About this role
Job summary
We are an NHS partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are now one of the largest pathology providers in the UK. Our structure is based on a hub and spoke model providing pathology services at seven hospital sites across London.
Driven by visionary leadership, strategic investment and transformative initiatives, NWLP has grown into one of the UK's most forward-thinking diagnostic service providers. We are recognised as pioneers in England for establishing one of the first fully integrated NHS pathology networks.
We are seeking an exceptional Contracts Manager to join our NWLP team and continue to shape the future of pathology services.
This role supports the contract management process for NWLP, to ensure delivery of Pathology that is high quality, better value for money and achieves NWLP and the owner Trust's objectives.
Successful delivery of this role involves ensuring contract management for all contract services by ensuring robust systems for proactive contract performance monitoring that enable activity and clinical quality indicators to be specified, monitored, under-performance acted upon and future procurement decisions to be made.
The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the NWLP/Imperial approach to: contracting; ensuring provider performance; and developing capability within the team.
Main duties of the job
This role supports the contract management process for NWLP, to ensure delivery ofPathology that is high quality, better value for money and achieves NWLP and the ownerTrust's wide objectives. Successful delivery of this role involves ensuring contract management for all contractservices by ensuring robust systems for proactive contract performance monitoring thatenable activity and clinical quality indicators to be specified, monitored, underperformance acted upon and future procurement decisions to be made. Contribute to the development of the NWLP/Imperial approach to contracting andprovider performance and developing capability within the team.
About us
Benefits include career development, flexible working, staff wellbeing programmes, staff awards and recognition scheme. We also have available benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan
NWLP Induction
The NWLP induction will run on the first Monday of each month (provided it does not fall on a bank holiday) and includes laboratory training (for relevant laboratory roles). All new staff must attend the NWLP induction during their first week with NWLP.
2026-2027 start dates which you will be able to book once you have completed all your pre-employment checks.
Monday 2 November 2026
Monday 7 December 2026
Monday 4 January 2027
Monday 1 February 2027
Monday 1 March 2027
Monday 5 April 2027
Candidates are advised to consider these start dates before agreeing end of service date with their current employer.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education Essential
Professional knowledge, plus additional specialist, management knowledge acquired through training and experience to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience.
Experience Essential
Present highly complex, sometimes contentious information to approximately 500x contract stakeholders. Persuade senior managers of the necessity of change when appropriate. Adequate sight and dexterity to use standard office equipment.
Skills/Abilities Essential
Ability to use modern office software and to be trained to use other specialist software. Highly developed interpersonal skills, with ability to relate to a broad range of professions and levels of seniority. Ability to analyse performance of Specialist service providers. Set strategic objectives and advice in areas where expert opinions differ.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name North West London Pathology
Address St Mary's Hospital
Praed Street
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwlpathology.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)