North West London Primary Care Provider Collaborative, Chief Executive

• Lead the strategic and operational development of the North West London Primary Care Provider Collaborative working closely with the Board to translate ambition into delivery.
• Drive Primary care transformation that is disciplined, evidence led and grounded in frontline operational reality.
• Establish and lead a high performing executive team, fostering an inclusive, collaborative and values led organisational culture.
• Build trusted relationships with shareholder organisations and system partners, maintaining the confidence of members whilst strengthening the Collaborative's influence across North West London.
• Identify opportunities for organisational growth, including the development of new services, partnerships and functions.
• Lead the successful mobilisation of new responsibilities transferred to the Collaborative, ensuring appropriate organisational capability and resilience.
• Ensure effective financial stewardship, organisational performance, risk management and responsible management of public resources.
• Represent the Collaborative externally, acting as an ambassador across local, regional and national forums.
• Champion innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, ensuring the organisation remains responsive to the changing needs of the health and care system.

Essential

• The successful candidate will be:
• An inclusive, collaborative and authentic leader who builds trust and confidence quickly.
• Politically astute, with excellent judgement and diplomacy.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and able to provide clarity through periods of change.
• An outstanding communicator, capable of bringing people together around a shared vision.
• Curious, thoughtful and willing to challenge constructively.
• Passionate about improving public services and outcomes for local communities.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to upholding the Nolan Principles of Public Life.

Essential

• Experience
• The successful candidate will bring:
• Significant executive-level leadership experience within a complex organisation.
• A successful track record of leading organisational development, transformation or growth within healthcare, the wider public sector or a similarly complex environment, including developing sustainable operating models, services and organisational capability.
• Experience of building effective partnerships across organisational boundaries, including federated, membership or shareholder-based organisations, and influencing senior stakeholders where there is no direct line of authority.
• Experienced at successfully mobilising and aligning complex health and care organisations with clarity, pace and strategic coherence creating the conditions for sustainable improvement, accountable delivery and measurable population impact.
• Experience of leading through complexity and ambiguity, balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, which could include experience of NHS commissioning, contract negotiation, service specification development, business case development and procurement, together with a demonstrable track record of securing new funding, commissioned services or delegated responsibilities.
• Experience of managing significant financial, organisational and reputational risk, including accountability for substantial budgets or delegated responsibilities.
• Experience of developing high performing teams and creating positive organisational cultures.
• Understanding of or interest in the primary care contracting landscape, including GMS, PMS, APMS, ARRS, the Network DES and Enhanced Services.