The must haves for this role: 1. Educated to masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification. 2. Significant experience of working at a senior level in specialist area supported by professional development. 3. Additional extensive experience or qualifications achieved through further study or practical experience in relevant areas, including analysis, complex report writing at a strategic level and/or project management or negotiation 4. Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development. Specific training/experience in application of quality improvement methodology. Prince2 or MSP qualified. 5. Significant experience of complex healthcare programme management. 6. Significant knowledge of community and/or mental health and social care services 8. Understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in this area 9. Experience of working with and leading a multifunctional team within a complex high-profile change programme. Significant experience of system wide working and working in complex environments. 10. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time and to budget 11. Significant experience of system wide working and working in complex environments. 12. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time and to budget. 13. Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery. 14. Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution. 15. Extensive experience of working with multiple stakeholders. 16. Experience of implementing change through team working. 17. Experience of setting up and implementing external processes and procedures. 18. Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders 19. Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly. 20. Awareness of NHS infrastructure, governance, and healthcare policy. 21.Experience of preparing and presenting complex information to stakeholders. 22. Ability to research and analyse numerical and written data, assess options, and draw appropriate conclusions. 23. Affective use of relevant Microsoft Office applications and relevant information systems; Advanced Keyboard skills. 24. Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making. 25. Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales. 26. Demonstrated ability of continually striving to meet high quality standards. 27. Ability to embrace new challenges. 28. Resilience, emotional intelligence, and political awareness. 29. Comfortable working in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Kathryn MacDermott, Director of Strategic Planning, mobile: 07769 363626 email: Kathryn.macdermott@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Interview will be held on 3rd March 2025