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Senior Business and Performance Improvement Manager

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Leatherhead, KT22 7ADView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£68,852 to £79,638

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

25 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Business and Performance Improvement Manager who combines intellectual curiosity and analytical rigour with a strong deliv...

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across the following areas:

  • Trust Performance Management Framework
  • Data Quality and Information Governance
  • Clinically Meaningful Dashboards and Digital Partnerships
  • Performance Analysis, Insight and Executive Assurance
  • Performance Improvement and Recovery
  • Business Planning, Productivity and Financial Improvement
  • Policy, Service Development and Research
  • Leadership, People and Resources
  • Governance, Relationships and Representation

Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to undertake an:

Assessment (virtual) - dates will be provided nearer the time.

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Profile attached to this job listing.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in business management, performance, analytics, improvement, healthcare management or a related field.
  • Relevant postgraduate management, leadership, programme management, improvement or analytics qualification, or equivalent specialist experience.
  • Evidence of extensive and recent continuing professional development in performance management, business intelligence, quality improvement and senior leadership.

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial senior-level NHS experience in business management, operational performance, information, service improvement or a closely related function within a large and complex organisation.
  • Proven experience of developing and implementing performance management frameworks, metrics, reporting and review processes across multiple services or divisions.
  • Proven experience of improving data quality and working with Digital or informatics teams to develop meaningful dashboards and business intelligence products.
  • Highly developed analytical capability, including interpretation and triangulation of complex datasets and communication of findings to executive, clinical and operational audiences.
  • Experience of leading complex cross-organisational improvement, recovery, transformation or productivity programmes and delivering measurable benefits.
  • Experience of annual business planning, demand and capacity, financial recovery or cost improvement, business cases, risk management and benefits realisation.
  • Experience of line management and of leading through influence within complex matrix arrangements.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

9 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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