Job 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.
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
About us
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.
Job description
Job 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
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
Job description
Job 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
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
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 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
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
