Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Digital Contract Manager to join our Digital Business Management team within the Digital Transformation division. This is a hands-on role where you will manage a portfolio of around 150 digital contracts, with plans to consolidate them over the coming year to ensure maximum value for the Trust.
You will act as the key point of contact for suppliers, holding regular review meetings, and engaging with IAOs, system managers, technical leads, clinical teams, and administrative staff to ensure contracts consistently meet KPIs and SLAs. Your work will directly support the Digitising Health Records programme, enhancing patient safety, improving staff workflows, and driving a modern, paper-light service.
This role requires someone who is adaptable, confident, and collaborative, capable of working across competing priorities while maintaining a calm and professional approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage digital contracts across multiple systems, ensuring delivery against KPIs and SLAs
- Conduct regular supplier review meetings to monitor performance and compliance
- Engage with clinical teams, digital colleagues, and Supplier Deployment Teams to implement sustainable digital solutions
- Support initiatives that improve patient safety, service quality, and staff experience
- Assist with streamlining workflows and embedding efficient, paper-light processes
- Review and contribute to the drafting of contracts, negotiate contract terms, and advise on income/expenditure optimization
- Maintain a proactive approach to digital procurement, including assessing potential contracts and advising on best value
About Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of over 440,000. We operate across three main hospital sites and several community services, employing over 7,000 staff.
Our culture is built on the DBTH Way, a framework of behaviours and values emphasizing compassionate care, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. DBTH supports flexible working arrangements, ensuring staff can deliver care in a way that works for both patients and teams.
Employee benefits include:
- Extensive professional development opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and wellbeing support
- Salary sacrifice schemes including NHS Car Lease
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, and financial services
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
- Essential: Proven experience in digital contract management, familiarity with IT systems, ability to draft, review, and negotiate contracts
- Desirable: ICT procurement experience within the NHS, end-to-end procurement experience from conception to implementation
Qualifications & Training
- Essential: Degree in management, ICT, or equivalent experience; CIPS Level 4 with active registration; evidence of ongoing professional development
- Desirable: CIPS Level 5, ITIL Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation, report writing, negotiation training
Skills & Attributes
- Strong ability to work independently and think laterally
- Knowledge of public sector contracts and procurement
- Ability to handle complex and sensitive contractual information
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Innovative, creative, and solution-focused mindset
- Advanced Microsoft 365 skills
- Ability to prioritize workload and deliver short- and long-term savings
Compliance & Right to Work
- This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates
Useful links for applicants:
- Skilled Worker Visa Guidance
- DBS Checks and Rehabilitation of Offenders Guidance
- NHS Careers – Management Roles
- Information Governance in the NHS
- Public Sector Procurement Guidance
How to Apply
Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter referencing the Digital Contract Manager role via the NHS Jobs portal
. Applications may close early if sufficient applications are received, so early submission is recommended.