Head of Contracts in Yate

We have a fantastic opportunity in our Finance team! You will be responsible for all aspects of contracting for Sirona and will lead the small contracting department to ensure all aspects of contract management are effective. This is a key corporate post, working closely with senior managers and ensuring we have appropriate contracts in place to support all income. You will also lead on issuing tenders for the company where we procure goods and services.

Main duties of the job:

• To be responsible for ensuring that all income contracts within Sirona have correct legal documentation drawn up against them, and that finance colleagues are informed of the correct payments against them.
• To ensure that all contracts are in place to reflect income received.
• Provide professional guidance and supervision to members of Sirona as required.
• To plan and organise own work schedule to ensure that activities are completed within agreed timescales to deliver an effective and efficient service.
• Engage with senior managers, appropriate clinicians and finance staff in regular internal contract review meetings.
• Adhere to, and contribute to the development of, a process and timetable for contract monitoring and performance management.
• To manage the day-to-day relationships and communication with a range of commissioners and providers, and initiate formal review meetings to ensure that all contractual issues are raised and resolved promptly and effectively.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Person specification Skills, Experience & Knowledge:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the health service and able to demonstrate their understanding of issues relating to health policy, NHS commissioning and provision of services.
• Must be proficient user of Microsoft Word and Excel and be able to create complex spreadsheets.
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of NHS contracting/commissioning and the legal framework in which it exists.
• Experience of data management including analysing complex information and production of reports.

Qualifications & Training:

• Educated to degree level/NVQ level 4 or equivalent with demonstrable experience of working at that level.
• Specific Finance or Contracting qualification.