Performance and Planning Manager

• Ensure that timely, validated and approved performance information, including contextual narrative, is reported to the Board of Directors, commissioners and other relevant bodies, identifying and addressing any discrepancies prior to submission • Critically evaluate a range of complex information and relevant performance measures, initiating further data analysis and improvement work as required to identify and advise senior managers and clinicians of opportunities for performance improvement, achieving clinical, service and Trust objectives • Ensure the continuous development of activity and performance monitoring across Clinical Boards in conjunction with the wider Performance and Planning Team, identifying areas requiring additional support to understand, interpret and report performance information and supporting teams to deliver this • Attend Monthly Quality & Performance Review meetings, contribute to discussion relating to Clinical Board performance highlighting key trends and areas of promise or concern, and produce a formal record of the meeting • Ensure the continuous development of performance reporting in conjunction with the Trust Information Services Team, producing relevant and forward-looking performance reports and action plans, both for internal and external audiences, focussing on the objectives set for the service/Trust • Work closely with Operations, Information, Finance and other corporate teams to support Clinical Boards in the development and implementation of action plans to improve performance, understanding local issues and barriers and working collaboratively to overcome these • Provide performance information and advice to inform complex negotiations and influence commissioning decisions based on the organisations performance • Lead on and co-ordinate the Trusts participation in benchmarking projects such as those facilitated by the NHS Benchmarking Network, working with colleagues across relevant services to provide accurate information and communicating outputs succinctly and meaningfully to relevant teams, identifying opportunities for improvement • Develop activity plans and performance trajectories in collaboration with operational and corporate services to support the annual NHSE planning submission, developing expert knowledge to clearly communicate guidance, requirements and outputs • Develop the use of capacity and demand tools and modelling projections to improve future planning within the Trust and to identify potential problem areas at an early stage • Support the Trust Business Planning process, identifying key priorities to support performance improvement and delivering robust monitoring of outcomes supported by contextual information • Support the development of corporate and clinical business cases that contribute to the delivery of the Trust strategy • Support the running of a robust business planning process in line with Trust SFIs including maintaining a Masterfile and database of investment proposals • Contribute to regional work to demonstrate Trust performance against other organisations and at an ICB level • Monitoring key tender portals and co-ordinating Trust-wide responses to tender opportunities Job description Job responsibilities • Ensure that timely, validated and approved performance information, including contextual narrative, is reported to the Board of Directors, commissioners and other relevant bodies, identifying and addressing any discrepancies prior to submission • Critically evaluate a range of complex information and relevant performance measures, initiating further data analysis and improvement work as required to identify and advise senior managers and clinicians of opportunities for performance improvement, achieving clinical, service and Trust objectives • Ensure the continuous development of activity and performance monitoring across Clinical Boards in conjunction with the wider Performance and Planning Team, identifying areas requiring additional support to understand, interpret and report performance information and supporting teams to deliver this • Attend Monthly Quality & Performance Review meetings, contribute to discussion relating to Clinical Board performance highlighting key trends and areas of promise or concern, and produce a formal record of the meeting • Ensure the continuous development of performance reporting in conjunction with the Trust Information Services Team, producing relevant and forward-looking performance reports and action plans, both for internal and external audiences, focussing on the objectives set for the service/Trust • Work closely with Operations, Information, Finance and other corporate teams to support Clinical Boards in the development and implementation of action plans to improve performance, understanding local issues and barriers and working collaboratively to overcome these • Provide performance information and advice to inform complex negotiations and influence commissioning decisions based on the organisations performance • Lead on and co-ordinate the Trusts participation in benchmarking projects such as those facilitated by the NHS Benchmarking Network, working with colleagues across relevant services to provide accurate information and communicating outputs succinctly and meaningfully to relevant teams, identifying opportunities for improvement • Develop activity plans and performance trajectories in collaboration with operational and corporate services to support the annual NHSE planning submission, developing expert knowledge to clearly communicate guidance, requirements and outputs • Develop the use of capacity and demand tools and modelling projections to improve future planning within the Trust and to identify potential problem areas at an early stage • Support the Trust Business Planning process, identifying key priorities to support performance improvement and delivering robust monitoring of outcomes supported by contextual information • Support the development of corporate and clinical business cases that contribute to the delivery of the Trust strategy • Support the running of a robust business planning process in line with Trust SFIs including maintaining a Masterfile and database of investment proposals • Contribute to regional work to demonstrate Trust performance against other organisations and at an ICB level • Monitoring key tender portals and co-ordinating Trust-wide responses to tender opportunities