Digital Commissioning Performance Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet theminimumcriteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 monthsremainingon your visa at time of application.

Manages large-scale, complex contracts and prepare commercial data, communicating through high-level written reports, commercial analyses, and verbal and written presentations. Present outcomes and sometimes contentious recommendationsappropriate tothe audience, including Trust Executives, senior clinicians, and peers/colleagues across the organisation.

Provides subject matterexpertiseon commercial, and contract issues, and resolve related challenges.

Cultivates and sustains effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers and funding bodies, to ensure high performance and alignment with organisational expectations.

Develops a culture that encourages open communication within Contract Management team and ensures that people are managed through promoting effective teamwork, leadership, and motivation across the function.

Provide proficient advice to senior managers, directors, and stakeholders on contractual matters, ensuring adherence to relevant laws and regulations.

Presents clear and well-defined recommendations for contract management, which may involve contentious issues due to prior supplier relationships. may involve contentious topics due to existing supplier relationships

To ensure holistic and seamless approaches are taken throughout the commercial lifecycle, the post holder will work in close collaboration with the Trusts procurement team, to:

Ensure that allDDaTproducts,servicesand capabilities within the EPR programme ecosystem areprocuredin accordance withthe requirements of the ICF, and the Trusts procurement policy more broadly, making strategic recommendations based on performance data to drive efficiency;

oEnsure that all pre-procurement and post-procurement transparency notices required by the Public Contract Regulations 2016 and Procurement Act 2023 are published on the Cabinet Office Central Digital Platform via the Trusts e-commercial system,Atamis, with the required details and within the requiredtimeframes;

Person Specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS), including Chartered Status.
• 'Expert' level accreditation through the GCF CMCP will be attained (if not already attained on appointment) within the first year in post. Educated to masters / postgraduate level or equivalent experience. Evidence of continued professional development. Further relevant training.

Desirable

• Relevant World Commerce and Contracting accreditations / certifications, e.g. SRM, Commercial and Contract Management (CCM).
• 'Practitioner' level accreditation through the GCF CMCP. Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at postgraduate level. Project management qualification or equivalent experience.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Brighton / Haywards Heath / Worthing / St Richards

Brighton / Haywards Heath / Worthing / St Richards

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)