Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commissioning team as Commissioning Manager. This is a high profile role within the Trust, which involves the financial and performance management of a portfolio of contracts.
The appointee will work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and as such, the ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively to resolve emergent contractual issues are essential.
Main duties of the job
* Support the Deputy Director of Commissioning and Senior Commissioning Manager in securing legally binding contracts for NHS and non-NHS services.
* Work with the Deputy Director of Commissioning and Senior Commissioning Manager to ensure that appropriate legal frameworks are in place to enable contracts to be secured, reflecting the Trust's operational and financial capacity to deliver.
* As a core member of the Commissioning team, help to provide an effective and responsive central commissioning/contracts service, working closely with operational and financial managers to secure service contracts.
* Assist in identifying any process issues within the organisation relating to commissioning/contracting functions and provide solutions as and when appropriate.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners.
CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to A level or professional equivalent.
* Educated to degree level, or professional equivalent.
Experience
* Previous experience of working in the health service.
* Experience of working in a commissioning, contracting, procurement or financial planning role.
* Experience of delivering sound contractual agreements.
* Experience of negotiating in a resource constrained environment.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of national commissioning policy, including the National Payment System and NHS Standard Contract frameworks relating to NHS Trusts.
* Aware of the changing commissioning landscape within the NHS.
Skills
* Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
* Good MS Office skills (Excel and Word).
* Ability to work as a member of a team.
* Meticulous attention to detail.
* Ability to accurately manage processes, tasks and time.
* Ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together - safe, kind, excellent.
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.
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