Planning Manager

Main area 317 Corporate Performance and Governance - Corporate Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job

Site Freeman Hospital Town 317 01 Freeman Hospital Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/12/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Performance and Planning Manager to join the Performance and Planning team at Newcastle Hospitals on a permanent basis.

Successful candidates will be highly motivated individuals with proven analytical and numerical ability. This role is intrinsic to the continuous development of performance management across the organisation and applicants should have a successful track record at a senior level, strong interpersonal and communication skills and a current working knowledge of performance management systems, frameworks and operational standards.

The post-holder will play a key role in the effective communication and evaluation of timely, validated performance information both internally as well as external to the Trust, as well as participate in the ongoing development and enhancement of the performance management and planning functions across the organisation. Key to delivering this will be working effectively alongside clinicians and managers to embed awareness and understanding of performance indicators and providing appropriate support, challenge and advice to senior managers to facilitate sustainable improvements in organisational performance and adhere to business planning processes.

• Interview Date: 10th December 2026

The role will include providing complex performance information/advice and taking a corporate lead with senior officers on corrective action where performance is not being met. The post-holder will work closely with the Head of Performance to embed a culture of continuous improvement across the whole organisation. They will ensure that timely, validated and approved performance information is routinely reported to Commissioners, NHS regulators, Board of Directors and the wider…