Are you looking for a high-profile role where you can make a real difference to NHS services and the communities we serve? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to play a key leadership role within our Contracts Team.

This pivotal role supports the delivery of the Trust’s contracting function, with a focus on commissioning contracts, including managing the lifecycle of various contracts, including overseeing contracts with third-party organisations. The successful candidate will work closely with senior managers across the Trust and with external bodies, including NHS commissioners, local authorities, clinical service providers, the volunteer sector and other organisations at Place. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the delivery of high-quality, safe, and financially sustainable services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Senior Contracts Manager will support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function, ensuring robust governance and legal arrangements, and continually improving processes to make the team agile and responsive.

The Senior Contracts Manager will provide a key supporting role within the Trust for the delivery of the contracting function; this is a high profile post that is integral to the success of the organisation. The job holder will be expected to act in the role of both a Provider Contracts Manager, and a Contracts Manager where CFT subcontracts and commissions services with third party organisations.

The job holder will be expected to work with senior managers within the organisation and with external bodies both within the NHS commissioning milieu (ICB, NHS England and Local Authorities), and with third party clinical services providers where the Trust sub-contracts these services. These third party providers may be other NHS providers, private / independent sector providers, or third sector providers.

The job holder will support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function for the Trust, ensuring that appropriate contract governance and legal arrangements are in place, and by undertaking continual evaluation of the contracts function to ensure that the team is agile and responsive, by:

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.