Job summaryThe Clinical Governance, Training, Workforce and Revalidation team, together with the team reporting through the Deputy Director for Health Protection Workforce, Infection Prevention and Control, Medicines Governance and Safeguarding (HIMS), ensure the organisation is operating within a robust clinical governance and quality improvement framework and the medical /public health professional workforce is working to appropriate professional standards.
This is a senior leadership role providing expert clinical and public health governance advice and leadership across UKHSA. The post holder will be responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and continuous improvement of UKHSA's Clinical and Public Health Quality Management Framework and associated governance arrangements.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide strategic leadership for quality improvement, clinical governance, organisational learning and patient and public safety across UKHSA, whilst supporting the Clinical Quality Oversight Committee (CQOC) and associated governance structures in providing assurance regarding the quality, effectiveness and safety of Clinical and Public Health services. Operating within UKHSA's delegated quality management model, the post holder will coordinate cross-organisational quality intelligence, facilitate second-line assurance activities, support organisational preparedness for external inspection and review, and provide expert leadership to strengthen quality management arrangements across the Agency.
About usWe pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information posted09 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary
Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.
94,356 to 150,569 a year
per annum, pro rata
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Job share,
Flexible working
Job description
Qualifications
EssentialThe National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 ( .uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of applicationIf included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practiceAny public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicantsIf an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCTApplicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised bodyMFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalentDesirableMaster's in public health or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
EssentialSignificant strategic experience of leadership for public healthStaff management and trainingPractical experience in facilitating changeExperience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on callExperience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidentsDelivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundariesStrategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nousIn depth understanding of the health and care system and the relationships with both local national governmentIn depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based public health practiceStrong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health)Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practiceDesirableMedia experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
Skills, Capabilities & Behaviours
EssentialAble to influence senior members including directors and CEOsAble to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleaguesCommitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliationsAdaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudesCommitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of othersSelf-motivated, pro-active, and innovativeAble to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resourcesAbility to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstancesAnalytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative informationAbility to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policiesSubstantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative dataResource and staff management skillsProject Management skillsHigh standards of professional probityDesirableTraining and mentoring skillsScientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Equality and Diversity
EssentialAn understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialThe National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 ( .uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of applicationIf included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practiceAny public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicantsIf an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCTApplicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised bodyMFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalentDesirableMaster's in public health or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
EssentialSignificant strategic experience of leadership for public healthStaff management and trainingPractical experience in facilitating changeExperience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on callExperience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidentsDelivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundariesStrategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nousIn depth understanding of the health and care system and the relationships with both local national governmentIn depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based public health practiceStrong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health)Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practiceDesirableMedia experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
Skills, Capabilities & Behaviours
EssentialAble to influence senior members including directors and CEOsAble to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleaguesCommitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliationsAdaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudesCommitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of othersSelf-motivated, pro-active, and innovativeAble to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resourcesAbility to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstancesAnalytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative informationAbility to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policiesSubstantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative dataResource and staff management skillsProject Management skillsHigh standards of professional probityDesirableTraining and mentoring skillsScientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Equality and Diversity
EssentialAn understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systemsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. xohmjla For further information please see
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