Performance Improvement Lead

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Performance Improvement Lead to join the Operational Performance Team. The role focuses on improving service performance, requiring strong data analytics, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to interpret complex information.

You will work with the Performance Manager and operational teams to drive performance improvements and deliver safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level education or equivalent experience in a middle management role.
• Experience in day-to-day operational management, performance monitoring, service improvement and project delivery with strong data analytics.
• Involvement in developing proactive reporting functions to support business change.
• Extensive NHS experience in an analytical or performance improvement role.

Skills

Keyboard skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

NHS information knowledge

Education

Degree with numeracy

ECDL

Prince2 or similar PM qualification

Business analytics / demand & capacity

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Performance Improvement Lead

The closing date is 27 September 2026

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 28.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 05.10.26

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.

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

• 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

Skills

• 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.

Knowledge

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

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.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust