Senior Contract and Commercial Manager

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Senior Contracts and Commercial Manager to oversee contracts within Health in Justice and other areas. This role offers the opportunity to work predominantly from home, with a salary up to £100,000 per annum, depending on experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial negotiation skills and a background in healthcare.

Benefits

Bespoke induction training

Support for professional development

Employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing contracts, particularly in healthcare.
• Experience of legal agreements in a project contract environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the creation and maintenance of commercial contracts.
• Provide commercial advice for new business opportunities.
• Advise on drafting and negotiating contract terms.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contract management

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy and literacy

Job description

Job Summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

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 report directly to the finance manager and look after our contracts within Health in Justice, IUC and Primary Care. The head office is based in Theale, but the role will be predominantly working from home. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing contracts, negotiations and a healthcare background.

Hours

Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00

Salary

This full‑time position offers an 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

Candidate requirements

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.

Job responsibilities

• Lead on the creation and maintenance of commercial contracts and provide commercial advice and decision‑making support to the Health in Justice / Integrated Urgent Care divisions across new business opportunities and existing operational projects.
• 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 and lease exits, 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.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core 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

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of legal agreements in a project contract 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.

Additional criteria

Not specified.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

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

Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/