Clinical Support Associate in Southampton

University Hospital Southampton Estates LTD (UEL) have two exciting opportunities for Clinical Support Associates to join our team on a full-time permanent basis.

Main duties of the job:

Are you passionate about improving patient care behind the scenes? Join the UEL Clinical Support Team and play a key role in supporting services across UHS. Using your clinical expertise, you'll lead improvement projects, optimise equipment and instrumentation, deliver value-for-money solutions, and work alongside clinical teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care. This is a unique opportunity to influence change, drive innovation and make a real difference.

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Clinical Support Associate to join our UEL Clinical Support Team. This diverse role offers the opportunity to use your clinical experience, problem‑solving skills, and commercial awareness to support UHS, improve services, and contribute to high‑quality patient care behind the scenes.

We are a team that is designed to offer a managed service to UHS. This includes managing equipment, instruments, consumables and the Estate.

Working for your organisation:

UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The company is responsible for the design and construction of new buildings, and the ongoing provision of services, including estates maintenance, soft facilities management and the management of equipment, consumables and materials, in support of one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England.

Employee Benefits:

• NHS terms of service and annual leave
• Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more
• Southampton offers an excellent quality of life, located on the south coast with an international airport and direct train links to London. The area boasts the stunning New Forest National Park, beautiful beaches along the Jurassic Coast, and living costs around 20% lower than London. With 14 Ofsted‑rated "Outstanding" schools, it’s a great place to live and work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

This role will involve independent work, managing your own time and workload, and communicating with the larger UHS team. Non‑exhaustive examples of work tasks are:

• Looking at instrument set checklists to optimise them and reduce costs
• Running trials/tenders on equipment
• Problem solving issues with consumables
• Researching and cost‑comparing various products.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be driven to negotiate for best price where appropriate
• Have good computer skills, and have experience with Microsoft Excel
• Be able to use their clinical experience to drive product choices
• Be proactive, independent, and willing to make difficult decisions
• Act to a high standard at all times
• Be able to admit when they are wrong and able to learn from their mistakes
• Be willing to assist others with their workload, to the overall benefit of everyone
• Be able to communicate calmly and think on their feet in a dynamic environment
• Be organised, and have a dislike for unnecessary clutter
• Be motivated to execute change in challenging circumstances
• Treat colleagues with professionalism & respect
• Be able to work both as part of a team and as an individual

Please read the job description and person specification document for further information. The standard shift pattern is 0800 - 1600 Monday-Friday.

For additional information, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person specification:

Qualifications / training required:

• Registered healthcare professional – registered nurse or registered operating department practitioner
• Degree or equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying education (i.e. Leadership and management of change, mentorship, governance in practice university modules) and ability to link theory to professional practice or evidence of equivalent level of knowledge
• Substantial, proven clinical experience at Band 5 level or equivalent
• Experience of working in operating theatre or other invasive procedure-type environment (i.e. cath labs, interventional radiology, endoscopy etc.) in either NHS or private sector.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Previous or relevant experience necessary
• Experience of dealing with non‑routine and complex problems
• Experience managing project work

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.