Senior Programme Lead for Children and Young People

NHS; Bromley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Bromley seeks a Senior Programme Lead for Children and Young People to drive impactful health initiatives, manage public health programmes, and foster collaboration across multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in public health, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to equity in health services. This role offers competitive pay and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working practices

Competitive pay

Employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience in public health population programmes.
• Experience in developing and implementing Public Health programmes.
• Knowledge of health policies for children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Oversee child public health programmes from design to delivery.
• Build relationships across health, education, and community organisations.
• Lead commissioning of contracts for children and young people.

Skills

Public health population programmes

Public/stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Leadership

Collaborative partnership building

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Programme Lead for Children and Young People

Are you ready to make a real difference for children and young people in Bromley?

Join our dynamic and forward-thinking Public Health Team as the Senior Programme Lead for Children and Young Peoplea pivotal role where your leadership will shape healthier, brighter futures for thousands of children across our borough.

Why this role?

• Lead with Impact:Drive high-profile programmes tackling childhood obesity, championing inclusive care for children with disabilities, and pioneering innovative health initiatives like supervised toothbrushing in schools.
• Shape Strategy:Be at the heart of strategic decision-making, influencing the future of childrens health services in Bromley and beyond.
• Collaborate for Change:Work alongside passionate colleagues, NHS partners, schools, Family Hubs, and the vibrant voluntary sector to deliver joined-up, community-driven solutions.
• Champion Equity:Play a key role in reducing health disparities, ensuring every child and young person in Bromley has the opportunity to thrive.

Main duties of the job

What youll do:

• Inspire and Lead:Oversee a portfolio of child public health programmes, from design to delivery, ensuring they are evidence-based and impactful.
• Build Partnerships:Forge strong relationships across health, education, social care, and community organisationslocally, regionally, and nationally.
• Drive Innovation:Lead multi-agency work to develop new pathways and best practices, setting the standard for coordinated, high-quality care.
• Commission for Excellence:Manage contracts and commissioning cycles, ensuring services for children and young people are effective, efficient, and continuously improving.
• Empower Teams:Line manage and mentor staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and ambition.

About you:

You are a visionary programme lead with a passion for public health and a track record of delivering complex, high-impact projects. You thrive in fast-paced, multi-agency environments and are driven by a commitment to equity, innovation, and partnership working.

• Strategic Thinker:Able to see the big picture and translate vision into action.
• Collaborative Leader:Skilled at bringing people together to achieve shared goals.
• Data-Driven:Confident in using evidence and community insight to shape strategy.
• Adaptable and Proactive:Ready to seize opportunities and tackle challenges head-on.

About us

What we offer:

• The chance to lead transformative programmes with real, lasting impact.
• A supportive, ambitious team committed to your development.
• The opportunity to shape the future of public health for children and young people in Bromley.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Job responsibilities

• To support the development of programmes that address Children and Young People Public Health in accordance with national and local policy
• To develop working relationships with key stakeholders across all partner organisations to facilitate effective cross boundary working across Bromley, South East London, regionally and nationally.

3. Lead the development of a collaborative partnership approach by supporting multi-agency childhood obesity group.

4. Lead multi-agency work to strengthen pathways in Bromley, implementing best practice to improve co-ordinated approaches to support children and young people

5. Lead the commissioning and performance management of contracts with community provider organisations

6. Plan and review commissioning cycles for CYP Programmes and liaise with relevant departments (such as Procurement, Legal and HR) in developing business cases

7. Lead in developing provider development and quality management for Public Health contracts, in particular for children and young peoples services

8. Contribute to the strategic development of Public Health practice and corporate responsibilities as part of the Public Health Department Management Team.

9. Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, as required to ensure the efficient and effective running of the organisation

10. Directly line manage Business Support Officers, supervise and appraise in line with the organisations policy and guidance

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent significant experience in public health population programmes
• Experience of public / stakeholder engagement
• Experience of working on the development, commissioning and implementation of Public Health programmes
• Experience of leading joint projects within the health and local authority landscape
• Experience of budget management and financial processes
• Experience of leadership within a changing environment

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the principles and practice of public health including health needs assessment and evidence-based strategies to address health inequalities
• Proven track record of developing and implementing Health Improvement programmes
• Understanding of health, social care and education policy relating to children and young people
• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the changes in Local Authority and the healthcare environment and structures
• Advanced knowledge of health and education and social care systems as they affect children and a clear vision of what needs to be implemented in order to strengthen local systems relating to children and young people.

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.