Job overview

Exciting Opportunity: Head of Operational Performance

Main duties of the job

As the Head of Operational Performance, you will play a key role in ensuring Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals meet performance targets, delivering high-quality, efficient care. Collaborating with senior leaders, clinical teams, and external partners, you’ll develop performance strategies that drive continuous improvement and support the Trust’s goals.

You’ll guide teams in service improvements, capacity planning, and performance monitoring, using tools like Power BI to deliver data insights for decision-making. By engaging with stakeholders, you’ll ensure services meet national and local standards and remain efficient and patient-focused.

Leading modernisation efforts, you’ll improve operational efficiency and foster a high-performance culture. Acting as a mentor and advisor, you’ll help leaders address challenges and maintain effective service delivery.

We seek a candidate with strong analytical and leadership skills to manage data, drive initiatives, and collaborate across teams. Expertise in NHS performance standards, excellent communication, and the ability to inspire others are essential.

If you have the skills, experience, and ambition to drive performance excellence, we invite you to apply and lead impactful change in healthcare services.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 4,000 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org