Sirona care & health CIC

Senior Programme Manager – Neurodiversity Transformation

The closing date is 05 March 2026

Job summary

Are you a Senior Programme Leader with experience delivering complex, system-wide transformation? This is an opportunity to play a central role in shaping and delivering the Children's Services Neurodiversity Transformation Programme.

The Neurodiversity Support Team is a multi-disciplinary clinical service working in partnership with education settings to deliver high-quality Neurodiversity Profiling. The team provides expert guidance, consultation and quality assurance to ensure profiles are consistent, robust and meaningful for children, young people and families.

As part of a wider system transformation, the service is leading the rollout of Neurodiversity Profiling across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). Through training, consultation and ongoing support, the team works alongside schools to build confidence and capability in understanding and responding to the needs of neurodivergent children and young people.

With a strong emphasis on early intervention, the service supports a shift toward a needs-led model, ensuring provision is shaped around individual strengths and challenges rather than diagnostic labels.

Within this context, the Senior Programme Manager will provide strategic programme leadership, ensuring delivery aligns with the programme's vision, objectives and expected outcomes.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing professional programme management expertise to the Children's Services Neurodiversity Transformation Programme to ensure that the programme delivers in line with expectations.

You will be responsible for: managing the Children's Services Neurodiversity Transformation Programme; managing all aspects of governance; maintaining and managing the Programme Risk Register; maintaining the Programme library; supporting the programme groups to be effective in discharging their responsibilities and ensuring that appropriate Public and Patient Engagement and Consultation is undertaken.

You will contribute complex project management expert knowledge and experience in guiding others through the challenges of service transformation projects with complex stakeholder management.

Please note that this role is a 3-year fixed-term contract due to funding and there will be consideration for secondments for this role. The banding is awaiting review/full confirmation.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7819821-WW

Job locations

Sirona Care & Health

Sirona care & health, Badminton Rd Office, 2nd Floor, Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Relevant degree level qualification or equivalent.

Desirable

Relevant masters level qualification

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

Formal programme and/or Project Management training and experience
Significant experience in managing complex programmes and projects through to delivery
Experience in reviewing and interpreting complex financial and analytical information to support the development of strategic plans
Experience of collaboration with a range of stakeholders
Experience of working in partnership with clinical leaders
Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.

Desirable

Experience of programme management in health/social care
Knowledge of health and social care issues in BNSSG

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Relevant degree level qualification or equivalent.

Desirable

Relevant masters level qualification

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

Formal programme and/or Project Management training and experience
Significant experience in managing complex programmes and projects through to delivery
Experience in reviewing and interpreting complex financial and analytical information to support the development of strategic plans
Experience of collaboration with a range of stakeholders
Experience of working in partnership with clinical leaders
Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.

Desirable

Experience of programme management in health/social care
Knowledge of health and social care issues in BNSSG

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Sirona care & health, Badminton Rd Office, 2nd Floor, Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Sirona Care & Health

Sirona care & health, Badminton Rd Office, 2nd Floor, Badminton Road

Yate

BS37 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)