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This post is a 18 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position.
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.
The Contracting, Vendor and Service Management Team (CVSMT) provide expert advice and services across the National Health Service in Scotland and is part of the Digital and Security SBU.
The role of the Digital and Security SBU is to support the NHS Scotland national eHealth agenda through the effective delivery of IM&T products and specialist services that will enable clinical process and efficiency improvements across Scotland. This includes the delivery of IM&T services, systems, data and contracts which enable cross-Board/ boundary integration, workflow, information sharing, cost efficiency realisation and collaboration.
The CVSMT is the principal point of contact between NHS Scotland and the Suppliers of a range of National IT Service contracts, which embrace business and clinical systems at both national and local levels.
An opportunity has arisen for the role of Contract Executive to provide key contract and administrative support related to the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) IT Contracts with a number of suppliers that NSS manages on behalf of NHS Scotland. Principal responsibilities will be to:
- Focus on support of the PACS, RIS and Soliton business as usual contracts. This will include some customer and supplier liaison as well as commercial business processes.
- Take part in a number of Supplier and Customer governance and project meetings and provide the secretariat for these.
- Ensure contract management processes are adhered to.
- Monitor performance and service delivery against agreed contractual requirements.
- Assist with the management of customers/suppliers using established governance arrangements and processes (e.g. PACS Clinical Advisory Group, PACS Managers Group, Delivery review meetings etc.).
- Delivery of appropriate management information and reports as required to various stakeholder groups.
The post holder must demonstrate competence and have experience in office administration, telephone and communication skills, personal organisation, initiative, attention to detail, time management and minute taking.
The post holder must exhibit good interpersonal skills and be able to deal with people at a number of levels of the organisation.
The post holder will have a well-developed organisational ability and be able to prioritise their own workload, be proactive and ensure contract administrative processes are operated in a timely and efficient manner.
The post holder should ideally:
- Have contract management experience in a similar role within an IT services contractual environment.
- Have experience within IT/Contracting with knowledge of Project Management and IT Services Contracting.
- Have relevant administrative experience in a supplier/customer services environment.
- Have the ability to work well in a team.
- Have well-developed written and verbal communications skills and able to interact confidently and professionally with staff and suppliers at all levels.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Karen Triner (07572 420886).
Further information on NSS is available from : https://www.nss.nhs.scot/
Closing date for completed applications is the 3rd May 2021
Interviews will be held on the 12th May 2021 via MS Teams.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies