Head of Regulatory Assurance

Overview

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The Regulatory Assurance team sits at the heart of the NMC’s relationship with the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). We coordinate the organisation’s self-evaluation against the 18 Standards of Good Regulation, oversee key review groups, and deliver high-quality reporting to the Executive Board, Audit Committee and Council. Our work ensures that the NMC learns from decisions, embeds continuous improvement, and maintains public confidence in our regulatory performance.

As Head of Regulatory Assurance, you will lead the NMC’s strategic engagement with the PSA, acting as the first point of contact across the organisation. You’ll guide senior leaders and working leads to strengthen performance against the Standards of Good Regulation, oversee assurance processes, and champion organisational learning. You’ll manage a team of four, lead critical review groups, and deliver innovative approaches to analysing and reporting learning.

By influencing change and embedding a culture of inclusion and continuous improvement, you’ll help reduce recurrence, mitigate risk, and ensure the NMC delivers safe, effective and fair outcomes.

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Shape assurance strategy – guiding how the NMC engages with the Professional Standards Authority and strengthens performance against the Standards of good regulation.
• Influence at the highest levels – providing confident, evidence‑based challenge to senior leaders and ensuring the organisation is held to account.
• Lead with authority and empathy – inspiring your team and colleagues across the NMC to embed learning and continuous improvement.
• Translate complexity into clarity – turning regulatory data, reviews and thematic learning into actionable insights that drive change.
• Represent the NMC externally – articulating our position with credibility and confidence in inter‑regulatory forums and Board‑level discussions.
• Champion inclusion and improvement – embedding equality, diversity and innovation into assurance processes to build a high‑performance learning culture.

This role is an opportunity to work in a brilliant team, engage on some of our most sensitive and high-impact issues, and help shape how the NMC learns, improves and delivers for the public.

• Interview Dates:
  Monday 2nd and Wednesday 4th Feb
• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe.

This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive…