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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Pathology Contract Manager

The closing date is 03 June 2025

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Job summary

The Pathology Contract Manager role is a new leadership role within Clinical Support Services with individual and functional responsibility for assuring, driving, reporting, and tracking the successful delivery of the primary complex managed service contract and other Pathology contracts. The Pathology Service is an essential diagnostic service for the delivery of acute and primary health care to the 1.2m citizen in Mid and South Essex.

In 2025-2026 the current procurement of a Managed Pathology Service will conclude by transition of the current Mid-Essex in-house service and the South Essex Pathology Joint Venture into a new single integrated service across Mid and South Essex.

Main duties of the job

As our Pathology contract manager you will project manage the Trust transition and mobilisation of the Single Integrated Pathology Service effective from 2025, participating in the transfer of knowledge and skills to provide a high-quality service and the establishment of a new contract management function.

You will have a key role in sustaining and developing relationships with the main Pathology service provider and monitoring the service provider's performance. Other Pathology service contracts will also be managed effectively to support delivery of the overall Trust Pathology Service.

You will seek to ensure that Contractual compliance is achieved with effective quality and risk management, promoting a culture of continuous service improvement, and achieving value for money.

You will have a strong contract management background in the delivery of large complex contracts, a high level of professionalism and experience in complex service implementation with strong management skills and excellent interpersonal, influencing, and analytical skills.

About us

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 a year Per Annum ( Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9612

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role as our Pathology Contract Managerusing your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role as our Pathology Contract Managerusing your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior level experience

Desirable

  • Project Management Qualification e.g., MSP, Prince2 (practitioner) or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working at a senior level in a contract management specialism.
  • Experience of leading, managing and delivering significant change projects involving stakeholders
  • Experience of holding responsibility for budget/s, budget setting and stakeholders

Desirable

  • Pathology experience/knowledge. Experience of working in the NHS/public body

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills, demonstrated throughout application
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent senior level experience

Desirable

  • Project Management Qualification e.g., MSP, Prince2 (practitioner) or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of working at a senior level in a contract management specialism.
  • Experience of leading, managing and delivering significant change projects involving stakeholders
  • Experience of holding responsibility for budget/s, budget setting and stakeholders

Desirable

  • Pathology experience/knowledge. Experience of working in the NHS/public body

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills, demonstrated throughout application

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Director of Pathology

Miss Valerie Pentney

valerie.pentney1@nhs.net

07721591235

Details

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 a year Per Annum ( Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9612

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


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