Assistant Director of Performance and Planning

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 April 2025

Job summary

The Assistant Director of Performance and Planning is accountable to the Director of Performance and Planning for ensuring that accurate and timely information, analysis and interpretation is available to support the running of the Trust. The post holder is responsible for a variety of departments, all with very challenging and varying strategic goals.

Working to the Director of Performance and Planning the post-holder will act as a senior leader responsible for data, reporting, contracts information, operational activity planning, clinical coding and validation.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for delivering the Trust wide information and performance reporting solution, ensuring that all care groups and corporate departments adhere to the process. Deliver expert advice and workshops on the Trust performance reporting solution.

Corporate responsibility for delivering the Trusts information and performance systems that enable clinicians, operational and clinical managers and executives interpret Trust performance and enable decision making.

Responsible for the production of Contract activity and income proposals, ensuring that adequate levels of activity are covered in order to meet the Trust's strategic direction. The post holder will be Trust expert on the NHS contract.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£113,557 to £129,443 a year per annum inc HCA's

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CORP-7076042

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for delivering the Trust wide information and performance reporting solution, ensuring that all care groups and corporate departments adhere to the process. Deliver expert advice and workshops on the Trust performance reporting solution.

Responsible for delivering the performance scorecard system to all care groups monthly, in a timely and accurate manner.

To provide analytical support and resources to care groups in the effective and efficient management of their business.

Be the Trusts responsible Officer for the compilation, maintenance and treatment of the Secondary Uses Data/Hospital Episode Statistics to NHSE.

Performance Management

Corporate responsibility for delivering the Trusts information and performance systems that enable clinicians, operational and clinical managers and executives interpret Trust performance and enable decision making.

Provide specialist knowledge to operational and clinical managers on performance measures covering, personnel, financial and clinical areas.

Lead on the Trusts performance management framework, working with clinical directors, general and business managers and external benchmarking sources.

Contracts

Provide technical support to the Finance and Contracts teams in the negotiation of the Trusts contracts with ICBs (including National and Specialist Services Consortia).

Responsible for the production of Contract activity and income proposals, ensuring that adequate levels of activity are covered in order to meet the Trusts strategic direction. The post holder will be Trust expert on the NHS contract.

Responsible for the distribution of monthly contract monitoring reports to ICBs and other Specialist Commissioners and, working with Care Group leads to respond to issues from ICBs on contract performance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for delivering the Trust wide information and performance reporting solution, ensuring that all care groups and corporate departments adhere to the process. Deliver expert advice and workshops on the Trust performance reporting solution.

Responsible for delivering the performance scorecard system to all care groups monthly, in a timely and accurate manner.

To provide analytical support and resources to care groups in the effective and efficient management of their business.

Be the Trusts responsible Officer for the compilation, maintenance and treatment of the Secondary Uses Data/Hospital Episode Statistics to NHSE.

Performance Management

Corporate responsibility for delivering the Trusts information and performance systems that enable clinicians, operational and clinical managers and executives interpret Trust performance and enable decision making.

Provide specialist knowledge to operational and clinical managers on performance measures covering, personnel, financial and clinical areas.

Lead on the Trusts performance management framework, working with clinical directors, general and business managers and external benchmarking sources.

Contracts

Provide technical support to the Finance and Contracts teams in the negotiation of the Trusts contracts with ICBs (including National and Specialist Services Consortia).

Responsible for the production of Contract activity and income proposals, ensuring that adequate levels of activity are covered in order to meet the Trusts strategic direction. The post holder will be Trust expert on the NHS contract.

Responsible for the distribution of monthly contract monitoring reports to ICBs and other Specialist Commissioners and, working with Care Group leads to respond to issues from ICBs on contract performance.

Person Specification

Application form

Essential

  • oEducated to degree or equivalent
  • oPerformance management experience
  • oNHS management experience
  • oPbR/National Tariff knowledge
  • oBI technical skills and experience
  • oLeadership skills
  • oCommunication skills
  • oNHS data model/standards experience
Person Specification

Application form

Essential

  • oEducated to degree or equivalent
  • oPerformance management experience
  • oNHS management experience
  • oPbR/National Tariff knowledge
  • oBI technical skills and experience
  • oLeadership skills
  • oCommunication skills
  • oNHS data model/standards experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Performance and Planning

Steve Coakley

scoakley2@nhs.net

07950638576

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£113,557 to £129,443 a year per annum inc HCA's

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CORP-7076042

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS


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