Partnerships Relationship Manager

Practice Plus Group; Reading; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Partnerships Relationship Manager to develop relationships and manage accounts with private medical insurer partners. Key responsibilities include overseeing insurer pricing, managing commercial terms, and optimizing billing processes. Strong negotiation skills and experience in private medical insurance are essential. This role offers remote working and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Extensive wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Professional development support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing private medical insurance clients.
• Good understanding of the relationship between private medical insurers and private hospitals.
• Existing relationships with named contacts in Private Medical Insurance companies.
• Confidence in communicating with various stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Proactive approach to account management.
• Willingness and ability to work autonomously.
• Knowledge of Healthcode is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain insurer CCSD code mapping.
• Oversee insurer pricing tariffs to meet obligations.
• Handle commercial terms and pricing discussions.
• Design and optimise billing processes via Healthcode.
• Support collection of information for insurer tenders.
• Act as liaison between hospital sites and insurers.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure delivery of services.

Skills

Account management

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder communication

Proactive management

Job description

Practice Plus Group are going through an exciting period of growth for their private healthcare services and this brand-new role has been developed as a result of it. As our Partnerships Relationship Manager your focus will be developing relationships and growing commercial opportunities with private medical insurer (PMI) partners. You will provide day to day account management to a range of PMI partners and ensure the smooth running of the private medical insurance service.

Main duties of the job

• Set up and maintain insurer CCSD code mapping and related processes.
• Oversee insurer pricing tariffs within our systems to meet contractual obligations.
• Handle commercial terms, pricing, service level agreements and renewal discussions.
• Design and optimise insurer billing processes via Healthcode, serving as the subject matter expert in resolving billing discrepancies to prevent aged debt.
• Support the collection of information for insurer tenders and assist in the rollout of insurer pathways and networks.
• Act as a liaison between hospital sites and insurers, including conducting national site visits as necessary.
• Collaborate and manage stakeholders within internal teams including clinical, finance, legal and operations to ensure smooth delivery of contracted services.

This is a remote working role.

What you can expect in return

• A competitive annual salary commensurate with experience
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• The support you need to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Career development opportunities

About us

You will have experience in managing private medical insurance clients, with:

• A good understanding of the relationship between private medical insurers and private hospitals
• Existing relationships with named contacts in Private Medical Insurance companies
• Confidence in communicating with a range of different stakeholders including consultants, hospital directors and finance team members
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• A proactive approach to account management
• Willingness and ability to work autonomously
• A big advantage would be knowledge and understanding of Healthcode, from both a consultant recognition perspective and a billing perspective

A big advantage would be knowledge and understanding of Healthcode, from both a consultant recognition perspective and a billing perspective.

Join us to work in partnership with the NHS, delivering scheduled treatments to private and NHS patients. It’s a chance to be part of an agile and innovative healthcare company that’s determined to help our partners introduce new ideas and new ways of working. And it’s an opportunity to pursue a rewarding career as a key member of a caring team.

To apply for the role, click on the link below. If you have any questions, contact [e-mail] in our friendly resourcing team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience in managing private medical insurance clients.
• A good understanding of the relationship between private medical insurers and private hospitals.
• Existing relationships with named contacts in Private Medical Insurance companies.
• Confidence in communicating with a range of different stakeholders including consultants, hospital directors and finance team members.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• A proactive approach to account management.
• Willingness and ability to work autonomously.
• A big advantage would be knowledge and understanding of Healthcode, from both a consultant recognition perspective and a billing perspective.

Experience

• Experience in managing private medical insurance clients.
• A good understanding of the relationship between private medical insurers and private hospitals.
• Existing relationships with named contacts in Private Medical Insurance companies.
• Confidence in communicating with a range of different stakeholders including consultants, hospital directors and finance team members.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• A proactive approach to account management.
• Willingness and ability to work autonomously.
• A big advantage would be knowledge and understanding of Healthcode, from both a consultant recognition perspective and a billing perspective.

Additional Criteria

• Experience in managing private medical insurance clients.
• A good understanding of the relationship between private medical insurers and private hospitals.
• Existing relationships with named contacts in Private Medical Insurance companies.
• Confidence in communicating with a range of different stakeholders including consultants, hospital directors and finance team members.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• A proactive approach to account management.
• Willingness and ability to work autonomously.
• A big advantage would be knowledge and understanding of Healthcode, from both a consultant recognition perspective and a billing perspective.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

1330, Arlington Business Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG74SA

Employer's website

https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)