Clinical Assurance Manager: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Band 7 | Quality Directorate | Corporate Services

Are you passionate about quality improvement, clinical assurance, governance, and driving positive change across healthcare services?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Clinical Assurance Manager to join our Quality Team. This influential role will lead and support clinical assurance, audit, accreditation and improvement activity across the Trust, helping to ensure high standards of care and continuous service improvement.

Working closely with senior clinical and operational leaders, you will provide expert advice on clinical audit methodology, assurance processes and quality improvement initiatives. You will coordinate Trust-wide assurance projects, support national audit participation, and contribute to reporting that informs quality governance and Board assurance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled governance, audit, quality improvement or assurance professional looking to make a significant impact on patient safety and service excellence.

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Assurance Manager, you will:

• Lead and coordinate Trust-wide clinical audit and assurance projects.
• Support the development and delivery of improvement programmes arising from audit and assurance findings.
• Provide specialist advice on audit design, methodology, data analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate participation in national clinical audits and assurance programmes.
• Support accreditation programmes and quality assessments across services.
• Produce high-quality reports for senior leaders, committees and Trust Board assurance processes.
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams, governance leads and senior managers to improve quality and patient safety.
• Supervise and support the Clinical Assurance Specialist and other junior team members.
• Deliver training and guidance on clinical audit, assurance and quality improvement methodologies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate qualification in a relevant subject, such as quality improvement, audit &/or research or equivalent demonstrable experience

Experience

Essential

• Extensive NHS experience.
• Significant experience of undertaking and coordinating clinical audit, assurance projects or research activity.

Desirable

• Experience of supervising staff.

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced use of techniques to analyse, interpret and present qualitative information

Desirable

• Knowledge of main institutions and government organisations setting nationally agreed standards for best practice

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to produce high quality documents.
• Can initiate, plan, manage, and deliver projects with minimum oversight.

Closing Date: 4 October 2026