Contracts Support Officer

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Contracts Support Officer to join the Procurement and Contracts Team. You will provide administrative and contract support across a portfolio of contracts, ensuring information is accurate throughout the lifecycle.

Working with contract managers, suppliers and finance colleagues, you will support monitoring, invoice reconciliation and compliance activities to ensure contractual obligations are delivered in line with objectives and regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience providing administration and contract support across a portfolio of contracts.
• Ability to maintain accurate contract records and facilitate monitoring and reporting.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and contract support across a portfolio of contracts.
• Assist with contract monitoring, performance reporting and compliance activities.
• Support invoice reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Coordinate meetings and maintain action logs for contract review processes.

Skills

Contract management

Data management

Performance reporting

Invoice reconciliation

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Support Officer to join the Procurement and Contracts Team. This role is ideal for an organised and proactive individual who enjoys working with data, managing information, and supporting the effective delivery of services through robust contract management practices.

The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative and contract support across a portfolio of contracts, ensuring contract information is maintained accurately throughout the contract lifecycle. Working closely with contract managers, suppliers, finance colleagues and service leads, you will support contract monitoring, performance reporting, invoice reconciliation and compliance activities. The role will play an important part in ensuring that contracts are effectively managed, key performance indicators are monitored, and contractual obligations are delivered in line with organisational objectives and regulatory requirements., As a Contracts Support Officer, you will provide day-to-day support to the Procurement and Contracts Team, maintaining contract records and supporting contract monitoring activities across a diverse portfolio of contracts. You will be responsible for ensuring contract information is accurate and up to date, preparing reports, coordinating meetings, maintaining action logs and supporting contract review processes.

The role will involve working with internal stakeholders, suppliers and external providers to obtain performance information, monitor compliance against agreed standards, and support the management of contract-related issues. You will also assist with invoice reconciliation, financial reporting and performance monitoring, helping to ensure contract activity is delivered within agreed budgets and in accordance with contractual requirements.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.