Senior Clinical Quality Manager | NHS England

Are you an experienced senior midwifery leader with a passion for improving quality, safety and outcomes for women, babies and families?

We are seeking two exceptionalSenior Clinical Quality Managersto join the Regional Nursing and Quality Team within the North East and Yorkshire Region. This is an exciting opportunity for a registered midwife to influence quality improvement at a strategic level and contribute to the delivery of safer, more equitable maternity and neonatal services across the region.

Working alongside the Regional Chief Midwife and Deputy Regional Chief Midwife, you will play a key role in delivering the regional perinatal quality portfolio, providing expert leadership, assurance and support to providers and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). You will help identify emerging quality risks, support challenged organisations, oversee improvement activity and ensure that women, babies and families receive high-quality, safe care.

What you'll be doing

• Leading quality surveillance and assurance activities across maternity and perinatal services.
• Supporting quality improvement programmes and targeted interventions within providers and ICBs.
• Identifying early indicators of quality concerns and supporting organisations to implement sustainable improvement plans.
• Analysing and interpreting complex quality data and intelligence to inform decision-making.
• Preparing strategic briefings and reports for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively across NHS England, Integrated Care Systems, providers and wider partners.
• Deputising for the Regional Chief Midwife or Deputy Regional Chief Midwife when required.

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

About you

We are looking for a compassionate and credible leader who can operate effectively in complex and politically sensitive environments.

You will be

• ARegistered Midwifewith current NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level, with a master's degree or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• Experienced in senior leadership within the NHS or a healthcare-related environment.
• Knowledgeable in quality improvement methodologies and clinical quality assurance.
• Skilled at interpreting complex information, analysing data and presenting clear recommendations.
• An excellent communicator with strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Passionate about improving outcomes, reducing inequalities and supporting innovation across maternity services.

This is an opportunity to influence maternity and neonatal care across one of England's largest regions at a time of significant transformation. You will work with highly experienced clinical and operational leaders, contribute to regional and national priorities, and help shape the future of services for women, babies and families.

At NHS England, we are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive and high-performing organisation where everyone can thrive. We value diversity, collaboration, compassion and continuous improvement, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Location

Base location flexible within the North East and Yorkshire Region, with the expectation of consistent onsite support in providers and regular regional travel required.

If you are an experienced senior midwife who wants to make a difference beyond a single organisation and drive quality improvement at scale, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape safer, better care for women, babies and families across North East and Yorkshire.

This influential role will involve identifying emerging quality risks, supporting challenged organisations, analysing complex intelligence, and driving improvement programmes across the region. You will work closely with system partners and senior leaders to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for women, babies and families.

We are looking for someone who

• Is a Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Has significant senior leadership experience within the NHS or a healthcare setting.
• Has expertise in quality improvement, quality assurance and clinical governance.
• Can analyse complex information and translate it into meaningful action.
• Has excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Is committed to delivering high-quality, equitable care and driving continuous improvement.

You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents.

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Nov 2026