Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement Department
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CS402
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Procurement Dept
- Town
- Bracknell
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/09/2026
Employer heading
Contract Manager
Band 6
Job overview
Are you a procurement professional ready to make your skills count where it matters - improving patient care?
We’re looking for a Contract Manager to join our friendly and experienced Procurement Team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You’ll use your commercial expertise and public sector knowledge to directly contribute to the quality, efficiency and impact of NHS services across the region.
We’re looking for a team player who can:
Take the lead in managing the effective use of NHS Supply Chain arrangements and Temporary Staffing Agency frameworks/contracts
Support the standardisation of medical equipment and consumables
Support the management of high value contracts
Negotiate effectively with suppliers and stakeholders
Drive cost-saving initiatives and value for money
Support service improvements that benefit patient care
You’ll support the Head of Procurement to meet financial targets, maintain governance standards and promote procurement excellence at all levels of the organisation.
Join an experienced, supportive team who offer excellent work-life balance and hybrid working, enjoying 27 days annual leave + bank holidays and a generous NHS pension scheme. The base for this full time role is London House in Bracknell, however, much of your work can be remote.
Our Trust is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, who highlight our positive culture, staff morale and innovation. We’re committed to employee well-being and career development.
Main duties of the job
The Contract Manager will help implement and manage contracts to ensure that they run effectively and have a positive impact on patient care. Special focus will be given to managing:
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Temporary staffing agencies used by the Trust in conjunction with the Temporary Staffing Team, ensuring SLAs are established and proper behaviours followed.
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NHS Supply Chain, particularly working with Clinicians and others to rationalise the products used.
The role will include data analysis
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Contract management experience
2. Ability to analyse complex and sensitive information drawn from multiple systems
3. Negotiation and influencing skills, including the ability to network and create relationships
4. Ability to manage a high workload and multiple complex projects
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.
Person specification
Education, qualifications or training
Essential criteria
- CIPS professional diploma qualification (Degree Level) or equivalent experience
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- To maintain and develop Contract Management skills.
- To maintain knowledge of Procurement requirements, both wider procurement legislation and NHS specific requirements.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Contract Management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Public Procurement
- Experience of Agency Market
- Experience of NHS Supply Chain
- Experience of NHS
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Contract Management
Desirable criteria
- A good knowledge of Excel
- Experience of using Finance Systems, such as Unit 4
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage a high level of workload, multiple complex projects
- Negotiation and influencing skills
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tim Shannon
- Job title
- Head of Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07887 753264
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