Director - ThinCats healthcare

Responsibilities

• Originate and win new business across the UK healthcare sector (care homes, specialist care, dental, pharmacy, healthcare services)
• Build and convert a strong pipeline of acquisition and growth lending opportunities
• Act as a trusted funding partner to entrepreneurs, operators, advisors and investors
• Structure and deliver cashflow-based lending transactions (typically £1m-£10m+ EBITDA businesses)
• Lead deals end-to-end from initial engagement through to credit approval and completion
• Work closely with internal teams (Credit, Risk, Portfolio, Legal) to drive deals through at pace
• Contribute to building the ThinCats Healthcare brand and market presence

Requirements

• Core profile
• Healthcare sector expertise - strong understanding of UK healthcare markets, business models and regulatory environment
• Proven origination track record - demonstrable experience generating and converting deal flow
• Established network - relationships across healthcare operators, advisors and/or investors
• Deal leadership experience - track record of leading transactions end-to-end
• Capabilities
• Strong credit judgement with experience in cashflow lending and downside risk assessment
• Clear commercial instinct - able to structure and price deals competitively while protecting returns
• Ability to operate at pace , manage multiple transactions and deliver outcomes
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally
• What makes this opportunity different
• High-growth sector focus with a clear strategy and appetite to deploy capital
• Backed by Shawbrook's balance sheet and infrastructure
• Operates within a collaborative, supportive team environment -strong alignment across Origination, Credit and Portfolio
• Opportunity to build a personal franchise and market presence
• Real ability to shape the direction of the healthcare lending business
• Ideal candidate (in one line)
• A healthcare-focused origination dealmaker with a strong network and track record of delivering lower to mid-market transactions between £5m to £35m, looking to build a leading position within a growing platform.
• Degree
• Proven experience in financial services, including proven experience in senior corporate healthcare cashflow debt transactions.
• Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:
• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service
• Your Lifestyle - It's important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you're enjoying your leisure time.
• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving
• Your Contribution - We're focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.
• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Benefits

Additional Information

We are hiring a Director to join ThinCats Healthcare, part of Shawbrook Bank , to originate and deliver lending transactions across the UK healthcare sector. This is a front-office, origination-led role with a clear mandate to build a high-quality pipeline, win new business and execute transactions supporting fast-growing healthcare companies. You will play a key role in scaling a high-growth healthcare franchise , backed by Shawbrook's balance sheet and supported by a highly collaborative internal team.

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