Deputy Chief Executive – Primary Healthcare Ltd

• Lead a growing healthcare business where commercial success drives community impact.
• Shape strategy, accelerate growth and strengthen the future of primary healthcare.
• A high-impact executive leadership opportunity combining autonomy, ambition and purpose.

THE OPPORTUNITY

An opportunity to combine commercial ambition with genuine community impact, leading a growing healthcare business where financial success directly supports better health outcomes.

Primary Healthcare Ltd (PHCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Incorporated, is seeking an accomplished and commercially driven Deputy Chief Executive to lead its network of general practices and shape the next phase of its growth and development.

Operating across Waikato, Taranaki and Bay of Plenty, PHCL is a profit-for-purpose organisation with a clear ambition: to build a strong, sustainable and growing healthcare business that generates financial returns to reinvest in the health and wellbeing of its communities.

With nine general practices and more than 185 employees, PHCL has an established platform for growth. Its commercial success supports the Pinnacle Foundation, enabling investment in innovation, workforce development, health equity and the long-term sustainability of primary care.

This is an opportunity for a leader who sees commercial performance and community purpose as mutually reinforcing, and who is energised by the prospect of building a successful business that makes a meaningful difference.

THE ROLE

Reporting to and working closely with the Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Executive will provide strategic and operational leadership across PHCL, with accountability for business performance, profitability, service quality and sustainable growth.

A central priority will be strengthening PHCL’s commercial performance, driving revenue growth, improving operating margins and identifying opportunities for expansion, including practice acquisitions and innovative models of care and service delivery.

The Deputy Chief Executive will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the organisation’s strategic direction, ensuring its practices operate as a cohesive, high-performing network while maintaining strong clinical standards, excellent patient experiences and a commitment to equitable health outcomes.

Equally important will be the ability to inspire and develop people, build strong relationships across clinical and operational environments, and create a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.

This is a highly influential leadership position offering considerable autonomy, the opportunity to shape a growing business and the scope to contribute to broader organisational strategy and direction.

THE CANDIDATE

We are seeking a commercially astute, values-driven executive who combines strong business leadership with a genuine passion for improving health outcomes through a successful profit-for-purpose organisation.

The successful candidate will bring:

• Commercial acumen and a growth mindset, with a demonstrated ability to improve profitability, strengthen business performance and identify opportunities for sustainable expansion.
• Strategic and operational leadership experience, ideally gained within healthcare or a complex, multi-site service environment, with the ability to translate ambition into measurable results.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and initiative, bringing the energy, curiosity and drive to challenge established approaches, identify opportunities and deliver innovative solutions.
• Positive and engaging leadership, with the ability to motivate, empower and develop high-performing teams while fostering a collaborative and accountable culture.
• Strong relationship management and influencing skills, building credibility and trust with clinical professionals, colleagues, stakeholders and community partners.
• Personal drive, sound judgement and independence, demonstrating the confidence to operate autonomously, make decisions and deliver outcomes in a complex and evolving environment.
• Commitment to purpose and health equity, recognising that strong commercial returns create opportunities to improve access, quality and sustainability of primary healthcare for communities.

Above all, PHCL is seeking a leader who is motivated by both commercial success and the difference that success can make. Someone with the ambition, capability and personal drive to help shape the future of the business while contributing to a stronger and more sustainable primary healthcare system.

For a confidential discussion, please get in touch with:

David Price
National Manager, New Zealand
​M. +64 (0)21 0239 2211 | E. dprice@hardygroupintl.com

HOW TO APPLY

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 12th November 2026

The reference number to include in your application is H26_5594