Senior Clinical Procurement Specialist

Bruin; Lancashire; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bruin is seeking an experienced Clinical Procurement Specialist to support healthcare procurement, transformation and service improvement programmes across NHS and private settings. This remote UK role partners with clinicians, operations teams and executives to identify requirements, assess solutions and deliver value for money while maintaining patient care.

You will lead procurement activities, contribute to service design, supplier evaluations and cost-saving initiatives, and help drive

Qualifications

• Substantial NHS or private healthcare procurement experience.
• Proven engagement with clinical professionals and executives.
• Experience in procurement, service design and supplier evaluation in healthcare.
• Experience contributing to transformation and service improvement programmes.
• Track record of delivering cost savings and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational expertise to support procurement and service improvement programmes.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational and executive stakeholders to define service requirements.
• Assess clinical needs and ensure proposed solutions fit healthcare environments.
• Contribute to supplier evaluation and service design activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and deliver cost savings without compromising patient care.
• Support transformation programmes and implement effective service improvements.
• Provide insights to inform commercial decisions and ensure value for money.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to achieve measurable programme outcomes.

Skills

NHS experience

Procurement experience

Stakeholder management

Cost optimization

Change management

Analytical skills

Job description

Right to Work: Applicants must have full right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

About the Role

Clinical Procurement Specialist

Location: Remote

Right to Work: Applicants must have full right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Procurement Specialist to support healthcare procurement, transformation and service improvement programmes. This is an opportunity for a senior clinical professional with substantial NHS and/or private healthcare experience to use their expertise to influence procurement decisions, improve service delivery and support better commercial outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide clinical and operational expertise to support procurement, transformation and service improvement programmes.

• Work closely with clinical professionals, operational teams and senior executives to understand service requirements and priorities.

• Support procurement activities by assessing clinical needs and ensuring proposed solutions are appropriate for healthcare environments.

• Contribute to service design, supplier evaluation and the assessment of proposed solutions.

• Identify opportunities to improve service efficiency, optimise resources and deliver cost savings without compromising patient care.

• Support transformation and change programmes, helping to develop and implement effective service improvements.

• Provide clinical and operational insight to inform commercial decisions and ensure value for money.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support programme delivery and achieve measurable improvements.

What We're Looking For

• Substantial experience working within the NHS and/or private healthcare sector, with a strong understanding of clinical and operational environments.

• Proven experience engaging with clinical professionals, operational teams and senior executive stakeholders.

• Experience supporting procurement, service design, supplier evaluation or related assessment activities within healthcare.

• Experience contributing to transformation, change management or service improvement programmes.

• A track record of identifying and delivering cost savings, efficiencies or measurable service improvements.

• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.

• The ability to translate clinical and operational requirements into practical recommendations that support effective procurement and service delivery.

• A strong understanding of the importance of maintaining service quality and patient care while achieving value for money.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting large-scale healthcare procurement or transformation programmes.

• Experience working across both NHS and private healthcare environments.

• Experience evaluating supplier proposals, service models or alternative approaches to healthcare delivery.

• Experience delivering sustainable improvements in service quality, efficiency and operational performance.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to use your clinical expertise beyond day-to-day service delivery, contributing to procurement decisions and transformation initiatives that can improve healthcare services, deliver efficiencies and achieve better outcomes.

If you have substantial healthcare experience and are looking to apply your clinical knowledge to procurement and service improvement, we'd be interested in hearing from you.