Chief Executive Officer - General Practice Provider Collaborative

We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our newly incorporated North Central London General Practice Provider Collaborative, building on three years of successful collaboration as an Alliance across North Central London (NCL). This pivotal role will provide strategic and operational leadership, working closely with the Chair/s and Board of Directors to develop our strategic vision and goals, building a mature and sustainable organisation across General Practice in NCL.

You will establish an organisation that operates as a system leader, with a strong reputation for collaboration and innovation and that supports all of General Practice to work together to provide better care for our population. You will have a track record of operating at Board level in a complex organisation, a strategic understanding of the health and care system and bring passion, creativity and values-based leadership to the role inspiring others, building trust and acting as a visible and respected leader in the system. This role is flexible with some home and office working. The GPPC's office location is still to be confirmed but will be at a Primary Care site in North Central London.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Executive is a member of the Board of Directors overseeing the overall direction of the GPPC. They are the accountable officer, responsible for developing and delivering strategies that ensure we deliver our vision and aims. As this is a new organisation the Chief Executive will play a key role in clarifying our vision and goals. This role will ensure that the GPPC is well positioned to embrace the challenges of operating in the constantly changing healthcare environment and ready to respond rapidly and flexibly to new business opportunities.

The CEO is accountable for ensuring the organisation consistently engages with its members (Federations, PCNs, practices) and works collaboratively together to deliver a range of high-quality services. You will maintain strong relationships with our members and with senior system partners. You will be a strong and influential voice for General Practice in our Integrated Care System.

About us

NCL General Practice Provider Collaborative (GPPC) is a newly formed Community Interest Company (CIC), and the successor of our successful General Practice Provider Alliance. The Alliance formed in 2022 so that General Practice (Federations, PCNs and Practice) could more effectively collaborate and interact at system level. Board Directors represent our local borough-based Federations, PCNs and Practices and come together to strategically lead system level work.

As an incorporated GPPC we are ready to help deliver the ambitions of the NHS 10 Year Plan and to partner with providers and commissioners across our system innovating and delivering new ways of working that best meet the needs of our population. We are a proactive, positive and engaged system partner that provides thoughtful, innovative and patient focused insights and leads in new integrated ways of working. We will lead system level services and coordinate neighbourhood delivery where it is best to do so. We will work together within General Practice to continue to provide consistently high quality across Primary Care, addressing unwarranted variation, sharing best practices and providing support and quality improvement where needed.

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced senior executive to establish and lead a new organisation, the North Central London (NCL) General Practice Provider Collaborative (GPPC). The GPPC is a membership body uniting the six Federations of North Central London and through them local General Practice. The GPPC provides a strong collective voice for General Practice, informing system pathways and promoting General Practices unique contribution. It also provides and coordinates at scale services that improve patient outcomes and the quality of Primary Care.

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a Board Company Director you will work closely with the GPPC Chair to set the strategic direction, ensure commercial success and build a sustainable, high-performing organisation. You will lead operational delivery across contracts, services and projects and will foster strong working relationships with General Practice, system partners and external stakeholders.

We are seeking an exceptional leader with a track record in strategic leadership, business growth and organisational development. You will demonstrate strong business acumen and the ability to inspire and lead teams. You will be an influential advocate for General Practice within the Integrated Care System, championing innovation and collaboration to deliver sustainable, high-quality health outcomes for patients. You will model inclusive, values-based leadership inspiring others, building trust, and acting as a visible and respected system leader across North Central London.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant and demonstrable Board level experience.
• Strong organisational development experience and providing strategic leadership.
• Experience of establishing a company from the ground up, creating sustainable growth and a viable future.
• Experience working closely with Primary Care and wider health and social care services.
• Experience of multi-agency working and collaboration.
• A track record of leading strategy development and translating this into successful operational objectives and plans.
• A track record of delivering financial and performance objectives.
• Track record of building organisational capacity and setting up systems and processes for effective service delivery.

Skills, Abilities and Personal Qualities

• Excellent strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into execution.
• Skilled people leader with experience of building cohesive, high-performing teams.
• A high level of business acumen with the ability to drive business improvement, expansion, and innovation.
• Strong organisational ability.
• The ability to be decisive in high-pressure situations.
• Highly developed facilitative, influencing and negotiating skills with a proven track record of identifying and realising development opportunities.
• An ability to work in harmony with a Board, understand the required governance and be able to participate in the joint setting of targets and objectives.
• Act in ways that support equality, diversity and inclusion, including treating people with dignity and respect.
• Able to deliver high volumes of work to the required standard under pressured timescales requiring frequent concentration, unpredictable work patterns, concentration for e.g., analysis, writing reports, meetings, coping with interruptions to deal with pressing service issues.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing personal development.

Knowledge

• Strategic understanding of the health and social care system (including Primary Care), and an awareness of external drivers affecting local health and social care commissioning and delivery.
• Understanding and experience of working within a complex political policy context; and a track record of translating national mandate into local delivery.
• Experience of engaging and communicating across a breadth of senior stakeholders including those from health and care organisations, the voluntary sector, service users and the public.
• Knowledge of Corporate, Clinical and Operational Governance principles and how to build them in a new company.
• A solid understanding of finance, NHS contracts and funding and contract negotiation.
• Knowledge of General Practice, Primary Care Networks and GP Federations.
• Commercial business knowledge and acumen.

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.