Contracts Support Officer

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated individual to provide administrative and organisational support to the Contracts Team. This post offers an exciting opportunity to work in a vibrant and dynamic team that manages an extensive contracts portfolio for the Trust.

Provide a high quality effective and responsive contracting and income management service to the Trust that meets the Trust's clinical and financial objectives, whilst seeking opportunities to improve value for money.

Develop, negotiate and agree contracts on behalf of the Trust's services, and to proactively monitor and manage contract performance against Trust standards and requirements, to ensure clinical, financial and service objectives are being met and exceeded, and identified risks being mitigated to manageable levels.

Work across the wider clinical divisional teams to identify contractual and financial opportunities and to be a source of expert contracting and income knowledge in relation to all of the Trust's contract activity.

Proactively advise all Trust colleagues and stakeholders on contracting processes and best practice to promote a professional governance approach.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Key Responsibilities

Contract Management

Work as an effective member of the Contracts and Team, providing support as required to the Senior Contract Managers in the management and monitoring of contracts.

Providing contractual support for the contract sign off process, retrieval and dissemination of contractual documentation to stakeholders

Supporting the Contracts team in the drafting, review and negotiation contracts including, for example Local Authority school contracts, Research and Development contracts and salary recharge contracts.

Work alongside the Contracts team and other colleagues across the Trust to ensure appropriate input into Contracts and SLA negotiation, agreement and subsequent monitoring processes.

To maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge – particularly around National Tariff Payment System Rules and Guidance, Contracts and Procurement regulations and apply those (through meetings / training as required) to ensure that any proposed service changes or developments are in line with NHS contractual terms and conditions.

Support the Senior Contract Managers to ensure that the Trust has signed SLAs and contracts in place that accurately reflect agreements reached with Providers and/or suppliers.

Preparation and maintenance of all supporting contractual documentation and central register as required.

Responsible for taking minutes at meetings as and when required.

Technical

Support the team and develop knowledge of the National Tariff Payment System and NHSE contracting guidance and developments. Ensure changes or developments are circulated appropriately within the team and within the Trust.

To develop and maintain a close working relationship with the Trust's Business Intelligence and Income team ensuring that they are informed of data requirements and timescales.

To undertake the production of any ad-hoc information requests as appropriate.

To ensure that all data handled within the role is dealt with to the highest standards of confidentiality and security, taking responsibility for ensuring any breaches are reported and remedial action taken.

Be required to manipulate complicated spreadsheets and will therefore require significant Excel skills.