# Commercial Contract and Performance Manager – Imaging Infrastructure > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/commercial-contract-and-performance-manager-imaging-infrastructure/4f7e9df7-3682-4ecf-b305-189996acb35f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/commercial-contract-and-performance-manager-imaging-infrastructure/4f7e9df7-3682-4ecf-b305-189996acb35f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 - Per Annum, Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T16:52:00.294Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8266717 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8266717?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Educated to Master's level in a relevant subject or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience gained through professional development and practice - Evidence of continuing professional development - Significant experience of managing complex commercial contracts, outsourced services or managed service arrangements - Experience of supplier relationship management, contract governance and performance management - Experience of supporting the procurement, renewal, mobilisation or transition of major service contracts - Experience of commercial negotiations, contract variations and service development activities - Experience of analysing complex contractual, operational, financial and performance information to support decision-making - Experience of developing business cases, reports and recommendations for senior managers and governance groups - Experience of managing risk and delivering complex programmes of work involving multiple stakeholders - Advanced IT skills and experience of producing performance reports, dashboards and management information **Desirable** - Professional qualification in Contract Management, Commercial Management, Procurement or Supplier Relationship Management (e.g. CIPS, WorldCC/IACCM) - PRINCE2, MSP, APM or equivalent project/programme management qualification - NHS Leadership Academy qualification or equivalent leadership development programme - Experience of Managed Equipment Service (MES) contracts - Experience within healthcare, medical technology, imaging, digital infrastructure or managed services environments - Experience supporting public sector procurement exercises - Knowledge of NHS governance and decision-making processes - Experience of benchmarking, market analysis or options appraisal activities ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581875) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.