Clinical Education Assurance Lead

Government Recruitment Service; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in the UK seeks a Clinical Education Assurance Lead to ensure that training is clinically robust and compliant with key standards. The role involves monitoring education programs, conducting audits, and engaging with stakeholders to enhance training delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and experience in clinical governance. This position supports continuous improvement and aligns with departmental clinical standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical governance and education delivery.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating training effectiveness.
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate clinical education programmes for compliance.
• Lead assurance reporting and contribute to policy development.
• Develop criteria to assess training delivery effectiveness.

Skills

Clinical governance

Stakeholder engagement

Audit processes

Training and development

Job description

Overview

The Clinical Education Assurance Leads are responsible for assuring that supplier-delivered training is clinically robust, contractually compliant, and aligned with DWP’s Core Training and Guidance Materials (CTGM), national CPD best practice, and regulatory standards (e.g. GMC, NMC, HCPC). The role involves monitoring and evaluating clinical education programmes, conducting audits, embedding clinical governance frameworks, and supporting inspection readiness through accurate documentation and evidence of learning.

Acting as a strategic link between the Education and Clinical Governance teams, the postholder engages with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical educators, governance leads, and Health Education England, to observe training delivery, assess its impact on clinical decision-making, and identify trends in learning outcomes. They lead assurance reporting, contribute to policy development, and support continuous improvement across supplier organisations.

Key deliverables include:

• Providing assurance to the Chief Medical Advisor and Clinical Governance Boards that education delivery aligns with policy intent and clinical standards to meet FAS contract requirements
• Supporting the development of feedback mechanisms and governance oversight.
• Design, implement, and lead robust assurance processes to monitor supplier compliance with the delivery of training and guidance materials.
• Maintain strong and proactive relationships with internal stakeholders, including the Clinical Governance Lead and Education Lead, to ensure alignment of training delivery with clinical and editorial standards.
• Improving the quality of health assessments through better-trained professionals.
• Work independently and collaboratively with external stakeholders, including education leads and clinical directors, to lead a structured programme of engagement.
• Collaborate closely with Contract Management Performance Delivery (CMPD) and Clinical Governance Leads to ensure suppliers meet their contractual obligations regarding the delivery of training and guidance.
• Collaborate with clinical data analysts, the Dispute Resolution Service, Customer Experience Directorate, Serious Case Panel, and legal teams to analyse complaints, mandatory reconsiderations, appeals, and legal cases.
• Develop and apply clear, evidence-based criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of training delivery by suppliers.
• Reducing complaints, mandatory reconsiderations, and appeals.
• Enhancing public trust in the department’s clinical standards.

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We particularly welcome people from ethnic minority backgrounds applying as they are under-represented groups in DWP.