Cavendish Square Group Programme Manager

The Programme Manager will have a critical role in supporting the CSG to be the voice of mental health providers in London and drive genuine change in the capital.,

• Development of the CSG 5-year strategy and implementation plan.
• Coordination and oversight of all CSG activities.
• Project managing a number of concurrent projects. This will include developing and delivering plans, managing risks and issues and reporting on progress.
• Developing the profile and reputation of the group, identifying and taking forward opportunities to increase the groups influence.
• Representing the group to various stakeholders, able to accurately represent views and influence others on the priorities of the group.
• Able to take information and outcomes of discussions to create clear and cohesive messages.
• Re-organise groups and arrangements as necessary to ensure it is maximally effective at delivering on priorities.
• Connecting CSG links to service user groups across the capital to support programme development
• Organising, planning for, supporting and then taking forward actions from a range of meetings (using the support of the administrator where appropriate).
• Developing and implementing a communication strategy including website development and maintenance and social media strategy development
• End to end event planning, including both logistics and content.
• Managing the CSG budget, ensuring best use and value for money as well as reporting and oversight.
• The post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the role and/or band as required by business need, not specified in the job description.
  
  The Cavendish Square Group (CSG) is seeking an experienced and highly self-motivated programme manager with the skills, commitment and ambition to drive forward this work. This high-profile role is ideal for someone who is looking to take their career to the next level by working directly with London's leading NHS Chief Executives at a time of unprecedented change.
The successful individual will be a skilled political operator and must have a proven track record of delivery. To be successful in this role the candidate must be comfortable working with complexity and ambiguity. They must be a self-starter who is confident, has vision and the ability to bring people together from all parts of the mental health system to deliver on shared goals. The candidate will represent the CSG and the interest of its members to senior individuals and groups within the NHS and beyond. They will not only lead the delivery of programmes and projects by galvanising support within individual organisations but will also support identification and development of future strategy and priorities.

The current Chair of the CSG is the CEO of the South London and Maudsley so this role will be hosted by South London and Maudsley. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training. The Trust employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.