You will play a pivotal role in shaping national primary care policy and delivering programmes that support members across general practice, community pharmacy, dentistry and optometry. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Primary Care, you will work closely with the Network Director, wider team and partners to influence policy, deliver high impact, improvement focused projects, and strengthen the Network’s reach and impact.

This is a fast paced, member facing role where you will have line management responsibility for team members, as well as leading and managing projects across matrix teams. Alongside helping to set the policy agenda and leading high profile pieces of work, you will also support the delivery of conferences, undertake visits to members across the country, and present at national events.

Key priorities include:

• leading policy influencing strategy and responding to emerging national issues
• supporting programme and project management across network activity
• supporting members with improvement, organisational development and readiness for neighbourhood health
• maintaining and growing existing primary care member forums
• building and maintaining strong relationships with members, partners and policymakers
• delivering projects and programmes that support improvement and innovation in primary care
• raising the profile of the network through communications, events and stakeholder engagement
• supporting the development of team members within the primary care network
• supporting membership growth, retention and commercial partnerships.

About you

• strong understanding of the primary care landscape and how it interfaces with the wider health and care system
• experience working in complex healthcare environments and influencing policy at a national level.
• the ability to interpret complex information and navigate political and system dynamics to shape effective policy positions
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting briefings, reports and engaging stakeholders
• a track record of building effective relationships and influencing senior stakeholders
• experience of leading and delivering projects or programmes to a high standard
• experience of supporting organisational or team strategy and decision making