Head of Quality for Maternity, Neonates, Children and Young PeopleNHS

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced clinical leader ready to make a lasting impact on the quality and safety of services for women, babies, children and young people?

West and North London Integrated Care Board is seeking an exceptional Head of Quality for Maternity, Neonates, Children and Young People (CYP) to provide strategic leadership and expert oversight of quality, patient safety and clinical effectiveness across commissioned services. This is a rare opportunity to influence care at system level, improve outcomes for local communities, and drive meaningful change across one of the most diverse health systems in the country.

Main duties of the job

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of maternity, neonatal and children's services across West and North London, working alongside dedicated clinical and operational leaders to improve outcomes for some of our most vulnerable populations. You will be part of an organisation committed to collaboration, innovation, quality improvement, and population health, where your expertise can make a real difference.

Join us and help deliver safer, better and more equitable care for babies, children, young people and families across West and North London.

Job description

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We are looking for a highly credible and influential senior leader who can build strong partnerships and inspire improvement across complex organisations.

You will have:

Current registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

A master's degree or equivalent senior-level experience in a health-related field.

Significant experience leading quality, patient safety, governance or clinical standards programmes at senior level within the NHS.

A strong understanding of Integrated Care Boards, Integrated Care Systems, commissioning and the wider healthcare landscape.

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change and drive measurable improvements in service quality and patient outcomes.

A commitment to reducing inequalities, promoting inclusion and ensuring the voices of patients, families and communities inform decision-making.

The post is expected to be advertised for 2 weeks, with interviews provisionally planned for the w/c on 12th October 2026, subject to the outcome of the recruitment process.

About us

We are NHS West and North London. We are the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it.

We bring together many health and care services across west and north London. This means we help hospitals, GPs, community services, councils and charities work better together for local people.

NHS West and North London (WNL) serves over 4.5 million people and covers 13 London boroughs. (Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)

What we do

• We plan and fund local health and care services
• We support GPs, hospitals, mental health teams, community clinics and pharmacies.
• We work with councils and community groups so care is joined-up and easy to use.
• We listen to local people and use their ideas to improve services.
• We want health and care to be fair, simple and close to home.

Our strategy

• Reducing inequalities
• Investing strategically to prevent ill health
• Better supporting people with the greatest needs, so everyone stays well
• Make care more local and easier to access
• Empowered local people that feel more confident about their health and wellbeing