Chief Executive Officer

Job summary

Essential

• Significant and demonstrable Board level experience gained within a structure of comparable scale
• A track record of leading strategy development and translating this into successful operational objectives and plans
• 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
• A track record of delivering financial and performance objectives.

Experience of leading and managing scale change within general practice is desirable.

• Educated to post-graduate level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing personal development
• Demonstrable understanding of primary care, the broader health and social care system, and an awareness of external drivers affecting local health and social care commissioning and delivery.

Main duties of the job

Our CEO oversees the overall direction of Suffolk GP Federation, which is a community interest company owned by Suffolks GP practices, and is part of the wider Suffolk general practice leadership team. For the Federation, the CEO is a member of the Board of Directors and will lead on delivering against our strategic priorities working with the Board and our Senior Leadership Team. This includes being the accountable officer, responsible for developing and delivering strategies that ensure our organisation meets the goals determined by our Board of Directors.

The Chief Executive provides strategic leadership to Suffolk GP Federation, ensuring that the Federation is delivering our vision and aims and living and operating according to our and our members values. This role will ensure that the Federation and its member practices, are positioned to embrace the challenges of operating in the rapidly evolving health and social care environment and ready to respond rapidly and flexibly to opportunities.

About us

Suffolk GP Federation CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company. Our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Employer details

Employer name

Suffolk GP Federation CIC

Address

Across Suffolk

Across Suffolk

IP11 9QL

Employer's website

https://suffolkfed.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Suffolk GP Federation CIC

Address

Across Suffolk

Across Suffolk

IP11 9QL

Employer's website

https://suffolkfed.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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