Regulatory Assurance Manager

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Cambridge is seeking a Regulatory Assurance Manager to enhance quality assurance systems and support compliance with healthcare standards. The successful candidate will lead the Trust Documents team, manage regulatory assessments, and ensure that the Trust meets exceptional patient care standards. Ideal applicants will have a degree level education and experience in quality improvement or compliance within healthcare. This position emphasizes teamwork, effective communication, and attention to detail, contributing to the Trust's continued excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced-cost transportation

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Evidence of ongoing career/professional development.
• Experience in managing regulatory assessments.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Trust Documents team.
• Lead document control processes.
• Support delivery of key activities for the Trust.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Negotiation

Planning & organisational

Self-starter

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Excel

Word

Share-point

MS Teams

Datix

Job description

Job Summary

The Trust Chief Nurse's Office Quality and Safety Team are seeking a Regulatory Assurance Manager.

You will support the Head of Quality Assurance in the delivery of the strategy, processes and assurance systems across the Trust, with an aspiration to support the Trust in securing an outstanding CQC rating across our core services, engaging with experts in their fields to help to continually refresh knowledge of guidance and regulation and maintain the Trust's reputation for excellence.

You will line manage the Trust Documents team, lead on document control processes and provide resource(s) to enable colleagues to meet the latest regulatory requirements. You will encourage sharing of best practice and support provision of patient information.

This exciting opportunity at this stage of the Trust's journey would be suited to candidates with a background in compliance, quality improvement, effectiveness or governance to ensure accreditation and compliance with quality standards is maintained.

You will need to be a highly motivated team player with a friendly and approachable manner who possesses excellent communication, attention to detail, and negotiation skills to support busy professionals in the Trust.

Main Duties

Main duties include line management of the Trust Documents team, who host the central Trust document management system. The role also requires providing reports for assurance and working closely with the Trust Compliance Manager in delivery of key activities to support the Trust by promoting and communicating the expected healthcare quality standards.

About Us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, this is a testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values – Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want our people to be truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status or social‑economic background.

Person Specification – Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of ongoing career/professional development

Person Specification – Desirable

• Clinical qualification (Nursing registration, AHP, or medical or scientific background)
• Project management, risk management qualification (e.g. PRINCE Project Management)

Person Specification – Experience

• Experience of managing regulatory assessments/standards in a quality management role/audit role (e.g. CQC, UKAS, MHRA (GxP).
• Information analysis & management
• Line management experience or tangible leadership and delivery of quality improvement through larger stakeholder groups.
• Experience of managing document control systems.

Person Specification – Desirable Experience

• Experience of developing & writing policies and procedures
• Experience of preparing information and presenting information to Boards and high‑level committees
• Previous NHS experience and knowledge of Trust systems

Person Specification – Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of CQC compliance and inspection framework
• Conversant with NHS Governance, Quality & Risk Knowledge of internal/external compliance and assurance frameworks

Person Specification – Skills

• Planning & organisational skills & excellent time‑management skills. Ability to prioritise and manage complex/competing demands
• Self‑starter & ability to work autonomously
• Ability to understand, interpret and analyse complex information, data and policy
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels, verbal, excellent written & presentation skills
• Ability to influence, negotiate and deliver change/results across an organisation
• Ability to produce high‑quality analytical reports including gap analysis.
• Confident use of Excel, Word, Share‑point, MS Teams, Datix, EPIC, DOT, Co‑pilot

Person Specification – Desirable Skills

• Project management skills, teaching or coaching skills / train the trainer.
• Ability to use appreciative enquiry, or confidence to challenge ideas or assurance in pursuit of good governance.

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
• Ability to process and handle confidential information in relation to business activities or with respect to GDPR.

Desirable Additional Requirements

• Interest in using IT/AI tools to streamline reporting or data mining, and an interest in validation of IT systems for use in a regulated or quality system (e.g. familiarisation with principles of CFR 21 part 11 FDA and computerised systems validation).

Immigration & Sponsorship

Do not accept applications when not meet visa regulations. If you are a student visa holder we cannot offer a full‑time permanent contract unless you have applied for a Graduate visa, have completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date, or the Trust will sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

Employer Website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk

Application Closure

Advert will close at midnight on 29 December 2025. Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 12 January 2026.

Benefits

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, a shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes reduced‑cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. We recently launched staff pod break spaces at the Deakin Centre, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.