Senior Quality & Safety Lead - NHS Care Integration

NHS Kent & Medway; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Kent & Medway is seeking an experienced professional to lead quality assurance and improvement for ICB-commissioned services across primary to acute settings. The post requires autonomous clinical judgment under regulatory codes and active registration with NMC or HCPC.

The role emphasizes collaborative working within MDTs, data-driven reporting, and ensuring patient safety and experience as care pathways evolve. On-site presence is expected two days per week with flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Current, active registration with a regulatory body (NMC or HCPC).
• Experience in quality assurance and patient safety.
• Ability to exercise autonomous clinical judgement within regulatory codes.

Responsibilities

• Manage provider quality assurance and improvement at place and system level.
• Act as Quality Lead in the MDT for Elective, Diagnostic and Cancer.
• Develop and monitor a robust quality assurance framework.
• Assist in implementing a quality improvement framework.
• Oversee reporting on quality across commissioned services.

Skills

Quality governance

Clinical risk

MDT collaboration

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

NHS Kent & Medway is seeking an experienced professional to lead quality assurance and improvement for ICB-commissioned services across primary to acute settings. The post requires autonomous clinical judgment under regulatory codes and active registration with NMC or HCPC.

The role emphasizes collaborative working within MDTs, data-driven reporting, and ensuring patient safety and experience as care pathways evolve. On-site presence is expected two days per week with flexible arrangements.