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Business Support Manager

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Job summary

Are you interested in working in the digital space? Passionate about improving health and care through providing digital support services and helping to future proof our NHS through digital transform? If the answer is yes, then we want to talk to you! We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Team.

We are looking for a team player to provide a comprehensive contract management function on behalf of NHIS as a shared service, both in terms of managing developments to contracts for services provided, and managing the effectiveness of contracts where NHIS consume services. The post holder must be an excellent communicator, an agile learner, and equipped to provide financial overview presentations for customers and partners.

This post is lead for:

  • Service level agreement management.
  • Service catalogue development and control,
  • and financial reporting

The core skills for this post are:

  • Agile Learning;
  • Process Analysis;
  • Relationship Building;
  • Confident Presenter;
  • Contract Management Assurance and Financial Management;
  • Records Management and Detail orientate

NHIS work across two operational sites, Byron Court in Arnold Nottingham, and from Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, King's Mill Hospital site in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Our team are working with a hybrid model of working some days in the office, and some days working off site or at home, however this remains under review given the requirements of the NHS response to Covid-19.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be the direct line manager responsible for the delivery of the Business Support Service Line encompassing the Internal Digital Business function and the finance function. This includes ensuring that our customers receive excellent customer service through the provision of timely and high-quality quotes, the effective monitoring of contract performance, and ensuring any required improvements are implemented.

The post holder will support the Head of Corporate and Business Support Head of Corporate and Business Support and be responsible for the strategic direction of the Business Support function within the NHIS. Closely aligning with our customers, the post holder will ensure that all ICT related issues are comprehensively and effectively addressed through proactive and best practice ICT processes and the effective management of internal services and third party contracts.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must possess an understanding of the use of information, informatics related national strategies and policies
  • Has understanding of the role and importance of health informatics
  • Has significant managerial experience in a business support or customer engagement role, preferably in an NHS environment, and be experienced in managing staff and projects
  • Knowledge of current health and social care agenda
  • Demonstrates an understanding of procurement processes and supplier contract management
  • Knowledge of the national, regional and local drivers in relation to business relationship management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to first degree level in an appropriate discipline. In possession of or working towards to Master's degree or be willing to undertake
  • In possession of the PRINCE2 Project Management Foundation Qualification
  • Recognised advanced qualification in use of Microsoft Office e.g. MOST Expert or ECDL Advance d
  • ITIL Service Management

Desirable

  • In possession of the PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant overall experience of working in an operational capacity in a health care setting, with at extensive' experience at a senior level
  • Experience of setting up/facilitating events for groups of varying sizes
  • Proven experience of completing business support activities, such as the development of key corporate documents
  • Experience of managing and delivering a major information system
  • Experience of developing innovative business support initiatives which will help improve quality and performance throughout organisation
  • Experience of managing complex programmes of work using the PRINCE2 methodology
  • Ability to negotiate supplier contracts/costs
  • Proven advanced communication skills and an ability to communicate highly complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders with varying degrees of understanding. Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse group of professionals to very large groups
  • Ability to motivate staff, colleagues and stakeholders to achieve the project outcomes

Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

  • Must possess an understanding of the use of information, informatics related national strategies and policies
  • Has understanding of the role and importance of health informatics
  • Has significant managerial experience in a business support or customer engagement role, preferably in an NHS environment, and be experienced in managing staff and projects
  • Knowledge of current health and social care agenda
  • Demonstrates an understanding of procurement processes and supplier contract management
  • Knowledge of the national, regional and local drivers in relation to business relationship management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to first degree level in an appropriate discipline. In possession of or working towards to Master's degree or be willing to undertake
  • In possession of the PRINCE2 Project Management Foundation Qualification
  • Recognised advanced qualification in use of Microsoft Office e.g. MOST Expert or ECDL Advance d
  • ITIL Service Management

Desirable

  • In possession of the PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant overall experience of working in an operational capacity in a health care setting, with at extensive' experience at a senior level
  • Experience of setting up/facilitating events for groups of varying sizes
  • Proven experience of completing business support activities, such as the development of key corporate documents
  • Experience of managing and delivering a major information system
  • Experience of developing innovative business support initiatives which will help improve quality and performance throughout organisation
  • Experience of managing complex programmes of work using the PRINCE2 methodology
  • Ability to negotiate supplier contracts/costs
  • Proven advanced communication skills and an ability to communicate highly complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders with varying degrees of understanding. Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse group of professionals to very large groups
  • Ability to motivate staff, colleagues and stakeholders to achieve the project outcomes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Trust Administration Building, Level 2, NHIS Offices. Sherwood Forest Hospitals King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road,

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website

Business Support Manager

Retford DN22, UK
Full-Time

Published on 19/06/2023

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