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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

System Care Group Director

The closing date is 18 February 2026

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Job summary

The System Care Group Director is the Lead accountable officer for their ISU's and holds corporate accountability for:

  • Enabling the clinical leadership of their ISU's and delivery of the clinical services strategy within the financial allocation
  • Responsibility and accountability for all clinical services within their respective ISU's
  • Strategic leadership, planning and operational delivery of services to their locality populations and the specifics of the respective specialties within their ISU's
  • Interpretation and delivery of Board strategy for their System Care Pathway Group
  • Trust Lead for network / ICS wide efforts to optimise care co-ordination for their System Care Pathway Group

Main duties of the job

  • Delivers assurance that all operational delivery, transformation and strategy is underpinned by patient safety
  • Leads on complex engagement activities with stakeholders who may be hostile and antagonistic to service proposals
  • Works with autonomy to interpret national Health and Social Care policies and translate these into strategy, goals, standards and policies for the Trust

About us

Why Work With Us

  • The ISUs within the System Care Pathway Group each have a triumvirate leadership structure
  • The ISU's hold responsibility for the planning and operational delivery of care, in line with the systems strategic objectives, tailored to their locality population and the specifics of their respective specialties
  • The System Care Pathway Directors have accountability for enabling the clinical leadership of their ISU's and the enablement of the operational delivery along with holding budgetary accountably
  • System Care Pathway Directors are accountable for the interpretation and delivery of Board strategy for their System Care Pathway Groups
  • The Deputy Chief Nurses/ Deputy Chief AHP and Deputy Medical Directors at Organisational System level will hold trust-wide strategic responsibility across the CN and MD professional portfolios providing support all of the System Care Group Directors

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£109,179 to £125,637 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-7784147-CFHD

Job locations

One Capital Court

Bittern Road

Exeter

EX2 7FW


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The System Care Group Director is responsible to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Trust and, through the COO, has corporate responsibility for:

o The statutory and mandatory duties of the Trust

o Setting and implementing strategic direction

o Ensuring the quality of service provided

o The financial well-being of the Trust

Important Information Regarding Service Changes We are currently entering into a formal consultation process to move all Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) staff to a single provider. As part of this process, staff currently employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will transfer to Devon Partnership NHS Trust on 1 April 2026. Please note that this may result in some differences in recruitment documentation and processes during this transition period.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • The System Care Group Director is responsible to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Trust and, through the COO, has corporate responsibility for:

o The statutory and mandatory duties of the Trust

o Setting and implementing strategic direction

o Ensuring the quality of service provided

o The financial well-being of the Trust

Important Information Regarding Service Changes We are currently entering into a formal consultation process to move all Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) staff to a single provider. As part of this process, staff currently employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will transfer to Devon Partnership NHS Trust on 1 April 2026. Please note that this may result in some differences in recruitment documentation and processes during this transition period.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to master's equivalent, or able to demonstrate competence to this level through experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Formal qualifications in a clinical field

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive experience in effective and supportive people management
  • Extensive knowledge and experience of leading an alliance contract model
  • Expert knowledge of operations across all Care and Healthcare sectors (Community, primary, secondary)

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working across complex organisational structures, in uncertain environments and developing effective matrix management
  • Inspire and lead by example
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to master's equivalent, or able to demonstrate competence to this level through experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Formal qualifications in a clinical field

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive experience in effective and supportive people management
  • Extensive knowledge and experience of leading an alliance contract model
  • Expert knowledge of operations across all Care and Healthcare sectors (Community, primary, secondary)

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working across complex organisational structures, in uncertain environments and developing effective matrix management
  • Inspire and lead by example

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

One Capital Court

Bittern Road

Exeter

EX2 7FW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

One Capital Court

Bittern Road

Exeter

EX2 7FW


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Strategy and Planning Officer

Simon Tapley

simon.tapley@nhs.net

01803654120

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£109,179 to £125,637 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-7784147-CFHD

Job locations

One Capital Court

Bittern Road

Exeter

EX2 7FW


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