Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Strategic Performance and Information Service. This role will provide guidance and support to our leadership teams to support strategic decision making, improvement plans and business planning, ensuring processes are aligned to corporate objectives, processes and systems, statutory and regulatory standards and specific commissioning requirements.
The Strategic Performance Assurance Manager will play a key leadership role in driving the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of strategic performance management and assurance frameworks across the organisation. They will provide expert analysis and advice, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful reporting to internal and external stakeholders to support informed decision-making, accountability, and delivery of key operational and strategic objectives.
Working with senior leadership teams, the post holder will ensure Strategic Performance is firmly embedded into the organisation’s culture and support leaders to ensure performance targets are met. This will include working with the leadership teams and with peers to develop and embed the Trusts Performance Assurance Framework (PAF).
The role will involve significant leadership, co-ordination, information analysis, time management and negotiation skills, in addition to the ability to produce clear, concise and well-articulated written responses.
Responsibilities
* Lead the design and implementation of robust performance assurance frameworks aligned with NHS priorities, ICS/ICB expectations, and organisational strategy
* Act as the subject matter expert on NHS performance standards, supporting executive and clinical leads in interpreting and responding to emerging performance requirements.
* Support discussions and negotiations with the ICB in relation to contractual performance standards and information schedules. This will include influencing complex and contentious decisions, with high reputational risk as part formal contracting processes. This requires a high degree of tact and diplomacy to build and maintain collaborative and productive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including ICB, locality leads, Local Authorities and other provider organisations (NHS, private and third sector).
* Lead the development and management of data health review programme ensuring the annual programme or reviews is completed and recommendations responded to.
* Lead responses to performance / data health audits (internal and external)
* Full line management responsibility for the Strategic Performance Assurance Leads, Strategic Performance Assurance Officer and Business Support Officer. This will include recruitment, appraisal and development and the instigation of formal HR processes where required.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
How to apply / Further information
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Barker Job title: Head of Strategic Performance and Insight Email address: jane.barker18@nhs.net
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