Senior Contract and Commercial Manager

NHS; Reading; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for a Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager to join the Central Services team. This remote role involves managing contracts related to Health in Justice, IUC, and Primary Care. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in contract management, negotiation skills, and a healthcare background. The position offers an annual salary of up to £100,000 and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Support for professional development

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience of legal agreements in a project contracting environment.
• Good commercial experience with an emphasis on competitive tendering and contract negotiation.
• High standard of numeracy and literacy and ability to apply this to the production and interpretation of all relevant contracts and other documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues in a clear and straightforward way.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the creation and maintenance of the commercial contracts.
• Provide commercial input to specified new business projects and contract negotiations.
• Advise on drafting and negotiating the terms and conditions of contracts.
• Provide commercial interpretation and support to operational services.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Healthcare background

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy and literacy

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager to join our Central Services team at Practice Plus Group. We are recruiting for someone to join our team reporting directly to the finance manager to look after our contracts within Health in Justice, IUC and Primary Care. Our head office is based in Theale, however the role will be predominantly working from home. The ideal candidate would have significant experience in managing contracts, negotiations and a healthcare background.

Hours

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Salary

Full time, annual salary up to £100,000 per annum FTE, depending on experience.

How we support you

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a legal right to work in the UK and, due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Lead on the creation and maintenance of the commercial contracts as well as supplying commercial advice and decision‑making support to the Health in Justice / Integrated Urgent Care divisions.
• This is in relation to both new business opportunities and existing operational projects in order to secure and maintain profitable growth through the application of robust but commercial disciplines.
• Provide commercial input to specified new business projects and related contract negotiations.
• Advise on drafting and negotiating the terms and conditions of contracts from tendering through to contract signing.
• Provide commercial interpretation, advice and support to operational services in relation to their existing contracts.
• Provide commercial input to acquisition of new properties, lease renewals, lease exits and assist in negotiating terms and conditions, liaising with external solicitors to agree property transactions.

Benefits

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Our values

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Experience of legal agreements in a project contracting environment.
• Good commercial experience with an emphasis on competitive tendering and contract negotiation.
• High standard of numeracy and literacy and ability to apply this to the production and interpretation of all relevant contracts and other documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues in a clear and straightforward way.

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

Hawker House,
Napier Court, 5-6 Napier Road,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG1 8BW

Employer's website

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