Associate Director of Care Transfer

NHS; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Shrewsbury is seeking a Band 8c Manager for transformational change programs. The successful candidate will oversee stakeholder relationships, implement effective discharge strategies, and lead service improvements across health and social care systems. Essential qualifications include a master's degree and extensive senior management experience in the NHS. The role offers a salary of £76,965 to £88,682, with flexible working patterns and permanent contract status.

Qualifications

• Educated to master's degree level with extensive knowledge in healthcare management.
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
• Registered with NMC, HCPC, or SWE.

Responsibilities

• Oversee stakeholder relationships to improve patient discharge processes.
• Develop and implement Discharge to Assess care model.
• Lead strategic planning for discharge service improvements.

Skills

Financial management

Performance management

Information systems

Transformational change

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Ability to analyze complex data

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Formal Management qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will work to ensure the development and implementation of transformational change programmes, linked to national drives around hospital discharge and the community home first model. The post holder will work closely with the clinical and operational teamsacross health and social care to transform local services across multiple organisations to support the determination of the right mix for 'place-based', delivery models, focusing on Discharge to assess and home first principle and mitigation of risks of the transition. A key responsibility of the role will be the supporting System leaders with development, facilitation, and coordination of the service improvement and Long - Term plan discharge transformation programmes across the local health and social care system using Quality improvement and inclusive approaches.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Oversee stakeholder relationships to improve and sustain patient discharge processes.
• Develop and implement an effective Discharge to Assess care model through the integration of therapies.
• Deliver national policy objectives through local plans across system partnerships.
• Lead strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting for discharge service improvements.
• Support discharge strategy priorities by assessing population needs and reviewing services with system leads.
• Foster a culture of efficient, high-quality service delivery.
• Ensure the creation and execution of credible cost improvement programs.
• Manage delegated budgets effectively.
• Ensure all services comply with regulatory standards (e.g., CQC/NHSI).
• Establish proactive management systems to minimize reactive decision-making and handle crises effectively.
• Analyze and present data to guide decision-making and continuous service evaluation.
• Encourage a solutions-focused mindset to support vulnerable patient groups.
• Provide innovative leadership to maximize resource benefits for patients.
• Oversee organizational changes affecting hospital discharges to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Lead large-scale service developments aligned with clinical sustainability alongside ICs leads.
• Coordinate workforce planning with multiple organizations and workforce leads.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7649535-OPS

Job locations

Mount McKinley

Shrewsbury Business Park

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Job description

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications Essential

• Educated to master's degree level or equivalent.
• In-depth professional knowledge in a number of disciplines such as financial management, performance management, information systems, transformational change, staff management acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
• Formal Management qualification or equivalent operational experience.
• Registered with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council), HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) or Social Work England (SWE).

Experience Essential

• Extensive Experience in implementing large scale multi agency programmes with significant experience of managing people and services in either health or social care setting.
• Substantial senior management/leadership experience in the NHS, in a variety of settings.
• Extensive experience of delivering high quality services within a complex financial setting.
• Evidence of successful management of staff from a wide range of professionals across a spectrum of services and specialties.
• Evidence of negotiating highly complex activity or other forms of contracts with commissioners and/or other external senior colleagues.

Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Ability to concentrate intensively, think creatively and prioritise appropriately in the face of competing demands and difficult issues to mitigate adverse consequences.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of a breadth of community provider services.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the political awareness to build and maintain key strategic relationships in a rapidly complex and changing health and social care environment.
• Ability to interpret, analyse and summarise highly complex written information and numerical data to produce concise written reports and summaries.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of working in Integrated Care Systems.

Other Essential

• Must meet the travel requirements of the role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Mount McKinley

Shrewsbury Business Park

Shrewsbury

SY2 6FG

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/