# IUC Clinical Quality Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/iuc-clinical-quality-manager/72a35791-0835-4255-a939-ef75f10a9451 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/iuc-clinical-quality-manager/72a35791-0835-4255-a939-ef75f10a9451.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 dependent upon experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T10:43:07.993Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/London_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/IUC_Clinical_Quality_Manager/IUC_Clinical_Quality_Manager-v8048391 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8048391?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The IUC Clinical Quality Manager will provide senior clinical leadership and oversight for quality, governance, patient safety and clinical assurance across Integrated Urgent Care services. The postholder will support the delivery of clinical quality strategies, strengthen regulatory and statutory compliance and work closely with operational, clinical and governance teams to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care. The role will act as a key link between IUC governance structures, clinical quality teams and wider internal and external stakeholders, including ICBs, acute trusts, safeguarding partners, regulators and other healthcare providers. The postholder will also support service development, clinical pathway improvement, risk management, audit, learning responses and CQC assurance activity. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will oversee clinical quality, patient safety and governance activity across their area of responsibility, ensuring incidents, learning responses, Duty of Candour, risks, quality alerts and investigations are managed effectively and within agreed timeframes. Key duties include supporting clinical teams to meet regulatory standards, identifying themes and trends from incidents and quality intelligence, contributing to clinical strategy and service improvement, and providing senior clinical advice to operational and IUC teams. The role will also involve supporting complex and multi-agency learning responses, undertaking or commissioning investigations, providing assurance for CQC and quality reporting, and promoting a Just Culture approach to learning. The Clinical Quality Manager will line manage and support quality leads, provide visible and credible clinical leadership, contribute to clinical supervision and development, deputise for the Head of Clinical Quality when required and work collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve patient outcomes and strengthen governance across IUC services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The IUC Clinical Quality Manager will provide senior clinical leadership across quality, governance, patient safety and assurance within Integrated Urgent Care. The postholder will work closely with the Head of Clinical Quality to deliver local and pan-London clinical quality priorities, ensuring services meet statutory, regulatory and professional standards. The role will include oversight of incidents, risks, learning responses, Duty of Candour, quality alerts, audits and clinical governance processes. The postholder will identify themes and trends, support complex investigations, contribute to CQC assurance, and ensure learning is translated into meaningful improvement for patients and staff. The postholder will act as a visible and credible clinical leader, supporting clinical supervision, staff development, quality improvement and a Just Culture approach. They will build strong relationships with operational teams, IUC leaders, commissioners, system partners and external providers to strengthen pathways, improve patient safety and support high-quality, patient-centred care. They will also line manage Quality Leads, deputise for the Head of Clinical Quality when required, contribute to senior clinical on-call arrangements, and represent the Trust at internal and external meetings, including highly sensitive or complex governance forums. ## Job Details The IUC Clinical Quality Manager will provide senior clinical leadership and oversight for quality, governance, patient safety and clinical assurance across Integrated Urgent Care services. The postholder will support the delivery of clinical quality strategies, strengthen regulatory and statutory compliance and work closely with operational, clinical and governance teams to ensure safe, effective and patient-centred care. The role will act as a key link between IUC governance structures, clinical quality teams and wider internal and external stakeholders, including ICBs, acute trusts, safeguarding partners, regulators and other healthcare providers. The postholder will also support service development, clinical pathway improvement, risk management, audit, learning responses and CQC assurance activity. ## Job Description The postholder will oversee clinical quality, patient safety and governance activity across their area of responsibility, ensuring incidents, learning responses, Duty of Candour, risks, quality alerts and investigations are managed effectively and within agreed timeframes. Key duties include supporting clinical teams to meet regulatory standards, identifying themes and trends from incidents and quality intelligence, contributing to clinical strategy and service improvement, and providing senior clinical advice to operational and IUC teams. The role will also involve supporting complex and multi-agency learning responses, undertaking or commissioning investigations, providing assurance for CQC and quality reporting, and promoting a Just Culture approach to learning. The Clinical Quality Manager will line manage and support quality leads, provide visible and credible clinical leadership, contribute to clinical supervision and development, deputise for the Head of Clinical Quality when required and work collaboratively with internal and external partners to improve patient outcomes and strengthen governance across IUC services. ## Responsibilities The IUC Clinical Quality Manager will provide senior clinical leadership across quality, governance, patient safety and assurance within Integrated Urgent Care. The postholder will work closely with the Head of Clinical Quality to deliver local and pan-London clinical quality priorities, ensuring services meet statutory, regulatory and professional standards. The role will include oversight of incidents, risks, learning responses, Duty of Candour, quality alerts, audits and clinical governance processes. The postholder will identify themes and trends, support complex investigations, contribute to CQC assurance, and ensure learning is translated into meaningful improvement for patients and staff. The postholder will act as a visible and credible clinical leader, supporting clinical supervision, staff development, quality improvement and a Just Culture approach. They will build strong relationships with operational teams, IUC leaders, commissioners, system partners and external providers to strengthen pathways, improve patient safety and support high-quality, patient-centred care. They will also line manage Quality Leads, deputise for the Head of Clinical Quality when required, contribute to senior clinical on-call arrangements, and represent the Trust at internal and external meetings, including highly sensitive or complex governance forums. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in other clinical settings - Ability to plan and organise a range of complex activities, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies. - Demonstrable experience of providing clinical assessment and advice within a Clinical Hub/ Clinical Support Desk/Integrated care setting. ### Qualifications **Essential** - A minimum of a BSc in Paramedic Science, Nursing or equivalent in a clinically appropriate area - Significant experience gained at a team leader, advanced practice or managerial level in clinical leadership ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Ability to operate at a senior tactical level and motivate a team to deliver a high-quality programme. - Demonstrable knowledge of governance, quality improvement, compliance, patient safety and risk including national frameworks including PSRIF and LfD. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 725.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10365355) - [using artificial intelligence (ai) (pdf, 378.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2945) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.