Chief Executive
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- Employer:
- Sirona care & health
- Location:
- Bristol
- Salary:
- Up to £200,000 for an exceptional candidate
- Closing date:
- 9am Monday 2nd June 2025
- Job Ref:
- GSe121250
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Description
Taking it Personally
At Sirona care & health, we are proud that our culture is based on the idea that we treat our patients the way we would our own loved ones. We are the provider of community health services across all ages in; Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG).
As a Community Interest Company (CIC), we are commissioned by the NHS and Local Authorities, but by being fully independent we are able to be more agile and innovative how we look after adults and children, at home and at school.
We are seeking an exceptional leader as our new Chief Executive. You will work alongside our Board and lead us in delivering our business plan for 2025-26, as well as our new strategy so that alongside our partners we can make the forthcoming NHS 10 year plan a reality for our communities; realising the opportunities in digital, moving from care in hospitals to care in the community, and from a system that treats sickness, to one that prevents ill health.
We must use our social entrepreneurship, together with the skills and experience of our amazing workforce, to provide drive and leadership alongside our partners to ensure we have a solid foundation, long future, and ultimately improve outcomes for all our population.
During the past year, we have been working with our teams, our health system partners, and with voluntary, community, and third sector organisations to develop a shared vision, direction, and ambition for the future. The result of this work is our new Sirona Strategy: Improved Outcomes for All - a framework for working together to make the shifts that we all want to become a reality.
Sirona is a key partner within the BNSSG health system. As the single community healthcare provider for children’s and adult services across a population of almost 1 million people, our services span all ages from birth to end of life. We have over 3,500 employees and an annual turnover of over £200m which makes us one of the largest CICs in the country.
We are looking for an authentic, compassionate leader, who will bring their passion for transforming critical public services. Our people work tirelessly for our population, and deserve a Chief Executive who provides visible support, whilst instilling a culture of sustained performance improvement, and high-quality care.
We need a Chief Executive who understands the environment we operate in, and will work as an equal partner with all members of the BNSSG ICB around the long-term future of our contracts, and commissioning arrangements. Bringing business acumen, you will be entrepreneurial and able to spot opportunities for us to strengthen existing relationships, as well as building new ones, so that our expertise is embedded and realised in our health and social care system.
You must be passionate about community health care, and have an ability to translate your expertise within our setting so that you can contribute across all parts of our system, raising Sirona’s voice, and that of community services at local, regional, and national level. Given our challenging agenda, we are seeking an experienced leader. You might already be a Chief Executive, or looking to make your first step. You will need to bring substantial Board level leadership experience from a complex, public facing, and highly regulated sector.
In addition to your application (CV and supporting statement), candidates are required to record a 3-minute video response on the following topic:
- My motivation for applying for this role.
You can record your video by following this link: https://myint.video/aZwvl-Fm-o
The deadline for the video responses is the same as the deadline for submitting your application (CV and supporting statement): 9am Monday 2nd June.
Full instructions on how to complete the video response is available via the link. If you require any support, please contact Mickala Da-Silva, Senior Project Coordinator who will be happy to assist: mickala.da-silva@gatenbysanderson.com / 0207 426 3988.
For a confidential discussion, please contact our GatenbySanderson recruitment partners:
Emily Perry, Principal Researcher
E: emily.perry@gatenbysanderson.com
T: 020 74263978 / 07538 979416
Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant and Research Lead
E: julia.stclare@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564
Robin Staveley, Partner and Practice Lead
E: robin.staveley@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7789 273778
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How to Apply
In addition to your application (CV and supporting statement), candidates are required to record a 3-minute video response on the following topic:
- My motivation for applying for this role.
You can record your video by following this link: https://myint.video/aZwvl-Fm-o
The deadline for the video responses is the same as the deadline for submitting your application (CV and supporting statement): 9am Monday 2nd June.
Full instructions on how to complete the video response is available via the link. If you require any support, please contact Mickala Da-Silva, Senior Project Coordinator who will be happy to assist: mickala.da-silva@gatenbysanderson.com / 0207 426 3988.
- Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
- A completed fit and proper person form – the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email to confirm that you have applied. If you do not receive this email, please make contact with GatenbySanderson.
WE ASK ALL CANDIDATES TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
• The successful applicant will be subject to Occupational Health and Disclosure and Barring Service checks and is subject to the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement (FPPR).
• All organisations regulated by the Care Quality Commission need to ensure that successful candidates meet the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement (Regulation 5, The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations Act. This means that the care provider must not appoint a director unless:
• The individual is of good character;
• The individual has the qualifications, competence, skills and experience which are necessary for the relevant office or position or the work for which they are employed;
• The individual is able by reason of their health, after reasonable adjustments are made, to properly perform tasks which are intrinsic to the office or position for which they are appointed or to the work for which they are employed;
• The individual has not been responsible for, been privy to, contributed to or facilitated any serious misconduct or mismanagement (whether lawful or not) in the course of carrying on a regulated activity or providing a service elsewhere which, if provided in England, would be a regulated activity.
• None of the grounds of unfitness specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4 apply to the individual (e.g. bankruptcy, sequestration and insolvency, appearing on barred lists and being prohibited from holding directorships under other laws)
• Good character is measured by the criteria set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4 of the Regulations:
• Whether the person has been convicted in the UK of any offence or been convicted elsewhere of any offence which if committed in any part of the UK would constitute an offence; and
• Whether a person has been erased, removed, or struck off a register maintained by a regulator of a health or social work professional body.