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Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Job Title: Commercial Contract and Performance Manager – Imaging Infrastructure
Contract Type: Permanent
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, where you will play a pivotal role in managing and developing one of the Trust's most strategically important commercial partnerships: the Managed Equipment Service (MES) contract underpinning imaging infrastructure across University Hospital Southampton.
Working within the Imaging Infrastructure Service and reporting to the Head of Programme: Imaging Infrastructure (IISS), you will act as the Trust's principal day-to-day commercial lead. You will work closely with clinical, operational, procurement, finance, digital and supplier stakeholders to ensure contractual obligations, service standards and value-for-money objectives are achieved, supporting high-quality patient care.
Alongside operational management, governance and performance oversight of this significant multi-million-pound contract, you will lead the procurement, negotiation and mobilisation of its successor, helping shape a long-term strategic investment that will support services for the next decade and beyond.
You will lead supplier performance management, contract governance, commercial reviews and service improvement, providing specialist commercial and contractual advice to senior leaders. Through effective stakeholder engagement, robust performance management and strong commercial oversight, you will help the Trust maximise value, manage risk and deliver sustainable, innovative and high-performing imaging infrastructure services for patients and staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the management, governance and performance oversight of the Trust's multi-million-pound Managed Equipment Service (MES) contract, ensuring delivery of contractual obligations, service standards and value-for-money outcomes.
- Acting as the Trust's principal day-to-day commercial lead, managing supplier relationships, contract performance, financial oversight and complex contractual negotiations.
- Providing specialist commercial and contractual advice to senior leaders, identifying risks, opportunities and service improvements to support strategic decision-making.
- Playing a key role in the procurement, negotiation and mobilisation of the successor MES contract, helping shape the future of imaging infrastructure services at UHS.
What Experience/Skills Are Needed:
- Significant experience managing complex commercial contracts, outsourced services or managed service arrangements.
- Experience of supplier relationship management, contract governance and performance management, including the use of KPIs and service level agreements.
- Strong commercial, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret contractual, financial and performance information and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build effective relationships across a complex organisation.
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This advert is for Commercial Contract and Performance Manager – Imaging Infrastructure with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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