Primary Care Development Manager

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board; Truro, Bodmin; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Truro is seeking a Primary Care Development Manager. The role involves developing relationships with healthcare stakeholders and leading changes to improve primary care networks. Candidates should have a master's degree or equivalent experience, along with project management skills and the ability to navigate complex communication. This position offers a salary between £47,810 and £54,710, depending on experience.

Benefits

Flexible working

Salary sacrifice vehicles

Optional pension and life assurance

Qualifications

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience.
• Experience evaluating performance of health services.
• Strong skills for communication on complex matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with stakeholders including healthcare practices.
• Lead changes supporting primary care network maturity.
• Provide decision-making support to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Effective project management

Communication and persuasion

IT applications proficiency

Critical thinking and problem solving

Education

Masters degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

Primary Care Development Manager

The closing date is 02 October 2025

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a statutory NHS organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of our communities, managing the NHS budget, and arranging for the provision of joined up health services which improve the lives of people who live and work in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

By collaborating as an integrated care system (ICS) our health and care organisations can tackle complex challenges, including:

• improving the health of children and young people
• supporting people to stay well and independent
• acting sooner to help those with preventable conditions
• supporting those with long-term conditions or menta health issues

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.

We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role the post holder be expected to be involved in:

Develop effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including, but not limited to primary care practices, local representative committees such as the local medical committee (LMC), care quality commission (CQC) and NHS England.

Lead and propose changes to the ongoing development of tasks and projects that support primary care network (PCN) and integrated care area (ICA) maturity, ensuring appropriate processes are in place and executed in a timely manner.

Work unsupported making and escalating appropriate decisions and providing information to stakeholders at all levels of seniority, including the ICA board and relevant operational groups to support their decision making.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for more specific information about this post.

About us

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment and are always keen to hear from people who would like to work with us. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability or long-term health condition, gender identity or expression, race or ethnicity, faith, sex, sexuality or veteran status.

We are looking for people whose personal values and behaviours align with the NHS values outlined in the NHS Constitution and our own values and behaviours.

You can look forward to excellent benefits including discounts schemes, optional pension and life assurance, flexible working, salary sacrifice vehicles and cycles and much more

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full job description and person specification, please view the supporting information.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

Identity checks

Professional registration and qualification checks

Employment history and reference checks

Work health assessments

Criminal record check standards

Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

For hybrid working we offer the flexibility to work from an office (Bodmin, Truro), and from home, depending on the requirements of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications, training and professional membership

• Educated to masters level, or degree level plus further training and knowledge to post graduate diploma level, or equivalent experience working at a similar level in relevant area

Experience

• Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
• Experience and evidence of performance management of contracts
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment.

Skills and knowledge

• Evidence of success in efficient and effective project management.
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations requiring persuasion and influence.
• Proven high level experience of using a range of appropriate IT applications
• Able to analyse complex and conflicting issues from multiple and conflicting sources drawing on strong critical thinking to enable strategic problem solving

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.

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (Pro Rata if less than 37.5 hours)