This senior post in the Strategy and Partnerships Team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust arises because the current post-holder has been promoted. The role leads the Trust's place-based partnership work across Berkshire West, building programmes that improve population health and reduce inequalities. It is a system leadership post that brings together NHS, local government and voluntary sector partners, with interviews on 19 November 2026.
What the job involves
- Lead the Trust's approach to place-based partnership working, delivering strategic priorities with partners across Berkshire West
- Develop and deliver cross-organisational programmes to improve population health, tackle health inequalities and support the Trust Strategy, Strategic Transformation Programmes and Berkshire West ICP priorities
- Build and strengthen influential relationships across organisational boundaries, providing visible leadership as a trusted partner in the wider health and care system
- Champion collaboration and innovation, bringing people together around shared goals and turning strategy into outcomes for local communities
Qualifications
- Degree-level education or equivalent
- Senior-level experience gained through Masters-level training or equivalent experience
Experience
- Proven experience working across health and care to deliver integrated programmes, place-based solutions and policy implementation across organisational boundaries
- Experience leading transformation programmes or system change in partnership settings
- Experience engaging a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to shape and deliver strategic priorities
- Experience using data and population health insights to drive transformation and reduce inequalities
- Experience involving service users, residents or communities in design and decision-making
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of Integrated Care Systems, Place-Based Partnerships and relevant national NHS policy
- Excellent written and oral communication, influencing and negotiation skills across diverse audiences
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement, co-production and relationship-building across organisational boundaries
- Respects diversity and demonstrates cultural competence in multi-agency settings
Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification in public sector leadership, system transformation or health management
- Professional programme or project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or MSP
What's offered
- Flexible working requests considered individually, taking into account service and role requirements
- Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria
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