# Assistant Directorate Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- **Town:** Wolverhampton
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-17T13:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T12:33:26.568Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Wolverhampton/The_Royal_Wolverhampton_NHS_Trust/Adult_Community_Services/Adult_Community_Services-v8083001
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8083001?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Assistant Directorate Manager will support the Directorate Manager in the operational leadership and delivery of Adult Community Services, with a clear focus on enabling the strategic shift from acute to community‑based care. The role will support the development and delivery of services that promote care closer to home, reduce avoidable hospital admissions, and enable timely discharge from acute settings.

Working closely with clinical leaders, corporate teams and system partners, the post holder will provide day‑to‑day operational oversight, ensuring services are safe, effective and deliver against performance expectations. The role will play a key part in driving service improvement, embedding community pathways and supporting delivery of Trust and system priorities.

The post holder will act as a senior operational lead within the Directorate, including deputising for the Directorate Manager during periods of absence or service pressure.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the operational management of Adult Community Services, providing day‑to‑day oversight to ensure delivery against activity, quality and performance targets. Working closely with clinical leads, acute services and system partners, the role will support admission avoidance, timely discharge and the development of community pathways aligned to the shift from acute to community care. The post holder will lead and support service improvement and transformation initiatives, ensure effective workforce management including safe staffing and appropriate skill mix, and oversee the management of risks, incidents and complaints with timely escalation and resolution. The role will also contribute to financial management, ensuring services operate within agreed budgets and deliver efficiency, while maintaining compliance with Trust policies, governance requirements and regulatory standards. The Assistant Directorate Manager will act as a key operational lead during periods of service pressure and deputise for the Directorate Manager as required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

## Person Specification

### Qualifications / Experience / Skills / Knowledge

**Essential**

- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Operational management experience
- Leadership and people management

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of community healthcare services
- System working experience

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