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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
Closing Date: 08.11.26
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: 09.11.26
Interview expected to take place 19.11.26
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Head of Performance (Band 8b) to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Planning and Performance function at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening the Trust's approach to performance management, ensuring effective planning, monitoring and improvement processes are embedded across operational services.
Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, the post holder will provide expert advice, analysis and assurance to support the delivery of organisational priorities, national standards and improved outcomes for patients.
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished leader with strong analytical, communication and relationship-building skills to influence decision-making and drive continuous improvement across a complex healthcare organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Leadership and management: Lead and develop the Operational Planning and Performance teams, ensuring effective delivery of objectives, staff development and responsible management of resources.
- Performance oversight and assurance: Coordinate the monitoring and review of operational performance, identifying risks, supporting escalation and ensuring robust improvement and recovery plans are in place.
- Planning and delivery: Lead and coordinate service-level planning processes aligned with Trust, Integrated Care Board (ICB) and national priorities, supporting the delivery of operational objectives and performance standards.
- Analysis and insight: Provide expert interpretation of complex performance information, translating data into meaningful insight to support decision-making, improvement and executive assurance.
- Partnership working: Build effective relationships with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues, supporting a consistent and collaborative approach to performance management across the Trust.
- Continuous improvement: Promote effective performance management practices, support service improvement initiatives and lead designated projects that contribute to organisational priorities.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide leadership to the Operational Planning and Performance teams with a focus on ensuring the Trust is able to describe and improve performance relating to key objectives with planning and performance processes embedded across the operational teams.
The post holder will support the performance monitoring and improvement process within the operational management structure, including support to committee and executive level meetings.
The post holder will lead on the delivery of key projects as delegated and also provide expertise on measurement of performance to other projects within the senior operational portfolio.
The post holder will coordinate service level planning aligned to Trust, ICB and national priorities. This will require them to establish regular planning cycles that align routine monitoring with mandated planning and reporting deadlines.
Job description
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