Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – Senior Contracts Manager

The closing date is 12 July 2026.

Are you looking for a high‑profile role where you can make a real difference to NHS services and the communities we serve? CFT is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to play a key leadership role within our Contracts Team.

This pivotal role supports the delivery of the Trust's contracting function, with a focus on commissioning contracts, including managing the lifecycle of various contracts and overseeing contracts with third‑party organisations. The successful candidate will work closely with senior managers across the Trust and with external bodies, including NHS commissioners, local authorities, clinical service providers, the volunteer sector and other organisations. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the delivery of high‑quality, safe, and financially sustainable services across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Senior Contracts Manager will support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function, ensuring robust governance and legal arrangements, and continually improving processes to make the team agile and responsive.

• Provide key support within the Trust for the delivery of the contracting function.
• Act in the role of both a Provider Contracts Manager and a Contracts Manager where CFT subcontracts and commissions services with third‑party organisations.
• Work with senior managers within the organisation and external bodies within the NHS commissioning milieu (ICB, NHS England and Local Authorities) and with third‑party clinical services providers.
• Support the Head of Contracts in leading the contracts function for the Trust, ensuring appropriate contract governance and legal arrangements are in place.
• Undertake continual evaluation of the contracts function to ensure the team is agile and responsive.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Post‑graduate qualification or significant experience in contracting.
• Experience of working in a leadership position in large and complex organisations and systems.
• Experience of presenting complex and sensitive information to key stakeholders and large groups.
• Experience of stakeholder management and engagement within and across organisations.
• Experience of leading, managing and developing a team.
• Experience in development and maintenance of policies and processes to support the effective development, implementation and monitoring of contracts.
• Experience in and knowledge of NHS contracting.

• Ability to work independently, make informed decisions and achieve objectives whilst working with continually changing demands and priorities.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long‑term time frames and adjust plans accordingly.
• Ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders and managers on difficult and controversial issues.
• Advanced experience in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Knowledge of health service management and the roles and responsibilities within.
• Good understanding of contracting and business planning processes, and of budget management.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust