Peter John Lewis (MCIPS)

95 Ludwick Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3PL

Personal statement

A conscientious and professional leader, highly successful with a proven ability to establish and negotiate contractual agreements for NHS and Private Medical Insurance market as well as develop innovative contracting and procurement approaches to achieve positive outcomes for users of services and deliver efficiencies.

Possessing significant achievements in the procurement of services, effective recruitment, supervision, management, and development of contracting and commissioning staff.

A highly organised and efficient individual, whose thorough and precise approach to projects has yielded excellent results. Recent achievements with my current employer include the delivery of Cataract, Hip and Knee and Spine Networks and with my previous employer the re-design and procurement of 38 Community Health Services.

Key Skills and Experience

· Experience of having operated at a senior level in a competitive business environment developing strong relationships with senior stakeholders and external providers.

· Experience of leading and working successfully in a large complex multi organisation matrix.

· Experience of contract management and running structured tendering processes including ongoing development of standard terms.

· Highly analytical and commercial experience with large datasets identifying trends opportunities and solutions to present to the business.

· Strategic planning with ability to deliver operationally with a systematic approach, managing workloads and projects.

· Track record of transformational change and delivery of performance improvements in a challenging environment working with third party providers to drive increased customer value and business efficiency.

· Strong track record of hiring, retaining developing and motivating top tier talent.

· Experience of leading teams / functions of a relevant size (people resources challenges and opportunities)

· Proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Officesoftware solutions.

· Works to the highest level of integrity and ability to deliver good customer service.

Employment History

Director of Contracting and Procurement, Healthcare Purchasing Alliance (Joint Venture between Aviva Health and VitalityHealth)(June 2023 – Present)

Head of Contracting and Procurement, Healthcare Purchasing Alliance (Joint Venture between Aviva and VitalityHealth)(December 2017 – June 2023)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Negotiated and agreed tariffs and contract terms for a portfolio of 12 hospital provider groups across the UK.

· Developed Clinical network pathways and requirements and co-ordinated SME, internal and external stakeholders to shape Network quality criteria and specifications.

· Managed projects from initiation through to implementation

· Managed the impact of increasing inflation across all contracts via effective negotiation.

· Delivered 9 figure savings for each Insurer.

· Developed sourcing plans for the delivery of future networks.

· Undertook market engagement and RFI, RFP processes with the PMI market for network services.

· Developed reporting tools to demonstrate benefit realisation in quality and efficiency of HPA to shareholders.

· Developed strategic relationships with provider groups.

· Supported the development of analytical tools to understand consultant behaviour.

Head of Procurement and Contracts, NHS Bromley CCG, Beckenham, Kent(August 2013 – December 2017)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Manage a diverse portfolio of contracts accountable for £150m spend each year

· Developed and implemented a Vision and Strategy for the future of Community Services

· Procurement of Community Services, reducing costs by £14m over the lifetime of the contract

· Developed contracts register, implementing an online system which all staff can access, leading to a centralised contracts system.

· Invested in Qlikview to develop performance dashboards to monitor provider performance Clinical Outcomes and Service Standards, resulting in greater ease of access and a more time-efficient process of reviewing near live monitoring.

· Managed and developed an effective contract and procurement team.

Senior Contracts Manager, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London(July 2010 – August 2013)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Accountable for the negotiation of NHS Contracts for Contracted Activity

· Validated all data and calculated income prior to submission to commissioners via SUS.

· Developed clear process to ensure income was aligned to clinical coding via use of Qliview reports working with General Managers and Consultants to develop monthly monitoring.

· Co-Ordination of performance management reports to Commissioners

· Undertook reference costing for specialist services outside the scope of PbR (Payment by Results)

Senior Contracts Manager, NHS Leicester City, Leicester(September 2008 – July 2010)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Delivery of 18-week National RTT targets for Trauma and Orthopaedics and Orthodontics

· Sourcing additional capacity with Independent Sector Providers to manage demand.

· Co-Ordination of Transport, Accommodation and Management of Logistics to ensure secure transfer of clinical notes for all patients.

· Co Commissioned new pathways for T&O to enable patients to be triaged for physiotherapy to reduce inappropriate surgery, this reduced conversion rates significantly.

· Management of 2 Teams, Care Co-Ordination Team and Contracts Team.

Contracts Manager, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough(November 2007 – September 2008)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Responsible for negotiating and performance managing contracts to the value of over £140 million a year.

· Development and operational management of low priority treatments excluded drugs and procedures and challenges.

Information Analyst, Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough (February 2005 – November 2007)

Achievements and responsibilities:

· Developed Payment by Results systems to support the Trusts billing of activity to PCTs.

· Developed database and spreadsheet applications that facilitated validation, analysis and presentation of activity information derived from a range of computerised and manual data sources.

· Supported the process of links to the PAS via end user tools. Evaluated and piloted new Information analysis tools made available to the department.

· Collected, analysed and distributed routine and ad hoc activity information in a timely, accurate and relevant manner in order to meet the business requirements of the Trust.

· Managed and completed National Patient Surveys for The Healthcare Commission

Education

CIPS (2024) CPD (working towards charted status)

Ethical Procurement and Supply 2024

Chamber Business Training (2015 - 2017)

MCIPS

Loughborough University (2005)

Bachelor’s degree in business information and management

Stamford College (2000 - 2004)

Diploma of Higher Education in Information Technology

BTEC National Diploma in Information Technology