RFL Property Services (RFLPS) as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) are seeking a highly motivated, organised, and capable individual to act as Senior Estates & Facilities Contracts Manager for the Contracts & Performance Department.  

The Contracts and Performance department manage Estates & Facilities contracts, and Group services on behalf of the RFLPS, RFL and their partner NHS organisations.   

As Senior Estates & Facilities Contracts Manager, you will take ownership of managing complex NHS contracts, Estate and Supplier agreements across RFLPS' services. You will act as a key interface between RFLPS and our clients and contract partners, working closely with internal stakeholders including clinical and non-clinical staff, procurement, and finance.  

We are recruiting for two roles, one to lead on Estates & Facilities and one to lead on consumables supply.  Although each role will provide specific services, there will be a level of cross cover required to support business needs.

Your leadership and contractual insight will help ensure that RFLPS continues to meet and exceed its obligations, innovate within its services, and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with Internal Departments, Commissioners, NHS and non-NHS providers. 

This role will involve: 

• Operational management of the day-to-day contracts management service across all RFLPS and client sites.
• Support the Head of Facilities Management Contracts in developing and implementing effective and efficient commercial contract management and performance management infrastructure.
• Contribute to development of the annual work programme including the procurement pipeline, formulating plans and priorities.
• Key point of contact for all contract related queries and issues, being accessible to service users and contractors across all sites.
• Lead the full contract lifecycle for a varied portfolio of NHS services, estates and supplier contracts.
• Monitor, analyse and report with a focus on contractual obligations the performance against KPIs, quality indicators, and financial budgets to ensure contract compliance, supporting with the development of contractual performance dashboards and reports of key services.

RFL Property Services (RFLPS) is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary company of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (the “RFL Group”). We provide services for the RFL Group and work in partnership with other NHS organisations to support and promote good clinical outcomes, enhance patient experience, and enable staff to deliver world class care. 

Our vision is simple yet ambitious: To design, build, and manage safe, sustainable, innovative healthcare estates that put communities first – creating resilient, effective and high-performing spaces for the future.  

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, our “parent” Trust, employs more than 17,000 staff from 120 countries, serving a population of more than 1.6 million people across 70 sites in North London and Hertfordshire and are one of the biggest providers of cancer care in the UK.  The four main hospitals are Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex University Hospital, with additional satellite sites across London.  

With offices based in North London, we are able to offer hybrid working with up to 2 days per week from home. You will also be required to visit our NHS partner and/or contractor sites, and some flexibility will be required to accommodate this.