Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Head of Governance and Performance

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a difference in the NHS? Do you have the expertise to lead a dynamic team in ensuring the delivery of high quality, innovative and compliant procurement solutions for the NHS? If so, the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOECPC) has an exciting opportunity for you!

We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to join our team as the Head of Governance and Performance team, based in Sheffield. This pivotal role will see you leading a dedicated team to which ensures that NOE CPC delivers class leading NHS Procurement Solutions to our customers across the NHS and in other areas of the public sector

About Us:NOECPC is renowned for its commitment to excellence in procurement within the NHS. We pride ourselves on providing innovative solutions and cutting-edge category expertise and framework solutions that empower our colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for their organisations and the wider NHS.

Main duties of the job

You will be at the forefront of developing and implementing a comprehensive quality and performance development strategy. Your key responsibilities will includeo Leading a team of performance and governance specialists.o Developing and implementing strategies to enhance the quality, compliance and delivery of the NOE CPC procurement solutions for our customers.o Leading the implementation of Audit and Contract Compliance, Reporting, Governance of Policies and Processo Leadership of assigned projects such as Supplier Relationship Management.o Developing the role as a central shared service which can work flexibly across all functions of NOE CPC.o Provide strategic leadership to support the delivery of the Department of Health national work plan, ensuring key milestones, aims and objectives are met.o Deliver a governance and performance support service to the wider team and stakeholders.o Responsible for the management for the support services, delivering the operational service to clients, including the provision of contract management support, as well as performance reporting and audit compliance.o Ensure the overall service delivery of the Facilities & Office Solutions Category Management Service to our customer NHS Supply Chain meets and exceeds the required contractual obligations.o Ensure that NOE CPC delivers a high quality, excellent value service with cost effective savings whilst remaining contractually compliant throughout.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-43525-COR

Job locations

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

About You

We are looking for someone who is: An excellent communicator with strong leadership skills. Extensive experience managing customer engagement and business development functions to NHS procurement professionals or a similar field. Creative and innovative in developing business development strategies. Organised, with exceptional attention to detail. Passionate about contributing to the improvement of NHS services

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

About You

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level within a related subject area or equivalent experience.

Skills

Essential

Good understanding of governance and risk management frameworks and compliance activities

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in the commercial environment within a complex organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level within a related subject area or equivalent experience.

Skills

Essential

Good understanding of governance and risk management frameworks and compliance activities

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in the commercial environment within a complex organisation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)