Job Description

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 07.07.25
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Performance Improvement Lead, within the Trust's Operational Performance Team. This post offers the chance to work within a supportive team, will help you develop and strengthen your skills and abilities, whilst giving you the autonomy to shine. This opportunity also provides a strong platform to develop into more senior Performance Management roles.
Main duties of the job
This role is integral to our ambition to continuously improve performance, of the services we provide. To succeed in this position, the right applicant must be able to demonstrate; excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to engage and influence others and ability to interpret highly complex data. They must be educated to graduate level or have equivalent experience in a middle management role. They should also have experience of day to day operational management, performance monitoring, service improvement and project delivery- supported by strong data analytical skills.
In this role you will work closely with the Performance Manager, along with other members of the Performance Team and operational teams within the organisation. You will play a key role in the development and delivery of performance improvement, which will support the Trust in providing safe and high quality healthcare at all times.
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Details
Date posted
16 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
46,148 to 52,809 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
389-25-7269705
Job locations
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Involvement in the development of proactive reporting functions to support business change.

• Extensive NHS experience in an analytical or performance improvement role.
• Experience in managing or leading on multiple projects in an NHS or health related field of work.
• Experience of problem solving approaches and maintaining stakeholder relationships

• Excellent keyboard and PC skills
• To be able to understand challenges faced by services at pace and work collaboratively to support improvements.
• Communication and engagement with stakeholders

• Advanced knowledge of NHS information issues.

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
• Understanding of the principles of NHS performance management

• Knowledge of demand and capacity planning within an NHS organisation
• Knowledge of project management techniques and principles
• Knowledge of Power BI

• Degree in scientific or business subject involving a high standard of numeracy
• ECDL
• Project Management qualification (Such as Prince2) or relevant experience
• Business analytics and/or demand and capacity qualification

• Involvement in the development of proactive reporting functions to support business change.

• Extensive NHS experience in an analytical or performance improvement role.
• Experience in managing or leading on multiple projects in an NHS or health related field of work.
• Experience of problem solving approaches and maintaining stakeholder relationships

• Excellent keyboard and PC skills
• To be able to understand challenges faced by services at pace and work collaboratively to support improvements.
• Communication and engagement with stakeholders

• Advanced knowledge of NHS information issues.

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
• Understanding of the principles of NHS performance management

• Knowledge of demand and capacity planning within an NHS organisation
• Knowledge of project management techniques and principles
• Knowledge of Power BI

• Degree in scientific or business subject involving a high standard of numeracy
• ECDL
• Project Management qualification (Such as Prince2) or relevant experience
• Business analytics and/or demand and capacity qualification

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