We are recruiting for a Commercial & Contracts Officer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will proactive support to the day-to-day contract management of a broad portfolio of Estates & Facilities contracts, and ultimately delivers the division strategy. You will play a key role in maintaining effective relationships with contractors providing services to the Trust.
Supporting in the co-ordination of contract planning, negotiations, management, and reviews as well as ensuring efficient processes of monitoring are in place.
The role is a great development opportunity for someone who wishes to be involved within commercial and contracts management.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Assist the Senior Contracts & Performance Manager in effectively managing designated contracts within the division.
Supporting and advising Senior Contracts & Performance Manager and Commercial Manager with contracts negotiations, discussions and implementation involving where appropriate other managers within the division.
Assist in the co-ordination of the Trust’s cost improvement programme, preparing appropriate reports as required and ensuring all meetings and actions are logged.
Supporting the Head of Commercial and Senior Contracts & Performance Manager with any commercial issues or projects that may arise, and supporting/covering the Commercial and Property Officer in any related duties in instances of absence or leave.
To provide administrative support to the drafting of documents to support the Senior Contracts & Performance Manager or other relevant members of the department.
Support the implementation of project and service initiatives through timely and relevant information analysis and administrative support, in accordance with the agreed priorities of the Senior Contracts & Performance Manager.
To oversee and participate in monitoring the performance of internal and external contracts. To ensure contractors/ departments are complying with the service specifications in line with quality, quantity and cost and initiate measures to ensure compliance.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Jan 2025