Job summaryWe are an NHS partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are now one of the largest pathology providers in the UK. Our structure is based on a hub and spoke model providing pathology services at seven hospital sites across London.Driven by visionary leadership, strategic investment and transformative initiatives, NWLP has grown into one of the UK's most forward-thinking diagnostic service providers. We are recognised as pioneers in England for establishing one of the first fully integrated NHS pathology networks. We are seeking an exceptional Contracts Manager to join our NWLP team and continue to shape the future of pathology services.This role supports the contract management process for NWLP, to ensure delivery of Pathology that is high quality, better value for money and achieves NWLP and the owner Trust's objectives.Successful delivery of this role involves ensuring contract management for all contract services by ensuring robust systems for proactive contract performance monitoring that enable activity and clinical quality indicators to be specified, monitored, under-performance acted upon and future procurement decisions to be made. ensuring provider performance; Main duties of the jobThis role supports the contract management process for NWLP, to ensure delivery ofPathology that is high quality, better value for money and achieves NWLP and the ownerTrust's wide objectives.Successful delivery of this role involves ensuring contract management for all contractservices by ensuring robust systems for proactive contract performance monitoring thatenable activity and clinical quality indicators to be specified, monitored, underperformance acted upon and future procurement decisions to be made.Contribute to the development of the NWLP/Imperial approach to contracting andprovider performance and developing capability within the team.About usBenefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment InductionThe NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). Monday 2 November 2026Monday 7 December 2026Monday 4 January 2027Monday 1 February 2027Monday 1 March 2027Monday 5 April 2027Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.Full-time EssentialProfessional knowledge, plus additional specialist, management knowledge acquired through training and experience to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience. EssentialPresent highly complex, sometimes contentious information to approximately 500x contract stakeholders. Adequate sight and dexterity to use standard office equipment. EssentialAbility to use modern office software and to be trained to use other specialist software.Ability to analyse performance of Specialist service providers.EssentialProfessional knowledge, plus additional specialist, management knowledge acquired through training and experience to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience. EssentialPresent highly complex, sometimes contentious information to approximately 500x contract stakeholders. Adequate sight and dexterity to use standard office equipment. EssentialAbility to use modern office software and to be trained to use other specialist software.Ability to analyse performance of Specialist service providers.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth West London PathologyAddressSt Mary's HospitalPraed StreetLondonW2 1NYUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNorth West London PathologyAddressSt Mary's HospitalPraed StreetLondonW2 1NYUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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