# Senior Commissioning and Contracts Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-commissioning-and-contracts-manager/1d04c5f4-fa2b-46b5-bbb6-12e23c1d1fdb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-commissioning-and-contracts-manager/1d04c5f4-fa2b-46b5-bbb6-12e23c1d1fdb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Wayside House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T15:00:50.567Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Commissioning/Commissioning-v8237802 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8237802?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Coventry and Warwickshire system has been working for several years to bring commissioning and service provision closer together, to improve collaboration across system partners. Aligned to this strategic ambition, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) and Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are working in collaboration to support the strategic direction of all Age Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Individual Packages of Care (IPoC); most of which relates to Section 117 Mental Health Act after care, in terms of the Trust taking on greater responsibility with related budgets and functions. The principle aims of this approach are implementing the best ways in which clinical commissioning and reviewing of packages of care functions could be aligned with financial risk, ownership and accountability to enable achievement of the end goals of better value, quality and personalisation. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, self-lead individual to join our recently established Personalised Care Commissioning function, in a newly developed role to lead and drive our commissioning and contracting ambitions for individualised packages of care. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be a senior member of the Personalised Care Commissioning Directorate and will provide senior management and leadership to the directorate. They will work closely with colleagues within the Trusts senior leadership team, Integrated Care Board, Local Authorities, voluntary sector and people who have lived experience. Key duties will be to: - Designing and delivering the Trusts approach to contracting for these IPoC during and post transfer of the function from the ICB. - Ensuring a sustainable, provider‑led mental health contracting and commissioning function for IPoC that is high quality, person and outcome‑focused, lawful, and financially sustainable. - Lead on the development of the commissioning function and activities for IPoC across all age pathways to ensure robust process are in place to enable the effective use of resources to meet the needs of our population now and into the future. - Think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands, including an evidenced approach to commissioning and procurement. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with the relevant skills and experience to join the Trust at an exciting time, to be part of and help shape the Trust’s evolving commissioning function. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We would actively encourage candidates who meet the requirements of the person specification to contact the recruiting manager to discuss the role ahead of application. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel between Trust sites ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to influence, negotiate, develop and maintain communication with people about difficult and complex matters - Ability to lead, promote and facilitate improvement and change. - Ability to challenge the status quo, identify and remove inhibitors and propose solutions to complex problems - Ability to lead/ motivate staff and demonstrate effective management, performance and productivity improvement skills. - Computer literate with an ability to use the common systems/ office packages ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience of commissioning, contract management, and/ or procurement - Significant experience at a management level within the NHS, Local Government or other Public Sector organisation. - Experience of leading service and/ or transformational change - Significant staff management and leadership experience - Experience of partnership working with external stakeholders, preferably with Local Authorities ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level in relevant subject, equivalent level qualification or substantial experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area - Significant post qualifying experience in commissioning at a senior level to equate to masters level knowledge - Evidence of continuous personal and professional development ## Documents - [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155) - [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157) - [terms and conditions nhs jobs (pdf, 19.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1158) - [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159) - [senior commissioning and contracts manager (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548345) - [the prince's trust help 16-30 year olds into work (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2706) ## 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.