Salary: £63,770 – £74,100 per annum + outcome-related bonus
Location: Hybrid, with regular travel across the East Midlands
Employer: Patient Care Locally CIC
Are you an experienced healthcare leader with the commercial drive, strategic thinking and leadership skills to build a new organisation from the ground up?
Local Health Partners (LHP) is a new health and wellbeing business being established by Patient Care Locally CIC (PCL), and we are looking for an exceptional Head of Local Health Partners to lead its development.
This is not a role where you will simply inherit an established operation. You will have the opportunity to shape the organisation, develop its services, build its reputation and create the partnerships needed to establish LHP as a trusted provider of accessible, high-quality self-pay health and wellbeing services across the East Midlands.
LHP has been created with a clear purpose. It will operate as a commercial, self-pay health and wellbeing provider, offering services directly to individuals and employers, while generating a sustainable income stream that can support the wider community mission of its parent organisation, PCL.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to combine commercial leadership with a strong sense of purpose.
About the role
Reporting directly to the CEO of Patient Care Locally, you will have overall responsibility for establishing, leading and managing the operational, commercial and governance functions of LHP.
You will be accountable for developing and delivering the business strategy, identifying new markets and opportunities, establishing and scaling services, and building a financially sustainable organisation.
You will bring together strategy, business development, sales, marketing, governance, digital innovation, financial management and operational delivery, ensuring that LHP grows while maintaining the highest standards of quality, compliance and customer experience.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and delivering LHP's strategic and business plans.
- Identifying new markets, services, partnerships and commercial opportunities.
- Building and delivering a sales and business development strategy.
- Developing strong relationships with referrers, insurers, employers, partners and other key stakeholders.
- Establishing and scaling new health and wellbeing services.
- Developing LHP's brand, reputation, marketing and digital presence.
- Leading contract negotiations and managing commercial relationships, SLAs and KPIs.
- Ensuring robust clinical governance, regulatory compliance, risk management and quality assurance.
- Leading the implementation of digital systems, including CRM, EPR and performance reporting tools.
- Developing meaningful clinical, operational and financial performance reporting.
- Using data and insight to drive decision‑making, growth and continuous improvement.
- Developing budgets, forecasts and business cases and maintaining financial sustainability.
- Leading, motivating and developing a multidisciplinary and multi‑provider workforce.
- Working collaboratively with PCL, clinical leaders, providers and external stakeholders to deliver the organisation's objectives.
The role will be hybrid, but regular travel will be expected to meet stakeholders, partners and providers and to support the development of LHP across the East Midlands.
About you
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded healthcare leader who is comfortable operating in an environment where strategy needs to become action.
You will ideally bring:
- Significant senior management experience within private healthcare or a health‑related environment.
- A proven track record in sales, business development and marketing.
- Experience of growing or scaling a healthcare business or service.
- Strong knowledge of clinical governance, healthcare regulation and compliance.
- Experience of contract management and building effective stakeholder relationships.
- Experience of working across multiple providers and influencing without relying solely on direct authority.
- Experience of implementing digital systems and transformation initiatives.
- Strong financial management, performance reporting and data analysis skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
- Strong strategic thinking, commercial awareness and decision‑making ability.
- The ability to work at pace, manage competing priorities and turn opportunities into results.
You may have a degree in healthcare management, business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience at this level. A postgraduate or leadership qualification would be advantageous.
We are looking for someone who:
Thinks commercially
You understand that sustainable growth requires strong financial discipline, a clear proposition and a focus on the customer.
Thinks strategically
You can see the bigger picture while also knowing what needs to happen next week, next month and next year.
Builds relationships
You are confident working with senior stakeholders, clinicians, providers, partners and commercial organisations and can bring people with you.
Gets things done
You are comfortable with ambiguity and enjoy building rather than waiting for everything to be established around you.
Leads with integrity
You understand that commercial success in healthcare must sit alongside quality, safety, governance and an excellent patient and customer experience.
You see opportunities, challenge conventional thinking and have the confidence to test new ideas while managing risk appropriately.
About Local Health Partners
LHP has been established to create a different type of health and wellbeing organisation: a commercially focused self‑pay provider with a clear social purpose.
It is 100% owned by Patient Care Locally CIC, but operates as a distinct commercial organisation with its own purpose, funding model and accountability.
The model is simple but ambitious: build a successful commercial business that can grow sustainably while contributing to the wider community mission of PCL.
For the right person, this is a rare opportunity to take a business from concept to operation, from operation to growth, and ultimately from growth to scale.
About Patient Care Locally
Patient Care Locally is a community interest company established in 2011 by local GPs. PCL is committed to providing greater access to clinically appropriate, high‑quality and accessible patient care within the community.
As a CIC, PCL reinvests its surpluses into the community and is committed to working with local organisations wherever possible.
Our values are centred around Our Patients, Our Team and Our Company.
Recruitment process
We want the recruitment process to give you an opportunity to meet the people behind PCL and understand the ambition for LHP.
An informal discussion with senior members of PCL, including Heads of service, alongside LHP Directors.
This will be an opportunity for us to get to know you, understand your experience and ambitions, and for you to learn more about LHP and the opportunity.
Stage 2 | Formal interview and presentation
Friday 16 October 2026
A formal interview with a senior panel, including a presentation element.
Further details about the presentation will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
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