Head of Performance | North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £94,356 - £108,814 £94,356 - £108,814 Pro Rata Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 20 Aug 2026 |
Summary
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.
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
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.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
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
Provide senior leadership on performance delivery
Ensure performance delivery and improvement actions are informed by data insights
Oversee development of modern, efficient and responsive support services aligned to organisational priorities
Please refer to full job description attached
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jul 2026
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