Head of Commissioning

at  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Head of Commissioning to lead the Trust’s Commissioning Team. This team play a key role in building and maintaining relationships with our commissioners of NHS patient services.
As one of the country’s largest acute teaching hospitals we have c£1.3bn (annually) of services and activity under contract. The range of services we offered combined with our geographic reach mean we must build and maintain effective relationships with a large number of NHS and LA commissioners. This team and its members form the key interface between Trust services and staff and those commissioners, leading on relationship and contract management, negotiation, the provision of commissioning information and supporting service development.
We are looking for a talented and dedicated individual to provide leadership and sound management in this exiting and challenging field.

The commissioning function within the Trust exists to manage the commissioner/provider interface to the benefit of the organisation. It performs the following key functions:

• Commissioner relationship management
• NHS patient care procurement response
• Contract negotiation
• Contract management

The Head of Commissioning will provide a key role within the Trust as the lead manager of this function.

Please refer the Job description for details