Chief Executive Officer
British Society for Heart Failure
Hybrid Role
Circa £100,000 per annum, depending on experience
The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) is a registered charity and professional membership organisation. We are governed by a Board of Trustees elected by and from our broader membership, which consists of 1,300 heart failure professionals, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists.
THE ROLE
The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) was established 27 years ago as a professional society for clinicians and associated professionals in the field of heart failure. Its aim was to promote research into heart failure and disseminate such research, to effect high quality heart failure care. The Charity has grown in the past 5 years under the leadership of the Board and previous Chief Executive, trebling in size, raising its profile and building an impressive partnership behind its flagship project, 25in25.
Launched in 2023, 25in25 is a long-term, national research and quality improvement project, aiming to reduce mortality from heart failure in the year after diagnosis by 25% in the next 25 years. Work has started with 5 pilot sites, with a short-term objective of developing and deploying a national dashboard for monitoring heart failure management. Longer-term goals are to improve heart failure detection, diagnosis, treatment and patient empowerment; and to create a database for those with and at risk of heart failure. The initiative is supported by over 60 heart health and heart disease organisations, gained national traction and significantly increased the profile, and funding, of the BSH.
This is a significant leadership appointment. Although our staff team is small, our activity is national, with opportunities for further international collaboration. The work we support has huge impact and the potential of 25in25 is enormous and could be globally significant. We are keen to hear from accomplished leaders with extensive experience in complex organisations, and ideally of working in membership organisations and the non-profit sector.
A visible and innovative leader, you will be able to inspire and influence at all levels, with the vision, energy and presence to represent the breadth of our work in the public arena. You will bring maturity of judgement, alliance-building capability and a track record of enhancing organisational credibility. With commercial acumen, you will bring a flexible and entrepreneurial approach to identify new opportunities for the BSH, including diversification of income. Finally, you will have the strategic leadership skills to move the organisation to the next level.
This is an opportunity to join BSH at a pivotal time. There is much to do to build on the success of the last few years, not least to drive forward 25in25 from its pilot phase into national roll-out. If you believe you possess the skills and experience, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
How to apply
To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:
- Your CV (no more than three sides), including two referees, one of whom should be your current or more recent employer.
- A supporting statement (no more than two sides) that outlines your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria detailed in part one of the person specification.
Please also inform us if there are any dates during the selection timetable (outlined below) when you would not be available to participate.
Closing date
11:59pm, Sunday 10 November 2024
Preliminary interviews
w/c 18 November or early w/c 25 November 2024 (online, with Starfish consultants)
Shortlist confirmed
by w/c 2nd December 2024
Candidate assessments
w/c 9 December 2024 (psychometric report, 1-2-1 meeting with the Chair)
Final Panel interviews
Friday 13th December 2024 (in person, London)
