Senior Contract Manager


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Greater Manchester, M1 6EU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	29 Oct 2026

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Summary

Manage a portfolio of provider contracts, monitoring contracted levels of activity and expenditure, contract, performance and quality issues, and general service delivery. Lead regular contract and performance review meetings with providers, ensuring reporting is relevant and timely and that remedial and reinforcing action improves performance. Ensure the financial, quality and operational performance of contracts are efficiently and effectively managed, and support the development and monitoring of Provider CQUIN schemes. Negotiation and contract developmentLead and assist in the annual contract negotiation cycle and documentation of contracts for your portfolio, including arbitration or mediation where necessary. Ensure NHS GM's commissioning intentions and priorities are translated into signed contracts meeting national and local requirements, and ensure contract levers are enacted in full within delegated limits. Communication and stakeholder managementAct as a key point of contact for procurement projects with third-party procurement specialists, providing contract support for healthcare service procurements requiring a tender process. Communicate complex and business-sensitive information to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders in formal and informal settings, and lead or chair regular provider performance meetings. Analysis and reportingPlan, develop and evaluate methods for gathering, analysing and presenting contract data. Develop key performance indicators for contracting workstreams, and produce or contribute to reports summarising provider performance, risks and issues, and contractual options for resolution including reporting to Contract Performance Groups, Boards or Chief Officers. People managementSupport an effective matrix approach across NHS GM, provide mentorship to junior colleagues in contract management, and where assigned line manage members of the Contract Management Team, providing guidance, supervision and performance management as required.

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