# Head of Contracts

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sirona care & health CIC.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sirona care & health CIC
- **Town:** Bristol
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T11:20:46.046Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Yate/Sirona_care_health_CIC/Finance/Finance-v8102411
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8102411?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity in our Finance team! As our Head of Contracts, you will be responsible for all aspects of contracting for Sirona and will lead the small contracting department to ensure all aspects of contract management are effective

This is a key corporate post, working closely with senior managers and ensuring we have appropriate contracts in place to support all income. You will also lead on issuing tenders for the company where we procure goods and services.

### Main duties of the job

- To be responsible for ensuring that all income contracts within Sirona have correct legal documentation drawn up against them, and that finance colleagues are informed of the correct payments against them.
- To ensure that all contracts are in place to reflect income received.
- Provide professional guidance and supervision to members of Sirona as required.
- To plan and organise own work schedule to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales to deliver an effective and efficient service.
- Engage with senior managers, appropriate clinicians and finance staff in regular internal contract review meetings
- Adhere to, and contribute to the development of, a process and timetable for contract monitoring and performance management
- To manage the day-to-day relationships and communication with a range of commissioners and providers, and initiate formal review meetings to ensure that all contractual issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level/NVQ level 4 or equivalent with demonstrable experience of working at that level

**Desirable**

- Specific Finance or Contracting qualification

### Skills, Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
- Extensive knowledge of the health service and able to demonstrate their understanding of issues relating to health policy, NHS commissioning and provision of services.
- Must be proficient user of Microsoft Word and Excel and be able to create complex spreadsheets
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of NHS contracting/commissioning and the legal framework in which it exists
- Experience of data management including analysing complex information and production of reports

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411485)
- [employees benefits (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2102)

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