Programme Director - Mental Health

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional leader to joinGloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) as the host employer for the Gloucestershire Provider Partnership (GPP). The GPP brings together Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire's GP Collaborative to deliver transformational change and greater integration across health and care services in Gloucestershire. Working alongside system partners including the Integrated Care Board, Gloucestershire County Council and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, the partnership is committed to improving outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering more joined-up, proactive care for local communities.

While employed by GHC, you will operate on behalf of the partnership, providing system-wide leadership to deliver the GPP's ambitions for community mental health and urgent mental health care transformation. There are 2 other Programme Directors for UEC and Neighbourhood Health (Frailty) and a Director of Transformation and PMO being recruited concurrently, who will provide a peer network for the post holder.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced and credible leader who:

• Has a successful track record of delivering large-scale transformation and service redesign within complex health and care systems.
• Brings significant experience of mental health services, programme leadership and partnership working.
• Can influence and build consensus across organisational and professional boundaries.
• Has the strategic thinking, resilience and leadership skills to deliver change in a complex and evolving environment.
• Is passionate about improving mental health outcomes and designing services around the needs of local communities.

If you are an ambitious and collaborative leader ready to drive meaningful change in mental health services, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will be held week commencing 27th July 2026.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

06 July 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

327-26-529

Job locations

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue

Brockworth

GL3 4AW

United Kingdom

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