Director - ThinCats healthcare
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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.
Key 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
What we’re looking for
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
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
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