You will be part of a dynamic contracts team supporting the achievement of high quality services at a time of change within Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust and the Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Systems.
As the post holder you will provide management support to the Senior Contracts Manager, the Directors of Care Groups and the Chief Finance Officer on contracts across Norfolk and Suffolk. You will support the contract discussions with health and social care and County Councils in the region and work closely with mental health commissioners on service performance matters. You will work with Care Groups to enable service redesign programmes to support service and quality improvements. You will have experience of legal contracts and reviewing schedules for performance and finance. You will be able to give legal advice and guidance and be aware of national health care policy.
To be successful in this exciting role you will have passion and energy with an inspiring style. You will have well developed influencing skills and a good understanding of the context the NHS operates in, including national policy and plans. You will have a track record of working in partnership with others, adopting a solution-focused approach to deliver challenging deadlines and complex, multiple pieces of work.
Our team is agile and works hybrid; we can be flexible on remote/office working and although this is a full-time position, we are happy to discuss working hours. Although the role is largely remote working, the post holder will be able to work from our Suffolk or Norfolk base and will be expected to work flexibly across Norfolk and Suffolk to support the Trust contracts.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us?We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
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For an informal discussion on the role please contact Chantelle Beckett, Senior Contracts Manager,chantelle.beckett@nsft.nhs.uk
