Strategic Performance and Assurance Manager in Ashton-under-Lyne

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Strategic Performance and Information Service. This role will provide guidance and support to our leadership teams to support strategic decision making, improvement plans and business planning, ensuring processes are aligned to corporate objectives, processes and systems, statutory and regulatory standards and specific commissioning requirements. The Strategic Performance Assurance Manager will play a key leadership role in driving the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of strategic performance management and assurance frameworks across the organisation. They will provide expert analysis and advice, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful reporting to internal and external stakeholders to support informed decision‑making, accountability, and delivery of key operational and strategic objectives. Working with senior leadership teams, the post holder will ensure Strategic Performance is firmly embedded into the organisation's culture and support leaders to ensure performance targets are met. This will include working with the leadership teams and with peers to develop and embed the Trust's Performance Assurance Framework (PAF). The role will involve significant leadership, co‑ordination, information analysis, time management and negotiation skills, in addition to the ability to produce clear, concise and well‑articulated written responses.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead the design and implementation of robust performance assurance frameworks aligned with NHS priorities, ICB/ICS expectations, and organisational strategy.
• Act as the subject matter expert on NHS performance standards, supporting executive and clinical leads in interpreting and responding to emerging performance requirements.
• Support discussions and negotiations with the ICB regarding contractual performance standards and information schedules, influencing complex and contentious decisions with high reputational risk as part of formal contracting processes.
• Lead the development and management of a data‑health review programme, ensuring the annual programme or reviews are completed and recommendations responded to.
• Lead responses to performance / data health audits (internal and external).
• Full line‑management responsibility for the Strategic Performance Assurance Leads, Strategic Performance Assurance Officer and Business Support Officer.

About Us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated performance reporting system to track delivery against national standards, KPIs, and internal priorities.
• Produce high‑quality analytical reports, board‑level reports and dashboards that provide meaningful insight, assurance, and strategic foresight.
• Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor performance, identifying areas of concern and improvement to aid informed and focused performance discussions.
• Develop and support delivery of training on using SPC to improve performance and write good performance narrative.
• Use advanced data visualisation and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) to communicate complex performance information clearly.
• Monitor performance trajectories, trends, and risks; proactively identify areas requiring intervention.
• Work with the reporting and data management team to develop specifications for new metrics, routine performance reports and dashboards as required.
• Ensure timely and accurate performance reporting to Trust Committees and Board, ICB, and other regulatory bodies as required.
• Facilitate the executive performance oversight and support meeting process, ensuring key lines of enquiry are identified and that meeting outcomes are documented and disseminated in line with agreed timelines.
• Maintain performance risk registers in collaboration with the Risk & Governance Team.
• Support preparation of performance requirements for inspections and external reviews, including CQC visits.