Head of Place-Based Partnerships

Royal Berkshire; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Head of Place-Based Partnerships to drive place-based partnership work across Berkshire West. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with NHS, local government and voluntary sectors, and shape the future of integrated care for patients, populations and staff.

The role offers high-profile system leadership, with opportunities to influence strategic priorities, develop innovative partnerships and deliver meaningful

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Master level training or equivalent experience in public sector leadership, system transformation, or health management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Trust's approach to place-based partnership working, delivering strategic priorities with partners.
• Develop and deliver cross-organisational programmes to improve population health and reduce inequalities.
• Build and strengthen influential relationships across organisational boundaries as a trusted partner.
• Champion collaboration and innovation to translate strategic ambition into tangible outcomes for local communities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Public sector leadership

Education

Bachelor level degree or equivalent

Masters in public sector leadership / health management

Job description

Due to the promotion of our current post-holder, an exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join the Strategy and Partnerships Team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

As our Head of Place-Based Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in driving collaboration across Berkshire West, working with partners across the NHS, local government, voluntary sector and wider community to deliver meaningful improvements for patients, populations and staff.

This is a high-profile leadership role at the heart of system working, offering the opportunity to influence strategic priorities, develop innovative partnerships and help shape the future of integrated health and care services across the region.

If you are looking for a role where you can influence at scale, work with inspiring partners and help shape the future of healthcare across Berkshire West, we would love to hear from you.

Interview date: Thursday 19 November 2026.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description for the main duties of the role.

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the Trust's approach to place-based partnership working, driving delivery of our strategic priorities in collaboration with colleagues and partners across Berkshire West.
• Develop and deliver ambitious cross-organisational programmes that improve population health outcomes, tackle health inequalities and support the delivery of the Trust's Strategy, Strategic Transformation Programmes and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership priorities.
• Build and strengthen influential relationships across organisational boundaries, providing visible leadership and becoming a trusted partner within the wider health and care system.
• Champion collaboration and innovation, bringing people together around shared goals and translating strategic ambition into tangible outcomes for local communities.

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

We support flexible working wherever possible, with requests considered on an individual basis taking into account service requirements, operational needs and the requirements of the role.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of this roles responsibilities.

Person Specification

• oEducated to degree level or equivalent.
• oSenior level experience acquired through training to Masters (postgraduate) level or equivalent experience
• oPostgraduate qualification to be in public sector leadership, system transformation, or health management.

Experience

• oProven experience working across health and care sectors to deliver integrated programmes and place-based solutions and implement policy across whole organisations and across organisational boundaries.
• oExperience leading transformation programmes or system change in partnership settings.
• oExperience engaging with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to shape and deliver strategic priorities.
• oExperience using data and population health insights to drive transformation and reduce inequalities.
• oExperience of involving service users, residents or communities in design and decision-making.

Skills, knowledge & abilities

• oUnderstanding of Integrated Care Systems (ICS), Place-Based Partnerships (PBP), and relevant national NHS policies.
• oExcellent interpersonal skills - able to influence, negotiate, and communicate (written and oral) across diverse audiences and stakeholders.
• oSkilled in stakeholder engagement, co-production, and relationship-building across organisational boundaries.
• oRespects diversity, values the contributions of others, and demonstrates cultural competence in multi-agency settings.

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.

Associate Director for Strategy and Performance