Digital Commercial Manager in London

We are seeking an experienced Digital Commercial Manager to lead and oversee the Trust's Digital and Data Contracts and software licence agreement function, ensuring the best fit with Trust requirements, value for money and a high quality of service provision. The postholder will act as the lead expert for the Trust on Digital and Data contracts management, procurement process and routes to market and software licence agreements.

Main duties of the job:

• To ensure that there are robust contractual agreements and performance standards in place with all third-party suppliers and that these are monitored on a regular basis, ensuring that the best value and service is achieved from the contracts.
• To monitor the performance of the Digital and Data contracts management team, ensuring that there is best use of its resources to provide the most efficient service to the Trust.
• To build positive working relationships between the Trust and its external service suppliers.
• To procure and actively manage contracts proactively and highlight anticipated future changes.

About us:

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -- our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it. We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details:

• Date posted: 05 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 346-CORP-111-26-B
• Job locations: Flatts Lane Centre, Normanby, Middlesbrough, TS6 0SZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. The Digital and Data services department enjoys hybrid working - the successful postholder will be required to spend at least 40% of their working time office based. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Educated to Masters level for example: Contract Management qualification or equivalent experiential learning gained through relevant practical experience in contract management, commercial management, procurement or a related field.
• Where an applicant does not hold an appropriate contract-management qualification but otherwise demonstrates the required equivalent experience, they must be willing to work towards an agreed relevant qualification within 24 months of appointment.

Desirable:

• Qualification with the International Association for Contract Management (IACCM)
• Government Commercial College Contract Management accreditation
• CIPS Qualification

Experience:Essential:

• Significant experience of procurement and the various routes to market, has worked on/led a range of procurements.
• Significant experience working with Contract IT management systems.
• Significant experience of financial management including budget monitoring and cost benefit analysis.
• Significant experience of contract management and working with contracts across a range of suppliers, interpreting terms and conditions.

Other Experience/Knowledge:Essential:

• Experience in Software licensing models and agreements.
• Strong experience in relationship and supplier management.
• Successful experience of creating and developing strategy, processes, standards, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrable significant knowledge in the following areas:
• Extensive knowledge of Contract management processes and techniques.
• Good understanding of NHS procurement, NHS Procurement framework and strategy.
• Good understanding of the National Digital Information Strategy and how this impacts Trust Digital and Data requirements.

Desirable:

• Use of Service improvement methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience of Stakeholder management at all levels.
• Experience of staff management.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.