Head of Contracts, Partnerships & Business Development

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Milton Keynes is seeking a highly motivated Contract and Business Manager to oversee contracts and lead transformational initiatives in mental health and community health services. The successful candidate will manage contracts, engage stakeholders, and ensure projects are delivered effectively. Essential qualifications include a background in Business Management in health or care and significant experience in contract management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing contracts.
• Experience running complex projects.
• Working with commissioners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business function for agreed services within the Division.
• Lead specific transformation programme and all supporting projects.
• Provide the contracting function for agreed services.

Skills

Leadership skills

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Project management

Education

Business Management in health or care

Project management qualification

MSc/MA relevant to post

Job description

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for someone who is highly motivated, has a sound business and contracts background and is committed to working with health and care partners to improve health outcomes for the citizens of Milton Keynes. The post holder manages a busy team and works with stakeholders across the Trust and partner organisations to ensure existing contracts and new projects are delivered to a high standard.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on contracts, business and transformation for MK's Mental Health and Community Health services, will be a key member of the Divisional Management Team and will work with colleagues to bring about transformational change. The successful candidate will require strong leadership skills and will be working with all levels of the organisation and with all partners, commissioners and stakeholders to:

• Lead the business function for agreed services within the Division
• Lead specific transformation programme and all supporting projects
• Provide the contracting function for agreed services
• Manage a team of contracts and business and transformation and project managers

Working for our organisation

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is a highly diverse organisation and Diggory Division, which this post is based in delivers services across a wide geographical footprint, including in Milton Keynes, Surrey and north west London. The Division delivers physical health and mental health support alongside Directorates providing specialist input ; Addictions, Health and Justice and Sexual health Services

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Stakeholders and Partnerships

• Develop a comprehensive network of stakeholder and partnership relationships
• Develop a robust stakeholder management strategy in place which ensures:
• Comprehensive stakeholder analysis – the identification and engagement of key stakeholders both within and outside the organisation, securing involvement and commitment to local community, mental health and specialist services.
• Ensure that any transformational changes to ways of working are undertaken with the identified stakeholders and reflect pathways across the health economy
• Strong and robust relationships are in place to underpin all contractual discussions.

Transformation

• Work across the clinical services to support a broad range of transformation projects that are linked closely to commissioning intentions.
• Development and maintenance of the governance structure for the programme
• Establish a rolling programme of reporting to the programme board
• Provide the leadership and line management to the transformation managers
• Maintain the programme risk and issues logs – report significant variances to the Divisional Management Team
• Manage external consultant support that may be needed for specific projects.

New Business and Tender Management

• Working closely with the contract negotiation team the post holder will provide the local business support for all contracts as required
• Ensure all contracts are based on robust specifications that reflect realistic deliverables
• Work with the leadership team to ensure delivery of both CIP and QIPP schemes as agreed through contracts.
• Working closely with the commercial team at Trust HQ, horizon scan for new business opportunities and manage a tender pipeline for the Division.
• Work closely with services to support them with new business opportunities or service developments.
• Explore opportunities for providing temporary solutions to service and commissioning priorities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Business Management in health or care

Desirable criteria

• Project management qualification
• MSc/MA relevant to post

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience managing contracts
• Experience running complex projects
• Working with commissioners

Desirable criteria

• Supervising staff