Director of Performance and Planning (Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM) - Performance and Pla ...

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Main area Performance and Planning Grade Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM Contract Secondment: 12 months (Anticipated 12 month, to cover a period of maternity leave) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-COR RL4

Site Oxford Road Campus - Cobbett House Town Manchester Salary Salary is dependant on experience Closing 30/06/:59

Job overview

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving performance excellence across complex healthcare systems? Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to lead our Delivery Unit as Director of Performance and Planning (fixed term, maternity leave cover).

This is a pivotal role at the heart of one of the UK's largest and most ambitious NHS Trusts. Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, you will lead the development and delivery of MFT's performance and planning agenda-ensuring we meet and exceed national standards while delivering outstanding care to our diverse communities.

You will be responsible for shaping and implementing the Trust's Delivery Oversight Framework, leading operational planning, and directly overseeing our cancer and urgent care coordination teams. Your leadership will directly influence how we manage capacity, reduce waiting times, and improve patient access across all MFT sites.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with a proven track record of senior leadership in the NHS, deep expertise in performance improvement, and the ability to inspire and engage clinical and operational teams. You will bring analytical rigour, political acumen, and a collaborative approach to a role that is both challenging and deeply rewarding.

Apply now and help shape the future of performance and planning at MFT.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for the main duties of the job information which includes the Job Description and Person Specification

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .
We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification Education, Qualifications and Training

• Educated to degree level/equivalent professional qualification
• Masters Degree or Post Graduate qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant management and leadership experience at a senior level in the NHS.
• Previous experience as a director, in a healthcare environment
• Able to demonstrate success at the most senior level managing performance and delivery of key standards in a large complex organisation.
• Extensive specialist knowledge of performance management and improvement regimes, national reporting rules and guidance related to performance.
• Proven experience and ability in managing operational performance with tight financial constraints demonstrating effective budget management.
• Experience of capacity planning and translating organisation strategy and vision into operational objectives
• Demonstrate experience of building, maintaining and utilising successful relationships with all staff especially clinicians within complex organisations
• Knowledge of the strategic direction of the local health economy
• Experience of developing policies for implementation across the programme areas / organisation.
• Demonstrate strong and credible leadership in being able to pull people together and motivate them to deliver common aims and targets

Leadership Skills and Abilities

• Highly effective communication skills - must be able to articulate complex issues to a wide range of recipients, both written and verbally
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to engage, build and sustain relationships both within the Trust and within external organisations.
• Able to demonstrate sound financial management skills and understand business centred approach to healthcare provision.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet competing priorities.
• Able to take 'tough' decisions and calculated risks and see required action through.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity in the NHS workforce and for the community
• Excellent project management skills as project manager or sponsor. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills; capable of interpreting and evaluating complex, multi-faceted information; ability to summarise complex information; ability to make judgements and advise on the best course of action.
• Ability to share vision and engender ownership in others
• Exhibits a drive, energy and enthusiasm and resilience to drive through and achieve end results and improvements

Training and Development

• Evidence of commitment to continued Professional Development
• Demonstrable knowledge of financial management and cost benefit analysis process.

Values and Behaviours

• Strong Interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and staff
• Innovation and Creativity - ability to make decisions that encourages new ways of working and develop a culture of innovation.
• Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
• Politically astute
• Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines.
• Sets high standards for self and team and motivates to achieve these
• Initiative - sees opportunities and acts on them - proactive rather than reactive approach.
• Decision making - makes decisions-based analysis of key financial and service concepts.
• Aware of own limitations
• Committed to support and deliver a culture of continuous learning for both self and team.

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