Main area: Commercial Grade NHS AfC: Band 8d
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026: Secondment only for NHSE employees)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 990-COM-6793357-E
Employer:
NHS England
Employer type:
NHS
Site:
Leeds, London or National
Salary:
£88,168 - £101,677 per annum (exclusive of London weighting)
Salary period:
Yearly
Closing:
23/12/2024 23:59
Head of Commercial NHS AfC: Band 8d Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers, we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high-quality services for our patients and communities.
Job overview
The team has responsibility for all NHS England commercial activity for 3rd party spend, across all areas of the commercial lifecycle including Market Management, Commercial Strategy, Procurement, Contract Management and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management. This is one of the largest and most complex commercial portfolios across government and gives colleagues the opportunity to work on high value and high complexity commercial delivery that directly impacts patient care.
The Commercial Partnering and Solutions Team exists to support the new NHS England Directorates with their commercial requirements and to lead on establishing the commercial strategy for significant commercial projects.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Commercial – Partnering and Solutions (Clinical)
will play a senior leadership role to business partner with Directorates and support development of commercial pipelines to aid business planning. They will also have specific commercial accountabilities for NHS England’s highest-impact commercial arrangements.
This role requires experience of operating with a diverse group of senior stakeholders and effective stakeholder engagement skills to gain credibility quickly.
Person specification Knowledge/Qualification
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
MCIPS accreditation or IACCM Expert Status or evidence of equivalent level of experience.
Skills & Experience
Extensive leadership at strategic commercial level with in-depth expert knowledge of building commercial strategies and solutions.
Experience of managing change within the commercial environment, including end-to-end project management.
Ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
Values & Behaviours
Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters.
Substantial experience and knowledge of the commercial lifecycle.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please ensure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
NHS England
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Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026: Secondment only for NHSE employees)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 990-COM-6793357-E
Employer:
NHS England
Employer type:
NHS
Site:
Leeds, London or National
Salary:
£88,168 - £101,677 per annum (exclusive of London weighting)
Salary period:
Yearly
Closing:
23/12/2024 23:59
Head of Commercial NHS AfC: Band 8d Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers, we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high-quality services for our patients and communities.
Job overview
The team has responsibility for all NHS England commercial activity for 3rd party spend, across all areas of the commercial lifecycle including Market Management, Commercial Strategy, Procurement, Contract Management and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management. This is one of the largest and most complex commercial portfolios across government and gives colleagues the opportunity to work on high value and high complexity commercial delivery that directly impacts patient care.
The Commercial Partnering and Solutions Team exists to support the new NHS England Directorates with their commercial requirements and to lead on establishing the commercial strategy for significant commercial projects.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Commercial – Partnering and Solutions (Clinical)
will play a senior leadership role to business partner with Directorates and support development of commercial pipelines to aid business planning. They will also have specific commercial accountabilities for NHS England’s highest-impact commercial arrangements.
This role requires experience of operating with a diverse group of senior stakeholders and effective stakeholder engagement skills to gain credibility quickly.
Person specification Knowledge/Qualification
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
MCIPS accreditation or IACCM Expert Status or evidence of equivalent level of experience.
Skills & Experience
Extensive leadership at strategic commercial level with in-depth expert knowledge of building commercial strategies and solutions.
Experience of managing change within the commercial environment, including end-to-end project management.
Ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations.
Values & Behaviours
Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters.
Substantial experience and knowledge of the commercial lifecycle.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please ensure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
NHS England
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