We are looking for a new CEO to lead with us and help shape our future. Now is a superb time to join us as the NHS 10-Year Health plansets a bold and ambitious transformational plan for local health services.
You will be responsible for the overall leadership and strategicdirection of Holderness Health (which is a single-practice primary care network), ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, andsustainable primary care services. You will ensure services remain responsive to patient needs while meeting contractual,regulatory and quality standards.
The role exists to support the long-term health of thelocal population by leading the practice through ongoing transformation,embedding prevention, early intervention, and integrated models of care.
You will work in partnership with GP Partners, clinical leaders,the Senior Management Team, and staff to translate national and systempriorities into effective local delivery. This includes improving access toservices, addressing health inequalities, enhancing patient experience, andmaking best use of digital innovation and multidisciplinary teams.
Youwill represent the practice within the Integrated Care System, and wider health and care partnerships. The role plays a key part indeveloping collaborative relationships with NHS organisations, localauthorities, local MPs, and voluntary and community sector partners to supportjoined-up, neighbourhood-based care.
Main duties of the job
Weare looking for an experienced strategic and collaborative leader to manage thecomplexity of the healthcare environment. You must possess robust leadershipskills to inspire and motivate a diverse team, fostering a culture ofcontinuous improvement and collaboration.
Youare accountable for ensuring strong governance, financial sustainability, andeffective risk management, while fostering inclusive organisational culturealigned with the Practices organisation values. Through compassionate andvisible leadership, leading a team of 5 Senior Managers you will translatenational policy, data and vision into actionable, long-term operational plans.
Exceptionalcommunication and relationship-building skills are essential to workeffectively across organisational boundaries, negotiate with a wide range ofinternal and external stakeholder and manage conflicting priorities.
Strongcommercial, business and financial acumen including identifying opportunitiesfor growth is critical for ensuring financial viability and resourceefficiency.
Therole demands a high level of adaptability, resilience and emotionalintelligence to navigate the fast-paced and ever-changing healthcare landscape.You will need proven experience in change management to drive innovation andservice redesign, ensuring the practice is well-placed to adapt to futurechallenges and deliver improved outcomes for patients and communities over thelong term.
About us
We are a large rural practice with approximately 34,000 patients. As a single-practice Primary Care Network, we have a wonderful opportunity to transform care for our patients.
Its an exciting time to join as we have been selected as 1 of 22 PCNs nationally as part of the PCN Test Site Pilot (2024-2027), we are in a unique and privileged position being ahead of the curve.
You will work in partnership with the Management Board and the GP Partners to manage a strong and stable Leadership team of 5 Heads of Service to really shape the future of our PCN.
We offer a welcoming practice environment, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, access to the NHS pension scheme, birthday leave, enhanced family leave and the chance to lead this forward-thinking Primary Care Network.
To make an application, please:
* Upload your CV setting out your career history (no more than three sides) via the NHS jobs link.
* Send a supporting statement, ensuring your name is visible on the document to hnyicb-ery.hrteam.holderness.health@nhs.net. Please ensure your statement is no more than two sides, setting out why you think this role is for you, how you meet the requirements and what you will bring to the role.
Job responsibilities
ChiefExecutive Officer
JobDescription
Accountable to: Holderness HealthPartnership
Reports to: Management Board, the Chair of theManagement Board provides direct line management and mentoring to the CEO
Responsible for: Senior Management Team andPersonal Assistant
Role Purpose:
Responsible for the overall leadership andstrategic direction of the Practice, ensuring the delivery of high-quality,safe, and sustainable primary care services in line with the NHS Long Term Planand local priorities set by the Integrated Care Board.
Ensuring the provision of clear, timely andaccurate information, intelligence, and advice to the Management Board toenable informed decision making.
Responsible in ensuring the practice remainsresponsive to patient needs while meeting contractual, regulatory and qualitystandards.
Supports the long-term health of the localpopulation by leading the practice through ongoing transformation, embeddingprevention, early intervention and integrated models of care.
Working in partnership with GP Partners,clinical leaders, the Senior Management Team, and staff to translate nationaland system priorities into effective local delivery.
Strategic Leadership:
Develop, in association with the ManagementBoard, the organisational strategic plan of the Practice and Primary CareNetwork through business planning and development, delivering on agreedobjectives and strategic priorities which reflects the practice vision andtakes account of current and future national and local strategy, including the developmentof the practices Clinical Research Strategy and Neighbourhood Strategy.
Provide critical analysis of performance data,both financial and non-financial, using this to develop ongoing strategic aims.
Provide reporting systems for organisational andmanagement analysis.
Monitor and review all clinical aspects of theGMS contract and other contracts held by the Practice and Primary Care Network,ensuring all statutory and contractual responsibilities are maintained. Providesupport to clinicians and other staff to achieve maximum performance againstall GMS contract/other contracts criteria.
Lead the strategic direction of the Partnershipmodel and management of practice ownership to support incoming and outgoingPartners.
Advise and liaise with the GP Partners on allmatters of capital expenditure planning.
Build effective working partnerships with keypartners and stakeholders, maximising the opportunity to work collaborativelyacross the system to address current health needs, operational challenges witha focus on continuous quality improvement.
Working in partnership with the PCN ClinicalDirector, provide strategic managerial leadership and support for PCNcontractual and developmental requirements.
Work closely with Clinical Leads, GP Partners,SMT, and key stakeholders to ensure that Holderness Health maintains andenhances its role as an innovative practice maintaining the high-qualitydelivery of services for our communities of practice.
Develop and support the Senior Management Team,ensuring the collective leadership of high-quality services for patients toachieve both performance and strategic goals.
Develop a future proof estates strategy for thechanging primary care landscape.
Develop a future proof CQC strategy.
Analyse problematic situations and occurrencesand develop solutions that ensure Holderness Health's ongoing stability andcontinued growth.
Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge ofprimary care.
Maximise and deliver on funding opportunities.
Assume responsibility during and following anymajor event ensuring that recovery is prompt and complete in line with thepractice Business Continuity Plan.
Provide compassionate leadership and role modelexemplary behaviour that inspires and empowers staff to deliver high qualitycare.
Management ofCommunications:
Maintain and develop an effective communicationsstrategy both internally for staff and partners, and externally forstakeholders.
Ensure effective working relationships withexternal organisations to encourage and foster good working relationships.
Promote good relationships between staff andpatients encouraging feedback from patients.
Ensure effective communication channels are inplace to provide regular information to patients on the services available tothem
Respond to patients and the public to ensure highquality and accessible services that are responsive, effective, well-led andtimely.
Undertake all Partnership Secretaryresponsibilities as per the Partnership Agreement
Champion a culture of openness, accountability,and equality of opportunity at all levels, ensuring there is a culture ofcolleagues raising concerns.
Quality and SafePatient Care:
Developour culture of continuous improvement alongside the right systems, processesand structures to deliver high quality healthcare.
Providethe right conditions to improve patient safety and experience, clinicaloutcomes and the quality of services.
Corporate andClinical Governance:
Ensure the board receives the advice andinformation necessary to perform its duties, including legal requirements inrelation to all key aspects of clinical activities, financial assets and people.
Ensure there are appropriate and effectivesystems in place across services to achieve compliance with the requirements ofclinical governance and of safe standards of patient care, and that allstandards set by statutory regulators and other relevant bodies are implementedby the Management Board and Senior Management Team.
Develop a risk register and risk managementframework, in which patient safety is paramount and through which standards ofpatient care are evaluated and improved.
Initiate and develop management policies andprocedures to meet the management and administrative criteria for the currentand future quality agenda in the GP contract and Primary Care Network Contract.
Initiate and develop management policies andprocedures to deliver continuous quality improvement in the services providedto our patients.
Have overall accountability for all aspects ofrisk management in clinical and administrative areas.
Manage and maintain the Risk Register.
Have overall accountability for the Office forNational Statistics (ONS) Survey.
Have overall accountability for the Data Security& Protection Annual Toolkit.
This job description isintended to provide an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities only.There may be other duties required of the post-holder commensurate with theposition. This description will be open to regular review and may be amended totake into account development within the Practice. All members of staff shouldbe prepared to take on additional duties or relinquish existing duties in orderto maintain the efficient running of the Practice.
This job description isintended as a basic guide to the scope and responsibilities of the post and isnot exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessaryin consultation with the post holder.
HoldernessHealth is an inclusive organisation that strikes to take on board differentperspectives. We encourage applications from communities that areunderrepresented. We are committed to treating all candidates equally,regardless of sex, gender, identify, sexual orientation, marital status, age,disability, race, colour, ethnic or national original, religion, politicalbeliefs or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union.
We are creating a working environment free ofbullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination, promotingdignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and thecontributions of all colleagues are recognised and valued.
We aim to employ a workforce which is asrepresentative as possible of our local population.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
* Be committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity.
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Evidence of relevant continuous professional and managerial development.
Experience
* Experience operating at a senior level within complex or at scale primary care settings, community services or wider public sector environments.
* Operated at a senior level and experience of working with a Management Board.
* Successfully leading, influencing and motivating large teams.
* Leading a culture of continuous improvement that harnesses quality improvement with value for money and efficiency through service delivery development.
* Experience of organisational growth, change management, capacity planning and translating organisational strategy into operational objectives.
* Experience of contributing to long term sustainability planning, aligned to the NHS changing landscape.
* Ability to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to bring about change and service improvement.
* Experience of leading multi-disciplinary operations across multi-sites.
* Ability to support and provide oversight to a strong senior leadership team.
* Demonstrable experience in governance, regulatory compliance and risk management with successful business case creation and project management skills.
* Ability to strengthen organisational frameworks and partnership documentation.
* Experience of operating in a c. £11m turnover organisation.
* Strong business and commercial acumen to identify new opportunities to increase income streams.
* Collaborative leadership style with a balanced and adaptable communication style.
* Awareness of national primary care policy and changing expectations.
* Understanding of the NHS Health Social Care system and CQC compliance.
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.
£95,000 to £115,000 a yearIn line with Holderness Health Pay Policy
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