Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Board and working in close partnership with the Independent Chair, the Chief Executive will provide strategic, organisational and operational leadership for the North West London Primary Care Provider Collaborative.

As the organisation's first substantive Chief Executive, you will be responsible for translating the Board's vision into a sustainable and effective organisation. You will establish the executive leadership team, develop the organisational infrastructure and create the culture, governance and operating model that will enable the Collaborative to flourish.

You will build trusted relationships with shareholder organisations, the Integrated Care Board, NHS providers, local authorities and wider partners, positioning the Collaborative as a credible and influential voice for primary care. Through collaborative leadership and effective partnership working, you will identify opportunities for the organisation to expand its role, secure new responsibilities and support the delivery of improved services for local communities.

The role requires someone who is comfortable working in an evolving environment, balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will need to lead through influence rather than hierarchy, bringing together organisations with different priorities whilst maintaining momentum and a clear sense of purpose.

Key responsibilities

The Chief Executive will:

• Lead the strategic and operational development of the North West London Primary Care Provider Collaborative working closely with the Board to translate ambition into delivery.
• Drive Primary care transformation that is disciplined, evidence led and grounded in frontline operational reality.
• Establish and lead a high performing executive team, fostering an inclusive, collaborative and values led organisational culture.
• Build trusted relationships with shareholder organisations and system partners, maintaining the confidence of members whilst strengthening the Collaborative's influence across North West London.
• Identify opportunities for organisational growth, including the development of new services, partnerships and functions.
• Lead the successful mobilisation of new responsibilities transferred to the Collaborative, ensuring appropriate organisational capability and resilience.
• Ensure effective financial stewardship, organisational performance, risk management and responsible management of public resources.
• Represent the Collaborative externally, acting as an ambassador across local, regional and national forums.
• Champion innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, ensuring the organisation remains responsive to the changing needs of the health and care system.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• The successful candidate will be:
• An inclusive, collaborative and authentic leader who builds trust and confidence quickly.
• Politically astute, with excellent judgement and diplomacy.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and able to provide clarity through periods of change.
• An outstanding communicator, capable of bringing people together around a shared vision.
• Curious, thoughtful and willing to challenge constructively.
• Passionate about improving public services and outcomes for local communities.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to upholding the Nolan Principles of Public Life.

Experience

Essential

• Experience
• The successful candidate will bring:
• Significant executive-level leadership experience within a complex organisation.
• A successful track record of leading organisational development, transformation or growth within healthcare, the wider public sector or a similarly complex environment, including developing sustainable operating models, services and organisational capability.
• Experience of building effective partnerships across organisational boundaries, including federated, membership or shareholder-based organisations, and influencing senior stakeholders where there is no direct line of authority.
• Experienced at successfully mobilising and aligning complex health and care organisations with clarity, pace and strategic coherence creating the conditions for sustainable improvement, accountable delivery and measurable population impact.
• Experience of leading through complexity and ambiguity, balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, which could include experience of NHS commissioning, contract negotiation, service specification development, business case development and procurement, together with a demonstrable track record of securing new funding, commissioned services or delegated responsibilities.
• Experience of managing significant financial, organisational and reputational risk, including accountability for substantial budgets or delegated responsibilities.
• Experience of developing high performing teams and creating positive organisational cultures.
• Understanding of or interest in the primary care contracting landscape, including GMS, PMS, APMS, ARRS, the Network DES and Enhanced Services.

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

Healthcare Central London Ltd

Address

Healthcare Central London Ltd

Capital House

London

NW1 5DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://healthcarecentrallondon.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)