National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement Lead

Job summary

The primary purpose of this role as the National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement lead is to ensure that Spire Healthcare's Quality Improvement and Clinical Education Strategy and plan is fully embedded and delivered against in all aspects of the organisation.

National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement Lead | Full time | Permanent | Homebased with travel | Band 8 B/C equivalent

12 February 2026

Agenda for change

Band 8b

Depending on experience

Permanent

Home or remote working

26213

Chalybeate Close

Southampton

SO16 6UY

National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement Lead | Full time | Permanent | Homebased with travel | Band 8 B/C equivalent The primary purpose of this role as the National Clinical Education and Quality Improvement lead is to ensure that Spire Healthcare's Quality Improvement and Clinical Education Strategy and plan is fully embedded and delivered against in all aspects of the organisation.

The post holder will line manage the members of the clinical education team and ensure that a comprehensive group wide clinical training needs analysis is used to inform delivery of group wide clinical education tailored to meet the needs of clinical colleagues, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, both registered and unregistered. The post holder will focus on embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement across Spire Healthcare and will be committed to supporting the organisation in delivering key quality improvements through robust quality improvement strategies and methodologies.

They will be a champion for maintaining high quality standards and an exemplar for those leading change across the organisation. They will require significant political and organisational 'insight' in order to influence and shape emerging change proposals in our individual hospitals and across the organisation. They will work in conjunction with the Central leadership teams to ensure that clinical education and quality improvement capacity and output is fully aligned with the organisation's key objectives.

• Leadership – To lead on the initiation, design, implementation and sustainability of clinical education and quality improvement programmes across Spire Healthcare. These will be aligned to achieving significant, sustained change to the safety, quality, effectiveness and efficiency of Spire Healthcare.
• To support Hospital colleagues in the development of clinical skills and knowledge and to design, implement and sustain quality improvement initiatives.
• To ensure the impact of clinical education and training and QI change is fully evaluated and communicated and that lessons are learned for future programmes.
• To establish close relationships with clinical leaders (Hospital based and centrally) who are central to many of the work streams.
• To ensure that a group wide training needs analysis is conducted annually and a comprehensive education timetable is designed and delivered including robust clinical competency frameworks reflecting the needs of clinical colleagues and demonstrating sustained improvement in care delivery for patients.
• To ensure that for each quality improvement project, benefits (including financial, cultural, performance) are identified and clearly articulated and have a robust monitoring system in place to evidence and ensure sustainability of improvements and ensure that each project is aligned to the organisations values and Purpose.
• To maintain a robust approach to the scoping and planning of all clinical education and quality improvement changes and programmes.
• To ensure that the assurance evidence base is consistently and diligently maintained so that the level of confidence in the delivery of clinical education and quality improvement change can be readily transmitted from the programme teams through to the Board.
• To identify barriers to education delivery or improvement within the organisation and communicate these with clarity and tact directly to colleagues and management teams.
• To be responsible for promoting a climate of positive…