Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager

Job overview

Join Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) as part of our Commercial Team and help support services that make a difference to patients and communities.

This is an opportunity to manage a varied contracting portfolio supporting our Inner London Division. Contracts may range in value from approximately £10,000 to £10 million, with each playing an important role in delivering high-quality services.

You will provide commercial and contractual expertise across clinical service agreements, subcontracts and partnership arrangements. Working closely with operational colleagues and the wider Commercial Team, you will help ensure contracts are commercially viable, well managed and aligned with good public sector and NHS contracting practice.

This is a fast-paced and varied role where priorities may change. We are looking for someone who can organise their workload, communicate effectively and build positive working relationships across teams. If you have proven experience of NHS, local authority or other public sector contracts and are seeking to broaden your commercial experience, we would welcome your application.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can bring relevant expertise from day one, quickly build effective relationships and make an immediate impact within the team.

Main duties of the job

You will manage a portfolio of contracts for the Inner London Division, providing commercial and contractual advice throughout the contract lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing clinical service agreements, subcontracts and partnership arrangements.
• Supporting business and service development, including tenders, new business opportunities and business cases.
• Supporting contract negotiations in close cooperation and advice from the Head of Contracts, ensuring appropriate contractual arrangements are in place.
• End to End contract management
• Assessing and managing commercial and contractual risk while maximising value and minimising risk to the organisation.
• Supporting compliance with procurement governance requirements.
• Maintaining accurate contract registers and electronic records in partnership with the Assistant Commercial Manager.
• Producing clear and timely reports and updates for colleagues and senior stakeholders.
• Attending contract, team and divisional meetings as required.
• Working collaboratively with operational divisions and the Corporate Commercial Team.
• Supporting training and development activities and sharing commercial knowledge where appropriate.

Due to the fixed-term timescale of this post, you will work with colleagues to prioritise activity where it can deliver the greatest benefit and impact.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.