Director of Strategy & Business Development

The role requires

entrepreneurial energy alongside a stronger social heart, working closely with

partners to build trusted relationships and creating business growth, a

willingness (and tenacity!) to pursue new ideas. All this, whilst always ensuring that FCMS continues to

deliver high quality, reliable services to the populations we serve. A

visible and approachable leader, your deep understanding of business development and ideally

the NHS will allow you to leverage the established services and people within

FCMS as a foundation for leading the ongoing and growth of FCMS.

As an Executive Board Member, you will share

collective responsibility for the overall leadership, direction and long-term

success of the organisation. Working collaboratively with fellow Board members,

you will provide strategic leadership and constructive challenge to ensure the

organisation delivers its why while upholding its values, culture and

standards of governance. You will also play a key role in developing and

supporting executive leadership, engaging with colleagues and external

stakeholders, and safeguarding the organisation's reputation, sustainability

and social impact.

Executive

Strategic Growth

& Business Development

Define and lead the

organisation's long-term growth strategy, ensuring alignment with NHS policy,

Integrated Care Board priorities, and the organisation's social mission.

Translate strategic

objectives into deliverable corporate and operational plans that enable

sustainable organisational growth.

Identify, evaluate

and respond proactively to changes in the external environment, including

commissioning priorities, health policy, funding opportunities and market

developments.

Advise and support

the Chief Executive Officer and Board on strategic direction, organisational

growth and investment decisions.

Provide executive

accountability for the development and management of a robust pipeline of

business opportunities across the short, medium and long term, ensuring a

balanced and sustainable portfolio.

Drive innovation

through the effective use of market intelligence, data and performance insights

to shape new service models and future opportunities.

Identify unmet

health and care needs where the organisation can deliver measurable impact and

social value.

Assess and mitigate

strategic risks associated with growth, including market concentration,

contract dependency and organisational capacity.

Provide regular

assurance to the Board through reporting on strategic opportunities, pipeline

performance, organisational growth and associated risks.

Executive

Stakeholder Engagement

Build, maintain and

strengthen strategic relationships with NHS commissioners, Integrated Care

Systems, provider collaboratives, local authorities, delivery partners and

other key stakeholders.

Represent the

organisation at executive-level forums, system partnerships and regional or

national networks, positioning the organisation as a trusted and

high-performing delivery partner.

Influence

commissioning intentions and future service design through early engagement,

collaborative working and evidence-based insight.

Develop and maintain

the organisation's reputation as a credible strategic partner capable of

delivering high-quality, innovative and sustainable healthcare services.

Strategic

Partnerships & Commercial Collaboration

Lead the

identification, development and negotiation of strategic partnerships,

alliances and consortium arrangements to maximise opportunities.

Oversee partnership

governance, ensuring commercial arrangements that support both organisational

sustainability and social purpose.

Evaluate

collaborative opportunities that strengthen organisational position while

maintaining operational excellence and values.

Develop

relationships with Acute and Community Trusts to explore and deliver

partnership solutions.

Executive Leadership

Provide strategic

leadership to the Business Development and Commercial Support function, contributing

to high-performing, commercially focused and values-driven teams.

Foster strong

collaboration across operational, clinical, finance and corporate functions to

ensure organisational readiness for growth and successful mobilisation of new

services.

Embed a culture of

accountability, service innovation and continuous improvement across the

organisation.

Ensure strategic

priorities are clearly communicated and consistently aligned across all support

functions and operational teams.

Lead the

organisational goal to be revolutionary, evolutionary and visionary in relation

to service delivery.

Organisational

Impact & Reputation

Champion the

organisation's social value proposition by ensuring impact, outcomes and

community benefit are evidenced, measured and effectively communicated.

Enhance

organisational profile through thought leadership, speaking engagements,

publications and active participation in health and care system development.

Strengthen brand

recognition and influence across the NHS and wider health and social care

sector.

Ensure all growth

activity enhances organisational reputation, supports long-term sustainability

and remains true to the organisation's mission, values and commitment to

improving population health.

Our key behavioural expectations

Are

Self-awareness; living authentically

Adaptability; being ready to adjust depending on the

situation

Openness;

What you see is what you get

Tenacity;

you need to be able to get the tough jobs done!

Positivity

with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit; Everyday should be an opportunity to

act with kindness and compassion

Ability

to have fun; Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and

wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that

patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with

excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely

effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability

to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have

a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our

patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service

delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and

commitment to what they do.

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Qualifications

Experience

Personal Qualities