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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Strong understanding of NHS performance management and governance.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of performance reporting methodologies and benchmarking.
- Knowledge
Highly developed knowledge of NHS procurement regulations and policies.
- Experience
Significant senior-level experience leading performance management functions, service improvement, transformation, and change programmes.
- Experience
Experience developing and implementing performance frameworks, KPIs, and dashboards.
- Experience
Experience providing performance reports and insights to Boards, Executives, and senior stakeholders.
- Experience
Experience managing teams and developing staff performance.
- Leadership
Evidence of leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Leadership
Ability to build relationships across organisational boundaries.
- Leadership
Experience delivering results through others and managing performance issues.
- Skills & Abilities
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to interpret complex data and present clear recommendations.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive accountability.
- Education and Qualifications
Experience in business management, procurement or supply chain.
- Education and Qualifications
Relevant management, leadership, analytics, performance, or project management qualifications.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education and Qualifications
Relevant Masters degree or equivalent
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Job overview
Are you looking to join an ambitious team in one of the most complex and large NHS Trusts in the UK? Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation and the ‘Smart Together’ Shared Service is embarking on an exciting transformation journey to develop common systems, processes and procedures and to embrace new ways of working to deliver procurement and efficiency solutions across South East London.
We now looking for an individual to join our team within the Performance Excellence function of the Procurement and Supply Chain department.
Main duties of the job
This role is to lead a cross-functional team to promote the performance of our service, overseeing the interface between the procurement and supply chain function and:
- Clinical and Corporate Divisions through business partnering.
- Share services through business partnering
- Project management to deliver sustainable transformation and cost improvements with the department and working across the ICS
- High quality and impactful communication
- Improving policy and ensuring compliance
Overall, this team will ensure that the function is seen as a trusted partner / advisor to play a key role in supporting our organisation to deliver world class patient care.
You will have top class interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills with extensive experience of management within the NHS and strong knowledge of NHS procedures, systems, legislation and policy.
The role requires a willingness to contribute a positive and enthusiastic attitude and the applicant must be reliable, pro-active and enjoy working as part of a busy team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full Job Description and Personal Specification should be downloaded.
‘Smart Together’ is a shared procurement and supply chain service hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, one of the leading hospitals in the country and serve the hospitals across south east London. Smart Together currently provides its services to GSTT and 3 other NHS Trusts, namely, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Head of Performance Management with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Head of service role. The advertised salary is £88,250 - £100,355 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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