CEO Kent & Medway Primary Care Provider Collaborative

Job summary

This role has been advertised by the Kent Local Medical Committee on behalf of the Kent & Medway Primary Care Provider Collaborative.

Chief Executive Officer Kent & Medway Primary Care Provider Collaborative (PCPC)

Flexible contract with a minimum 3 days per week. Big influence. Real system impact.

Salary up to £150k per annum pro rata.

Kent & Medway is creating something new a Primary Care Provider Collaborative that will give general practice and the wider primary care family a stronger, more strategic and more unified voice. Were looking for a Chief Executive who can take this from concept to reality and shape its future.

This is a role for a leader who thrives in complexity and knows how to build trust fast. You will be the architect of the PCPCs mobilisation, governance and strategic direction, and position primary care as an authoritative, credible partner in the wider system.

Main duties of the job

You'll bring senior level experience, political acumen and the confidence to operate at Chief Executive level. You'll understand the pressures and potential of primary care and know how to turn ambition into delivery. You'll connect people, challenge convention and create the conditions for genuine collaboration.

Your work will set the tone for the collaboratives future. You'll shape its vision, build its relationships, and lead the development of new models of care that shift activity upstream and closer to communities. You'll ensure the PCPC is digitally enabled, data driven and equipped to deliver measurable value for practices, partners and the population.

You'll be the voice of primary care at scale in system conversations clear, credible and influential. You'll engage widely across practices, federations, regulatory bodies, professional bodies, the ICB and national networks; building momentum and strengthening collective impact.

To succeed, you'll need a strong track record of executive leadership in complex health environments and the ability to lead multistranded programmes with confidence. You'll be a strategic thinker, a relationship builder and a leader who can see the whole system and act with clarity.

If you're excited by the opportunity to build on strong existing foundations, bring people and ideas together, and help primary care find a stronger, more influential voice, this is your moment.

About us

The Kent & Medway Primary Care Provider Collaborative (PCPC) will launch in 2026 to provide a unified, strategic and influential provider voice for primary care. The Chief Executive will lead the mobilisation, legal establishment, governance, and strategic positioning of the collaborative during its critical first year.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

The postholder will also develop and implement a financially sustainable operating model, ensuring the PCPC is able to deliver measurable value, secure appropriate resource, and, over time, operate as a viable and self-sustaining organisation within the Kent & Medway system.

The postholder will build credibility rapidly with senior system partners, strengthen relationships across general practice, GP federations and wider primary care (pharmacy, optometry and dentistry) to ensure the PCPC becomes a respected, high performing collaborative that delivers measurable value, supports system transformation, and improves outcomes for the Kent & Medway population.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record of shaping, modelling, and embedding an organisational culture rooted in collaboration, trust, fairness and empathy, ensuring these values are consistently reflected in how the organisation operates.

An exceptional candidate will be ambitious, curious, resilient, decisive and able to create optimism around a shared future.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership

Lead the mobilisation, legal establishment and governance of the PCPC.
Shape and articulate a clear strategic vision for the collaborative, aligned with NHS Kent & Medway ICB priorities.
Position the PCPC as a credible, authoritative system partner representing primary care.

Culture & Behaviours

A proven track record of shaping, modelling, and embedding an organisational culture rooted in collaboration, trust, fairness and empathy.
Ensure these values are consistently reflected in how the organisation operates.
Ensure PCPC operates with the highest standards of integrity, transparency and professionalism.

Collaborative Development & Delivery

Build strong, trusting relationships with the PCPC Board, ICB, Federations, and wider system partners.
Act as the primary interface between the PCPC, commissioners, providers and system partners.
Lead the development of collaborative service models, including neighbourhood development, left shift and upstream care design.
Establish a systematic approach to identifying opportunities for collaborative working, including horizon scanning, policy review and commissioning insight (including PSR).

O perational Leadership & Governance

Develop the PCPCs legal framework and establish an effective PMO function.
Ensure robust governance, programme oversight and accountability across all collaborative priorities.
Ensure the PCPC is technologically enabled, leveraging digital tools and data to support delivery.
Secure appropriate resources to support delivery and identify efficiencies across partners.

Engagement & Influence

Build trust rapidly across general practice and wider primary care.
Ensure effective communication and engagement with staff, communities, carers and patients.
Represent primary care confidently and authoritatively at system meetings.
Liaise with regional and national Primary Care Collaboratives to share learning and strengthen collective influence.

Core Behaviours

The CEO will demonstrate:

Strong relationship building and partnership skills.
High political acumen and credibility with senior leaders.
Commitment to co-production and inclusive leadership.
Strategic thinking, innovation and the ability to challenge conventional approaches.
Ability to synthesise complex information and make sound strategic decisions.
Commercial awareness and value for money mindset.
Integrity, transparency, humility and genuine commitment to improving the health outcomes for the population of Kent and Medway.

Knowledge & Skills Profile

Relationship & Engagement

Outstanding communication and influencing skills.
Ability to build trust rapidly across general practice and primary care.
Organisational development proven track record.
Strong understanding of GP/primary care (both contractual and operational).

System Leadership & Strategy

Proven ability to operate at executive level within complex systems.
System thinking capability, connecting interdependencies across providers and pathways.
Ability to evaluate opportunities and risks with commercial awareness.
Ability to synthesise large volumes of complex information.
Strong understanding of current and evolving NHS architecture.
Tech savvy and comfortable with digital innovation.
Innovative mindset with ability to challenge conventional thinking.
Ability to articulate complex issues simply and persuasively and adaptable to different audiences.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of sustained personal and professional development
Leadership Development

Experience

Essential

Significant experience at CEO, Executive Director, MD or equivalent senior level.
Senior level experience in both or either Primary Care or Community Care
Track record of delivering significant strategic and organisational change
Successfully managing significant budgets and resources
Significant experience leading and developing strategy across multiple partners
Experience providing board level leadership within regulatory environments
Proven track record of effective negotiations
Track record of achievement at executive or very senior level in a complex health environment
Experience building credibility with Boards, management and clinical teams
Proven track record of driving improvements in performance and standards of care

Desirable

Primary Care contracting / commissioning knowledge and experience
Leading Provider Collaboratives, Federations, Alliances or other member based organisations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Local Medical Committee

Address

Kent & Medway Primary Care Provider Collaborative

Unit 8

Roebuck Business Park, Ashford Road

Maidstone

Kent

ME17 1AB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.kentlmc.org/

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