Community Transformation Manager – Band 8a – Fixed Term (12 months)
Job reference 825-8023274-OPS
Location: Mount McKinley Town, Shrewsbury
Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum (Yearly)
Hours: Full time, flexible working, 37.5 hours per week. Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a. Contract: Fixed term (12 months) or secondment opportunity.
Closing date: 29/06/2026 23:59
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Community Transformation Manager to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust in a key leadership role supporting the delivery of our Community Transformation Programme. Working as part of the Operations Directorate, you will lead and support complex service transformation, neighbourhood development, productivity and cost improvement schemes, working closely with operational divisional leads, corporate services, Primary Care and wider system partners across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Dudley. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of community services, supporting the planned shift of care from acute settings and ensuring care is delivered as locally, effectively and conveniently as possible for patients.
The successful candidate will bring significant programme leadership experience, strong project management skills and a sound understanding of NHS structures, healthcare policy and service development. You will be confident working with senior leaders and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, using excellent communication, analytical and influencing skills to develop robust plans, manage risks and deliver sustainable change. You will also be an effective people manager, able to motivate and develop teams, work flexibly across multiple sites and contribute to a culture of improvement, collaboration and patient‑centred care.
Main Duties of the Job
- Lead community transformation and service improvement projects, working with senior leaders and partner organisations to plan, deliver and monitor programmes that improve services, productivity and neighbourhood‑based care.
- Plan and deliver neighbourhood development, and support allied productivity and cost improvement schemes in conjunction with service leads and corporate support services.
- Work closely with operational divisional leads to deliver service transformation projects linked to the Community Transformation Programme.
- Collaborate with partners, including Primary Care, on the implementation of the Community Transformation Programme and the planned shift of care from Acute Settings.
- Plan and organise a broad range of complex projects and programmes, both new and ongoing, requiring formulation and adjustment of plans.
- Work in partnership with senior leaders across the operations directorate and corporate services with key links to Planning and Quality divisions.
Training and Qualifications
- Educated to Masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience at a similar level in a specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas (Service Transformation and/or Service Development) acquired through postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.
- Programme/Project Management Qualification (Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 or similar).
- Significant evidence of continued professional development.
Experience
- Significant Programme Leadership experience with an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy.
- Leadership experience working collaboratively with individuals from different professional backgrounds.
- Experience of leading strategy implementation and advising senior managers on related complex issues.
- Experience of mobilising and implementing new service developments.
Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding of NHS structures, systems and processes.
- Ability to demonstrate the complexity of business and the need to achieve results in a difficult financial climate.
- Ability to challenge ways of working at all levels as part of a continuous improvement drive.
- Demonstrated ability to plan over short, medium and long‑term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the normal duties and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and will require disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
