Performance Manager | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Great Notley; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a highly motivated performance manager for a part-time, home-based role. This maternity cover position involves managing the performance management framework and supporting operational managers with performance insights. Ideal candidates should be skilled in analysis, management, and communication, with experience in healthcare performance management. The role offers exciting opportunities for professional development within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and analytical manager.
• Experience in performance management.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the development of the performance management framework.
• Provide expert knowledge on quality standards and performance measurement.
• Produce high-quality performance reports and briefings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Management skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has a arisen for a highly motivated and analytical manager to provide maternity cover for our Performance Manager role. This will be a part time, home based (remote working) role, for 22 weeks.

The performance, planning & healthcare analytics directorate is at the heart of MSEFT planning, monitoring and analysis of performance. This post is responsible for managing and supporting development of the Trust’s performance management framework and the underpinning operating processes. This involves bringing together the information, relationships and governance structures within the Trust and its wider operating environment – with the aim of placing evidence-based insight at the heart of decision-making.

The post-holder will help clinical and operational managers understand their performance relative to national NHS performance priorities and MSEFT objectives. The performance function is intended to support and constructively challenge teams to understand current and likely future performance, enabling early intervention in areas of concern.

In turn, the role will give the post holder good exposure to the broad range of activities and teams across the MSEFT. The performance, planning & healthcare analytics directorate is committed to the development of all staff – and will work with the successful candidate to identify individual as well as directorate objectives to support individual growth.

Possible secondment opportunity

Responsibilities

• • Manage and support the development of the Trust’s performance management framework and underpinning operating processes, cascading through all levels of the organisation.
• • Provide expert knowledge to the organisation on quality standards, operational targets, and performance measurement and improvement methodologies.
• • Support the cascade of performance information from strategic objectives and annual planning priorities, through the organisation’s structure to service level.
• • Manage the rhythm of performance review meetings supported by timely, objective and predictive datasets, which cascades down through the divisional and corporate directorate structure and feeds up into the formal governance arrangements including Trust Board and sub-committees.
• • Support services to report accurately, concisely, and predictively on areas of highlight or exception.
• • Produce high-quality, balanced quantitative and qualitative performance products, including but not limited to Board and sub-committee reports; papers for external audiences, and ad hoc briefings. Work with key subject matter experts across the organisation to achieve commentary that is action-focused, impact-measurable, forward-looking and time bound.
• • Build relationships with key stakeholder teams to produce joined-up briefings to help steer decision-making across disciplines.
• • Provide professional leadership for performance analyst.
• • Deputise for the Head of Performance as required.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

This advert closes on Friday 5 Sep 2025