Relationship Manager

Are you passionate about the delivery of high-quality health and social care services that improve outcomes for people? Are you committed to achieving value for money? Do you want to be part of a team that finds innovation and supports the market through contract relationship management?

If yes, you could be the person we are looking for. An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of Health and Adult Services Directorate Contract Relationship team.

Reporting to the Contract Relationship Service Manager, working closely with Commissioning and Service Development, Procurement, and Quality and Service Continuity Teams, you will be responsible for managing and monitoring of contracts with providers on the Health and Adult Services Approved Providers Lists. We are looking for someone who is innovative, relationship and solution focused, committed to improving quality and achieving value for money.

Highly collaborative in your approach, you will be a confident and skilled communicator, with the ability to negotiate effectively with care providers to achieve a good outcome.

Our team works to a hybrid model, working remotely and on site in response to business needs. This will be a demanding yet rewarding role, working for a team that has oversight of contracts with a value of £200m and approximately 500 providers. It will be pivotal in delivering our market transformation plans and the HAS Directorate’s efficiency programme.

If you are up for the challenge and have the skills, knowledge and commitment to succeed in this role, we are keen to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Tim Wood Senior Contract Relationship Manager at