Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Leadership
  • Serve as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and contribute to overall organisational strategy.
  • Lead the development and execution of SoliHealth's clinical and operational strategy.
  • Provide inspirational leadership to clinical and non-clinical teams.
  • Promote a culture of excellence, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure all organisational activities align with SoliHealth's vision, values, and objectives.
• Partnership and Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a senior ambassador for SoliHealth.
  • Build strong relationships with NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, Primary Care Networks, Hospital providers, Community organisations, Regulators, Academic partners, and Commercial partners.
  • Represent SoliHealth at executive, regional, and national forums.
  • Promote collaborative working across health and care systems.
• Clinical Strategy and Service Development
  • Develop and implement a long-term clinical strategy that supports sustainable growth.
  • Identify opportunities for service expansion, innovation, and diversification.
  • Lead the design and implementation of new healthcare services and care models.
  • Ensure services are evidence-based, patient-focused, and commercially viable.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and digital health solutions that improve patient outcomes and organisational efficiency.
• Clinical Governance and Quality
  • Maintain executive accountability for clinical quality and patient safety.
  • Lead the organisation's clinical governance framework.
  • Ensure robust systems are in place for clinical risk management, incident reporting and learning, complaints management, audit and assurance, safeguarding, and infection prevention and control.
  • Monitor quality indicators and implement improvement programs where required.
  • Ensure compliance with CQC standards and all professional regulatory requirements.
• Operational Performance
  • Oversee delivery of high-quality healthcare services across all business areas.
  • Ensure achievement of agreed clinical, operational, and financial objectives.
  • Monitor organisational performance through key performance indicators.
  • Drive service efficiency and productivity whilst maintaining quality and safety.
  • Lead transformational programs designed to improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Workforce Leadership
  • Build, develop, and retain a high-performing clinical workforce.
  • Lead workforce planning and talent management strategies.
  • Ensure effective appraisal, supervision, and professional development systems.
  • Promote staff wellbeing, engagement, and inclusive leadership.
  • Foster the development of future clinical leaders.
• Financial and Commercial Responsibility
  • Work with executive colleagues to ensure organisational sustainability and growth.
  • Support the development of business cases, contracts, and service proposals.
  • Ensure clinical resources are utilised efficiently and effectively.
  • Contribute to annual budget planning and financial performance reviews.
  • Balance quality, patient outcomes, and commercial objectives.
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations, Information Governance requirements, safeguarding legislation, Health and Safety legislation, and data protection requirements.
  • Lead organisational responses to inspections, audits, and external reviews.
• Corporate Responsibilities
  • Contribute to Board discussions and decision-making processes.
  • Support development and delivery of corporate objectives.
  • Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Promote SoliHealth's reputation and values.
  • Ensure decisions are patient-centered and evidence-based.
  • Act as a role model for professional leadership and organisational culture.
• Time Commitment
  • Anticipated to be approximately 2 - 3 days per month, including Board meetings, Executive Team Meetings, strategic planning sessions, stakeholder engagement activities, and CEO support and development meetings.
  • Additional time may be required during periods of significant organisational change or growth.