Senior Manager Quality Assurance
NHS Central East ICB
Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
The Senior Manager plays an important leadership role within the Integrated Care Board (ICB), supporting the Head of Service, Associate Director, and ...
To lead and manage the day -to-day delivery of services or programmes within a defined portfolio, ensuring that objectives and performance standards are achieved. This includes the development of relevant policies and procedures related to the delivery of the service/programme.
To support the Head of Service and Associate Director in implementing ICB and system strategies that improve quality, outcomes, and efficiency that may impact beyond own area of work.
To provide visible and supportive leadership, promoting collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement across teams and partners.
To contribute to system integration and service transformation through effective planning, delivery, and partnership working , working beyond own work area and providing expertise where required.
Strategic Leadership: Support the Head of Service in implementing operational highly complex plans that deliver the ICBs strategic priorities. Contribute to the development of business cases, service improvement initiatives, and workforce plans that translate strategy into action. These may be highly complex including information from a variety of sources.
Service Delivery and Performance: Lead and manage the operational delivery of programmes and projects, ensuring that services meet agreed activity, quality, and financial targets. Monitor performance, address risks, and ensure timely delivery of outcomes, identifying options for remedial actions and monitoring the impact. Adjusting plans as required to reflect changing needs, progress or other external factors ensuring that plans adapt to ensure delivery.
System and Partnership Working: Work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries to build effective relationships with providers, local authorities, and voluntary sector partners. Lead on and support joined -up approaches that enhance patient experience and population health.
Quality and Improvement: Champion continuous improvement by using highly complex data, evidence, and feedback to drive service redesign and innovation. Encourage learning within teams, ensuring that improvement methodologies are applied consistently.
Resource and Budget Management: Manage budgets and resources within delegated limits, ensuring effective use of staff, funding, and digital tools. Contribute to financial planning and workforce development to support service sustainability. Line Management of the team or department including appraisals, attendance and performance.
Governance and Compliance: Maintain high standards of governance, ensuring that services operate safely and comply with statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements, taking responsibility for the implementation of these policies within your team. Provide reports and assurance information to the Head of Service and Associate Director as required.
Place-Based Delivery: Work closely with place -based and system partners to support delivery of local priorities. Facilitate collaboration and shared learning across teams to promote equitable access, reduce variation, and improve outcomes for local people.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.
We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.
We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.
Shortlisting
Essential: - NMC or equivalent Registration; - Experience working in multi agency and complex environments
Desirable
- Evidence if ongoing professional development
- Experience working in the NHS
- Understanding of health and care systems, policy context and organisational priorities
- Experience in strategic planning, commissioning and improvement
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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