Deputy CEO / Director of Partnerships and Development

As Deputy CEO and Director of Partnerships and Development, you will lead our strategic development agenda, build influential partnerships across Suffolk, drive transformation programmes and create opportunities that strengthen practices, Primary Care Networks and the wider primary care provider landscape. You will be a visible advocate for General Practice, helping to secure its place at the centre of system decision-making and future service delivery.

Deputy CEO / Director of Partnerships and Development

We're looking for an ambitious, collaborative and politically astute leader with a track record of delivering change, influencing complex systems and bringing people together around a shared vision. Whether your background is in the NHS, wider public sector or health and care partnerships, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to make a lasting difference for practices, patients and communities across Suffolk.

If you are excited by the challenge of helping shape the future of Primary Care and building a stronger, more influential voice for General Practice within the NHS, we'd love to hear from you.

Youll join our Senior Leadership team. We are a not-for-profit, community interest company and 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, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.

Contract type: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

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.

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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.

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Essential: - Experienced professional with Healthcare experience

Desirable: - See Job description