NHS Contracts Manager

Our ADHD Careers: About the role

Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Shift and Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm - 40 hours

Location: Remote with nationwide travel as required, including to Keys Health Office (Nettleham, Lincolnshire)

Full job description:

Do you want to make a difference?

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Can you work in a team that's supporting world class healthcare for people with ADHD?

If you have answered YES to these questions, we have a great opportunity for you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the development, negotiation, and management of service contracts with NHS and non-NHS commissioners.
• Ensure contracts comply with statutory, regulatory, and NHS policy and process requirements.
• Develop contract documentation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), indicative activity plans (IAPs), and service specifications.
• Monitor contract performance, resolve issues, and implement contract variations when necessary.
• Analyse contract performance against KPIs, IAPs and SLAs, flagging and addressing underperformance.
• Provide reports and insights to senior leadership, commissioning, and finance teams.
• Liaise with Data and Digital colleagues to ensure reporting requirements are met.
• Coordinate and attend contract review meetings with providers and internal stakeholder
• Act as the key contact for providers on contractual matters.
• Collaborate with commissioning, clinical, finance, and legal teams to ensure integrated contract oversight.
• Maintain constructive relationships with ICBs, Trusts, and independent sector providers.
• Ensure all contracts adhere to Standing Financial Instructions, procurement law, and NHS standard terms.
• Support audits and due diligence processes.
• Keep up to date with NHS England and DHSC guidance on contracting
• Identify and research new business opportunities via tender portals
• Support the Bid Team to determine whether opportunities are viable as part of ‘bid/no bid’ decision-making.
• Support budget holders and finance teams in aligning contract values with financial plans.
• Monitor contract spend, forecast expenditure and support cost improvement where required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience in NHS contracting, commissioning, or commercial healthcare roles.
• Knowledge of NHS standard contracts and procurement regulations.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skill.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex policy and contractual frameworks.
• Understanding of using data and reporting requirement.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and contract monitoring tools.