Job SummaryScroll down to find the complete details of the job offer, including experience required and associated duties and tasks.CSH Surrey (CSH) is an employee-owned social enterprise (not-for-profit) dedicated to providing commissioned community services in Northwest Surrey.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) serves as a Board member and the senior leader of the CSH Executive Team. The CEO is responsible for overseeing all aspects of regulatory, commercial, legal, and financial performance and for growing the business. Directly responsible to the Board, the CEO plays a pivotal role in setting strategic direction and ensuring operational excellence. The CEO is also a CSH Board member in their own right.Please note: Interviews and stakeholder panel will be held on the 4th August, 2025.Main duties of the jobThe Chief Executive's Main Responsibilities Are:Overall executive responsibility for CSHTo provide clear leadership, vision and direction for CSH including evolving and implementing a new strategy in partnership with the CSH BoardMaintain a close working relationship with the Chair and the other non-executive members of the CSH Board, informing and consulting them as required and ensuring input to Board committees and the Board is high qualityTo lead and develop a leadership team who, within their portfolios, will hold responsibility for:Managing and engaging CSH's workforce, fostering a culture of mutual trust, respect and cooperation amongst the workforceManaging contracts and tenders with commissioners of services and leading on business developmentSetting the budgets and monitoring and managing the financial activities of the company.Ensuring quality and safety standards are maintained and where required improvedEstates managementManagement of communications and stakeholder engagement.Maintaining a cooperative and close relationship with the Voice representatives, meeting with them formally on a monthly basisTo ensure, via the Registered Individual with the Care Quality commission (CQC), full compliance with CQC standardsActing as CSH's primary ambassador in external interactions, strengthening relationships with external stakeholders and reinforcing the organisations reputationAbout UsAt CSH, our vision is to transform community healthcare in the UK and be the organisation every partner aspires to work with. We are an employee-owned, not for profit organisation and are currently part of the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership and work to improve care across North West Surrey.Our organisation belongs to our people. Each and every employee has a voice. They can and do influence the decisions we make, the services we provide and the outcomes we deliver.The health sector and the external environment is currently in a period of significant change and as a result, we need a transformational leader who will be able to provide a clear vision and direction for CSH which will include the development of a new strategy in partnership with the CSH Board.Our new CEO will need to work in partnership with stakeholders across the local integrated care system to ensure that we are leading the way in developing our neighbourhood health services and supporting with the Governments ambition of transformation from 'out of hospital', to the community.This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact to our organisation, our colleagues and the local community in which we serve.DetailsDate posted02 July 2025Pay schemeVery senior manager (VSM)SalaryDepending on experienceContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference numberB9074-25-0041Job locations4th Floor, Dukes CourtDukes StreetWokingSurreyGU21 5BHJob DescriptionJob responsibilitiesOverall Executive Responsibility Of The CompanyTo ensure that all corporate responsibilities are fulfilled with the Companies House, HMRC, NHS Pension Authority, CQC etc.Maintain best-practice corporate governance standards across the organisation.Strategic LeadershipDevelop and implement CSH's long-term vision, mission, and strategic goals.Align CSH's strategy with broader health system and organisational goals.Lead innovation and continuous improvement in clinical, digital and operational performance.Oversight Of The Executive Team To Ensure That:There is robust financial management of the organisation and that budgets, forecasts and external audit are accurate, monitored and any cost improvement plans implanted and trackedCSH achieves compliance with all contractual requirementsIT systems support business functions while evaluating AI and emerging technologies for operational improvements. Drive adoption of new technologies, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making.Contingency planning for business continuity, mitigating risks associated to loss of power, computer failure, or other events causing communication or service failure.Liaison with ICB and local authority commissioners, general practices, NICS the NW Surrey GP Federation, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Foundation Trust and other agencies within the operational area.Excellent management of contracts is conductedIdentification, investigation and development of new business opportunitiesProcurements if they arise are professionally managedAreas of the business which come under CQC review are continually CQC inspection readyThe organisation is correctly and suitably staffed and that those staff are effectively managedAll facilities are managed to healthcare standards and meet all legal requirementsCorrect and appropriate insurance is held for all aspects of the businessThere is compliance with current Health and Safety legislation and guidelines within the office and operational sites.Communication internally and externally is effective and meets the needs of the business and our staff and patientsAll aspects of Information Governance and cyber security are in place and maintained to the highest standardThat CSH Surrey has an appropriate risk appetite statement and robust risk management processesSupport research and development in clinical care and operations.Stakeholder ManagementBuild and maintain excellent working relationships with the Chair and the other CSH Board members, keeping them well informed on all aspects of the business including key corporate, strategic and operational risks and their ongoing management.Build and nurture solid relationships with ICB and Local Authority commissioners and any influencers within the area, including but not limited to the ICB, Acute Trusts, GP Federations, PCNs and GP practicesTo form excellent working relationships with other community services organisations along with any other similar providers in the area, fostering collaborationTo seek to work with national opinion leaders that have Community Services within their portfolioTo continually horizon scan, utilising these relationships to identify future business growth opportunitiesApplications should be submitted via CV and a covering letter.Job DescriptionJob responsibilitiesOversight Of The Executive Team To Ensure That:There is robust financial management of the organisation and that budgets, forecasts and external audit are accurate, monitored and any cost improvement plans implanted and trackedCSH achieves compliance with all contractual requirementsIT systems support business functions while evaluating AI and emerging technologies for operational improvements. Drive adoption of new technologies, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making.Contingency planning for business continuity, mitigating risks associated to loss of power, computer failure, or other events causing communication or service failure.Liaison with ICB and local authority commissioners, general practices, NICS the NW Surrey GP Federation, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals Foundation Trust and other agencies within the operational area.Excellent management of contracts is conductedIdentification, investigation and development of new business opportunitiesProcurements if they arise are professionally managedAreas of the business which come under CQC review are continually CQC inspection readyThe organisation is correctly and suitably staffed and that those staff are effectively managedAll facilities are managed to healthcare standards and meet all legal requirementsCorrect and appropriate insurance is held for all aspects of the businessThere is compliance with current Health and Safety legislation and guidelines within the office and operational sites.Communication internally and externally is effective and meets the needs of the business and our staff and patientsAll aspects of Information Governance and cyber security are in place and maintained to the highest standardThat CSH Surrey has an appropriate risk appetite statement and robust risk management processesSupport research and development in clinica
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Chief Executive Officer (Woking)