Transfer of Care Lead | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc HCA
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE1 7EH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

This post is a partnership role working across GSTT & colleagues from Southeast London (SEL) discharge services. They will be responsible for the development and delivery of discharge services. The post holder will work in line with agreed objectives reflecting the targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints and will contribute to delivering the management strategy of the discharge service within the Trusts.

The successful candidate will be a skilled communicator and be able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information at all levels across multiple Organisations.

The post holder will be able foster strongrelationships at senior levels with key strategic anddelivery partners, acrosstheNHSandwiderhealth and caresectorandexperta creating co-operationandcollaborative inworking across organisationboundaries.In line withtheseresponsibilities, thepostholderwill overseeandensurethe development and coordination ofstrongdeliveryplansacross the discharge/transfer of careServices.

• Strategic and Operational Development:lead the strategic and operational direction of the discharge/transfer of care services across GSTT & SEL and effectively mainstream strategic priorities into commissioning and provider business across the healtheconomy.

• People management: lead and develop high performing local delivery team, and line manage ateam.

• Partnership working: effective relationship management and engagement with senior clinical and non-clinical stakeholder; developing strong and credible network relationships with partner Organisations within SEL.

• Design and lead delivery of significant transformational change regarding how we manage transfers of care/discharge, to meet trust strategic and operational objectives across the Trusts leading to measurable improvement in efficiency, safety and quality of care forpatients.

• Lead effective implementation of the programme plan with appropriate monitoring arrangements inplace.

• To implement a comprehensive programme dashboard effectively utilising existing data for the measurement of performance and modelling of outcomes, where possible working with IT colleagues in using electronic media to doso.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of 13500, a turnover of over £1billion and 900,000 patient contacts a year

The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

Organisational Values:

The post holder will:

· Caring

1. Greeting and welcoming others

2. Providing patient-centered care

3. Checking on the wellbeing of patients and colleagues

4. Listening with compassion and empathy

·Ambitious

1. Maintaining high standards

2. Acting on feedback from colleagues and patients

3. Being flexible in approaches and open to change

· Inclusive

1. Valuing and learning from the views of others

2. Acting quickly and taking appropriate action when unfairness is seen

3. Addressing patients and colleagues as they wish to be addressed

The post holder will:

• Lead on horizon scanning activities and identify local, national and international best practice to inform transfer of care/discharge services and pathways across Organisations andwhereappropriateensurethat it isadoptedwithin theportfolio

• Extensive experience in synthesis and analysis of highly complex data from national and local sources and translating data to theBoard

• Use complex data and skilled judgement in interactions withstakeholderstoshapethe design of theportfolio

• Promoteinnovationandresearchacrosstransfer of care/dischargeservices,ensuringany research is translated into bestpractice

This advert closes on Monday 5 Oct 2026

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