Contracts Officer (XN04)

Job summary

Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Do you enjoy working in a busy office environment and working to deadlines? Would you like to be out and about as well as working at your desk?

Were looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our Contracts Team within Estates & Facilities. Although the job role is administrative, you will also need to be out on site visiting other departments or our accommodation properties.

In this role youll support the management of contracts and help us to provide crucial services to our patients, staff and visitors.

Youll work with external contractors and internal colleagues to ensure the services we deliver meet the needs of our clinical colleagues and patients across the entirety of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This could include working with our linen contractor, catering suppliers, pest control and more. Your careful administrative skills and attention to detail will play a big part in ensuring we can deliver safe and effective care at Leeds.

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Main duties of the job

The role requires liaising with a wide range of people across LTHT, including other Estates & Facilities colleagues and clinical staff.

Youll also need to build relationships with our contractors and suppliers to ensure we work well together. Therefore, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

The successful candidate will have great time management and organisational skills, using their initiative to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

There is also a requirement to move between sites to speak to our contractors in addition to managing administrative tasks, therefore you will be required to be mobile and on your feet for some of your day.

This will be a dynamic and fast-changing role, but for the right person offers an excellent development opportunity in one the largest and most complex Trusts in the country.

Expected Shortlisting Date

01/04/2026

Planned Interview Date

08/04/2026

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

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

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