Head of Performance

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Salary: £94,356 - £108,814 Pro Rata Per Annum

Closing Date: 26/07/2026 23:59

Interview Date: 31/07/2026

Job Overview:

A senior strategic leadership role responsible for driving organisational performance, transformation, and delivery at scale. The post holder will work as a key member of the senior leadership team, directly supporting the Chief Operating Officer to deliver sustained improvement in operational, clinical, and financial performance. The role will provide executive-level leadership across performance management, corporate delivery and transformation programmes. The post holder will be accountable for establishing a high-performance culture, leading complex improvement programmes, and ensuring delivery against national standards, regulatory requirements, and organisational priorities. The post holder will operate with a high degree of autonomy, influencing at Board and system level, and shaping organisational strategy through the use of insight, analysis and innovation.

Main Duties of the Job:

• Act as a senior organisational leader, contributing to corporate strategy, decision making and governance.
• Provide expert advice and leadership on performance, delivery and improvement at Board level.
• Shape and deliver long-term organisational performance delivery strategy aligned to national priorities.
• Lead organisational response to regulatory requirements and external assurance processes.

Working for Our Organisation:

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations. Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience. We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities:

• Hold overall accountability on behalf of the Chief Delivery Officer for effective use of performance frameworks to ensure robust oversight.
• Drive the adoption of advanced performance management systems, leveraging data, benchmarking and predictive analytics to deliver improvement.
• Drive recovery and improvement programmes where performance is challenged, ensuring sustainable delivery.
• Ensure clear accountability frameworks are in place across all services.
• Ensure performance delivery and improvement actions are informed by data insights.
• Oversee development of modern, efficient and responsive support services aligned to organisational priorities.

Person Specification:

• Proven track record of delivering sustained performance improvement at scale.
• Ability to influence at Board and system level.
• Expertise in data-driven decision making and performance management.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving ability.
• Evidence of leading organisation-wide cultural change.
• Significant senior leadership experience within complex health or public sector organisations.
• Extensive experience of leading large, complex transformation programmes.
• Experience operating at system or regional level.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing substantial budgets.

Important:

Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS): It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBS check will be undertaken during the pre-employment check screening.

Qualifications: Please note the essential qualifications required for the post are outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to provide original evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.

New Starters – Probationary Period: For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period.

Employment References: As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps.

Working Hours: If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Everything we do is shaped by our values: Respect, Support, and Collaborate. At University Hospitals Tees we want our workspaces to be places where everyone feels welcome, valued and safe.

Disability: We are a Disability Confident Lead employer. This means we give fair and full consideration to applicants and will offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Right to Work in the UK: The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role.

Further Important Information: Please check your email on a regular basis for updates on your application.