Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Lead - Mental Health Transformation

Location: Twickenham - Hybrid working 1-2 days a month in office

Hourly rate 31.18 - 33.78 PAYE / 40.81 - 44.27 UMB Per Hour

Contract Length: 6-month contract (possibility of extension)

Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 36 hours

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About the role

You will lead the design, coordination, and delivery of multi-agency mental health projects, working in partnership with local authorities, NHS organisations, the Integrated Care Board (ICB), and providers.

This role is pivotal in:

• Strengthening cross-system collaboration
• Aligning commissioning priorities across boroughs
• Driving innovative service models and market development
• Delivering tangible improvements in outcomes for residents

Key responsibilities

• Lead complex multi-agency programmes across local authorities and NHS partners
• Develop joint commissioning approaches and market strategies for mental health services
• Drive delivery of projects focused on 18-25 transition cohorts and complex needs
• Build strong partnerships across NHS, local government, and voluntary sector stakeholders
• Use data and insights to inform decision-making, service improvement, and business cases
• Monitor programme delivery, risks, and impact, ensuring effective governance and reporting
• Facilitate sharing of best practice and scale successful models across the region

About you

We're looking for a confident, collaborative leader who can operate effectively across organisational boundaries and influence at senior levels.

You will bring:

Knowledge & Experience

• Strong understanding of mental health systems, pathways, and policy
• Experience of local authority and NHS commissioning and service delivery
• Proven track record leading cross-system or multi-agency programmes
• Background in mental health, social care, public health, or integrated commissioning

Skills & Capabilities

• Excellent project and programme management skills (planning, governance, risk, delivery tracking)
• Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong analytical capability, using data and insights to drive decision-making and improvement
• Ability to manage complexity, influence stakeholders, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment

Why join SLP?

• Work on high-impact, system-wide transformation across six London boroughs
• Collaborate with senior leaders across local government and the NHS
• Be part of a small, agile partnership driving innovation and improvement
• Flexible hybrid working with a base in Twickenham

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