5a9923d5-d6ff-4e7e-a206-2b98607751bb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/contracts-lead/5a9923d5-d6ff-4e7e-a206-2b98607751bb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oswestry - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T09:31:20.768Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Gobowen/The_Robert_Jones_Agnes_Hunt_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Finance_Contracting/Finance_Contracting-v8012417 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8012417?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rjah.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Contracts Lead is a pivotal role within the Income, Costing and Contracts team, responsible for the end-to-end management of healthcare service agreements and clinical contracts. This position ensures that the Trust remains contractually compliant while maximising financial recovery and maintaining high standards of service delivery. By bridging the gap between complex data analysis and strategic relationship management, the postholder plays a critical part in the organization’s financial health and operational efficiency. Under current Home Office Immigration Rules, this role does not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria and the position is not therefore eligible for skilled worker sponsorship. Applications from candidates that require skilled worker sponsorship will NOT be shortlisted. If you have NHS Band 7 intermediate grade step eligibility and have continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since you got your certificate of sponsorship are extending or updating your visa and got your certificate of sponsorship before 22 July 2025 you may be eligible in line with currently published Home Office immigration Rules. **banding subject to Agenda for Change Evaluation** ### Main duties of the job ### Contract Management - End-to-End Management: Lead on the negotiation, documentation, and renewal of NHS clinical contracts, SLAs, and supplier agreements. - Strategic Alignment: Translate commissioning priorities into signed contracts that meet financial, quality, and national regulatory parameters. ### Performance Analysis - Reporting: Present complex management reports for monthly assurance meetings to ensure contractual compliance ### Risk & Compliance - Expert Advisory: Provide guidance on contractual risk and the NHS Standard Contract, utilising levers, incentives, and penalties to manage compliance. - Overseas Visitors (OSV): Act as the Trust’s Operational Lead for OSV regulations, ensuring accurate eligibility assessments and maximum income recovery. ### Relationship Management & Representation - Stakeholder Engagement: Build partnerships with ICBs, NHS England, and other commissioning bodies to drive service innovation. ### Governance & Leadership - Systems Management: Maintain the Trust’s contracts register, database, and business case tracker, including post-implementation reviews - Team Leadership: Provide line management and mentorship to staff, while deputising for the Head of Income, Costing & Contracts. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Support the Head of Income Costing & Contracts with the performance management of a portfolio of contracts, the post holder will need to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative information in order to arrive at judgements on performance and the scale and scope of any necessary improvement action. - Manage the full contract lifecycle for Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and supplier contracts including negotiation, performance management, variations and renewals working closely with finance business partners and responsible managers - Provide detailed management and performance reports for inclusion in the monthly assurance meeting in a format that enables complex information to be easily understood. - Annual contract negotiation and documentation; supporting the Senior Managers to translate commissioning intentions and priorities into signed contracts that meet national and local requirements, including financial and quality parameters. - Monitor and analyse performance data to ensure contractual compliance, supporting the development of performance dashboards and reporting for services - Interpret complex performance information to identify the causes of variation and support improvement actions - Lead the active management of all contracts to ensure contract compliance e.g. - terms, levers, incentives and penalties are utilised effectively – including claims management and ensure that risks are managed and escalated. - Build effective relationships with ICBs, providers, NHS England and local authorities to support service development and innovation. - Represent RJAH in contract meetings, performance reviews and regional or national forums, including leading internal preparation sessions to ensure a coordinated organisational approach. - Provide expert advice on contractual risk, compliance and dispute resolution, apply in-depth knowledge of the NHS Standard Contract and associated legal requirements. - Support the development of contracting processes, service improvement initiatives, procurement activity, mobilisation and contract governance. - Work autonomously to maintain up-to-date knowledge of contracting policy changes and advise RJAH on implications for services and contracts. - Act as the Trust’s designated Operational Lead for the Overseas Visitors (OSV) agenda, providing expert interpretation of the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations to ensure statutory compliance, accurate eligibility assessment, and the maximum recovery of income from non-eligible patients. - Maintain the trust contracts register and database. - Maintain the trusts Business case tracker and co-ordinate post implementation reviews. - Provide line management, mentoring and professional development support to team members. - Deputise for the Head of Income, Costing & Contracts. ## Job Details The Contracts Lead is a pivotal role within the Income, Costing and Contracts team, responsible for the end-to-end management of healthcare service agreements and clinical contracts. This position ensures that the Trust remains contractually compliant while maximising financial recovery and maintaining high standards of service delivery. By bridging the gap between complex data analysis and strategic relationship management, the postholder plays a critical part in the organization’s financial health and operational efficiency. Under current Home Office Immigration Rules, this role does not meet the UK Visas and Immigration criteria and the position is not therefore eligible for skilled worker sponsorship. Applications from candidates that require skilled worker sponsorship will NOT be shortlisted. If you have NHS Band 7 intermediate grade step eligibility and have continuously held a Skilled Worker visa since you got your certificate of sponsorship are extending or updating your visa and got your certificate of sponsorship before 22 July 2025 you may be eligible in line with currently published Home Office immigration Rules. **banding subject to Agenda for Change Evaluation** ## Job Description End-to-End Management: Lead on the negotiation, documentation, and renewal of NHS clinical contracts, SLAs, and supplier agreements. Strategic Alignment: Translate commissioning priorities into signed contracts that meet financial, quality, and national regulatory parameters. Reporting: Present complex management reports for monthly assurance meetings to ensure contractual compliance Expert Advisory: Provide guidance on contractual risk and the NHS Standard Contract, utilising levers, incentives, and penalties to manage compliance. Overseas Visitors (OSV): Act as the Trust’s Operational Lead for OSV regulations, ensuring accurate eligibility assessments and maximum income recovery. Stakeholder Engagement: Build partnerships with ICBs, NHS England, and other commissioning bodies to drive service innovation. Systems Management: Maintain the Trust’s contracts register, database, and business case tracker, including post-implementation reviews Team Leadership: Provide line management and mentorship to staff, while deputising for the Head of Income, Costing & Contracts. ## Responsibilities Support the Head of Income Costing & Contracts with the performance management of a portfolio of contracts, the post holder will need to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative information in order to arrive at judgements on performance and the scale and scope of any necessary improvement action. Manage the full contract lifecycle for Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and supplier contracts including negotiation, performance management, variations and renewals working closely with finance business partners and responsible managers Provide detailed management and performance reports for inclusion in the monthly assurance meeting in a format that enables complex information to be easily understood. Annual contract negotiation and documentation; supporting the Senior Managers to translate commissioning intentions and priorities into signed contracts that meet national and local requirements, including financial and quality parameters. Monitor and analyse performance data to ensure contractual compliance, supporting the development of performance dashboards and reporting for services Interpret complex performance information to identify the causes of variation and support improvement actions Lead the active management of all contracts to ensure contract compliance e.g. - terms, levers, incentives and penalties are utilised effectively – including claims management and ensure that risks are managed and escalated. Build effective relationships with ICBs, providers, NHS England and local authorities to support service development and innovation. Represent RJAH in contract meetings, performance reviews and regional or national forums, including leading internal preparation sessions to ensure a coordinated organisational approach. Provide expert advice on contractual risk, compliance and dispute resolution, apply in-depth knowledge of the NHS Standard Contract and associated legal requirements. Support the development of contracting processes, service improvement initiatives, procurement activity, mobilisation and contract governance. Work autonomously to maintain up-to-date knowledge of contracting policy changes and advise RJAH on implications for services and contracts. Act as the Trust’s designated Operational Lead for the Overseas Visitors (OSV) agenda, providing expert interpretation of the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations to ensure statutory compliance, accurate eligibility assessment, and the maximum recovery of income from non-eligible patients. Maintain the trust contracts register and database. Maintain the trusts Business case tracker and co-ordinate post implementation reviews. Provide line management, mentoring and professional development support to team members. Deputise for the Head of Income, Costing & Contracts. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Skilled in preparing reports and presenting to senior leaders. - Strong decision-making and influencing skills, demonstrated through resolving contractual issues - Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills - Highly organised with excellent attention to detail - Confident communication skills, including presenting complex information. - Self-motivated, flexible and driven **Desirable** - Senior management experience ### Knowledge **Essential** - Proficient in Microsoft applications, including performance dashboards, reports and analytical tools. - Specific knowledge of NHS contracts guidance - Good knowledge of contract management - Demonstrable understanding of national targets & priorities relating to NHS care - Experience managing and developing teams with proven improvements in capability and performance - Ability to interpret complex financial data, contract values and activity plans **Desirable** - Experience developing commercial models or supporting bids/tenders ### Experience **Essential** - NHS contract management or commissioning/provider experience, within the NHS or public sector environments - Experience applying national policy changes to contract delivery. - Experience developing and maintaining contractual and performance risk registers. **Desirable** - Understanding of NHS commissioning, PbR, tariffs. - Experience contributing to system level planning or provider collaboration ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level in a related subject - Committed to continued professional development ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 178.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2495) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2796) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 45.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3009) - [rjah - information pack (pdf, 47.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3010) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10298877) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.