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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Transformation Manager

The closing date is 28 September 2026

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Job summary

Transformation Manager (12 month fixed term/secondment opportunity)

Base: Tameside & Glossop ICFT - minimum 4 days/week. Working from home is an optional 1 day/week. Cross cover arrangements with Stockport Foundation Trust in place and at times travel to Stockport may be required.

This exciting and challenging opportunity would suit someone with a substantial and successful track record of delivering change across health services (acute and community) to drive forward a number of programmes of work linked to our strategic goals. We are looking for a well-rounded individual who has the resilience to manage change across a number of areas and run up to 4 programmes at any one time.

We are seeking someone with 'hands-on' experience of delivering process and behavioural change, with the excellent knowledge of change management within an acute provider, the integrated care agenda, and emerging best practice.

You should have a track record of successful implementation and delivery. You should be confident in engaging in discussion with the multi-disciplinary teams, clinical and non-clinical, including executive level.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead transformation projects & programmes from inception to conclusion, delivering real improvements in patient safety, patient experience, clinical effectiveness and productivity.

A key responsibility will be to drive transformation, improvement & innovation by challenging current practice and by working with teams to identify opportunities to improve quality whilst delivering greater productivity. The post holder will be required to use a number of recognised quality improvement approaches to deliver transformational change and improve outcomes for our population.

The post holder will encourage innovation and an appetite for change amongst staff, leading by example by constantly challenging current practice and identifying opportunities for change.

The role will support the operational teams in both acute and community settings, focusing on a whole system, integrated approach to patient care, whilst facilitating cultural and behavioural change.

The post holder will provide expert leadership and service re-design, and lead major change projects, delivering new models of care for our local population. You will support the health and care system in achieving its performance through driving the implementation of a range of improvement methodologies in line with the Trust's service/business objectives in order to promote sustainable change.

For further information, please see the job description and person specification.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-MGR8ATRA-08-26-A

Job locations

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the job, please see the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the job, please see the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree, masters level or equivalent diploma level or equivalent experience
• Change/Improvement/ project management qualifications or demonstratable knowledge and experience of methodologies.

Desirable

• Clinical Qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of specialist continuous improvement and change management practices.
• Experience using QI methodologies and approaches.
• Knowledge of a range of recognised programme and project management methodologies and approaches.
• Track record and successful delivery of large-scale complex projects, organisational change and implementation of sustained improvement and realisation of benefits.
• Demonstrable evidence of previous experience of cultural and behavioral change management.
• Experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships, aligning different stakeholder priorities throughout an end-to-end transformation process.
• Experience of developing positive working relationships, collaboration and partnerships within and across organisations.
• Experience of facilitating learning, public speaking, delivering presentations, e.g. Trust / system wide meetings.
• Experience of the collation, analysis and interpretation of complex information or data.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a change management service improvement role at a senior level.
• Experience working within Secondary Care.
• Experience of facilitating and managing change within and across healthcare organisations / system wide.
• Experience of promoting and influencing change at senior clinical and operational leadership levels.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to see beyond the immediate problem to identify root causes, critical issues and develop clear aims and outcomes.
• Confidence and knowledge of emerging best practice of continuous improvement and change management.
• Able to hold people to account to deliver objectives.
• Demonstration of a wide range of management, programme and/or project management skills to plan, manage and facilitate delivery of often complex projects and improvement.
• Develop concept ideas into innovative solutions, and put these into practice
• Planning and coordination of multiple complex transformation and improvement programmes.
• Ability to drive change, implement and support solutions to deliver sustainable improvement.
• Ability to interpret and distil complex data, both quantitative and qualitative, to inform improvement.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong governance processes throughout a project life cycle
• Excellent interpersonal, written, oral communication and decision making skills.
• Able to influence, motivate and persuade others, a credible leader of change.
• Able to build positive strategic relationships and work in partnership at all levels and collaboration to achieve shared aims.
• Influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Resilient and able to balance competing priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrates adaptability, flexibility and a positive attitude to change.
• Demonstrate political, strategic and operational awareness

Behaviours

Essential

• Promote a positive image; retaining enthusiasm at all times to motivate staff involved change.
• Self-motivated and pro-active.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree, masters level or equivalent diploma level or equivalent experience
• Change/Improvement/ project management qualifications or demonstratable knowledge and experience of methodologies.

Desirable

• Clinical Qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of specialist continuous improvement and change management practices.
• Experience using QI methodologies and approaches.
• Knowledge of a range of recognised programme and project management methodologies and approaches.
• Track record and successful delivery of large-scale complex projects, organisational change and implementation of sustained improvement and realisation of benefits.
• Demonstrable evidence of previous experience of cultural and behavioral change management.
• Experience of managing complex stakeholder relationships, aligning different stakeholder priorities throughout an end-to-end transformation process.
• Experience of developing positive working relationships, collaboration and partnerships within and across organisations.
• Experience of facilitating learning, public speaking, delivering presentations, e.g. Trust / system wide meetings.
• Experience of the collation, analysis and interpretation of complex information or data.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a change management service improvement role at a senior level.
• Experience working within Secondary Care.
• Experience of facilitating and managing change within and across healthcare organisations / system wide.
• Experience of promoting and influencing change at senior clinical and operational leadership levels.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to see beyond the immediate problem to identify root causes, critical issues and develop clear aims and outcomes.
• Confidence and knowledge of emerging best practice of continuous improvement and change management.
• Able to hold people to account to deliver objectives.
• Demonstration of a wide range of management, programme and/or project management skills to plan, manage and facilitate delivery of often complex projects and improvement.
• Develop concept ideas into innovative solutions, and put these into practice
• Planning and coordination of multiple complex transformation and improvement programmes.
• Ability to drive change, implement and support solutions to deliver sustainable improvement.
• Ability to interpret and distil complex data, both quantitative and qualitative, to inform improvement.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong governance processes throughout a project life cycle
• Excellent interpersonal, written, oral communication and decision making skills.
• Able to influence, motivate and persuade others, a credible leader of change.
• Able to build positive strategic relationships and work in partnership at all levels and collaboration to achieve shared aims.
• Influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Resilient and able to balance competing priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrates adaptability, flexibility and a positive attitude to change.
• Demonstrate political, strategic and operational awareness

Behaviours

Essential

• Promote a positive image; retaining enthusiasm at all times to motivate staff involved change.
• Self-motivated and pro-active.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Transformation Manager

Kelly Metcalf

[email protected]

01619225496

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-MGR8ATRA-08-26-A

Job locations

Tameside General Hospital

Ashton-under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

United Kingdom

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