About the team and what we do

Within Education, our primary function is to ensure that education programmes across the UK consistently prepare professionals to deliver safe, effective, and kind care. We do this by setting clear standards, approving education programmes, and providing ongoing quality assurance and monitoring to uphold public protection.

Your role and impact

As Head of Education Solutions, you will provide strategic leadership and accountability for the digital systems, data, and management information that underpin education regulation across the NMC.

You will ensure that education standards, approval processes, and quality assurance and monitoring activity are enabled through robust, user‑centred digital systems, high‑quality data, and a clear end‑to‑end operating model. Acting as a key horizontal link across Education and Standards functions, you will translate regulatory and operational needs into effective digital products, meaningful data insight, and sustainable service design.

While this role does not carry professional or statutory decision‑making authority, it is critical in ensuring that professional judgement and regulatory decisions are consistently supported by reliable systems, trusted data, and proportionate, auditable operating models. Your work will directly influence how effectively education regulation is delivered and experienced by internal teams and external stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Significant experience leading digital systems, data, or service design within a complex, regulated, or public‑sector environment
• A strong understanding of how data, systems, and operating models support effective regulation, assurance, or compliance activities
• Proven ability to translate strategic, regulatory, or operational requirements into user‑centred digital solutions and data-driven insight
• Experience providing senior‑level leadership and working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, including policy, operations, digital, and data professionals
• A clear focus on quality, governance, and auditability, ensuring systems and processes are robust, proportionate, and sustainable
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and communicate complex information clearly and confidently
• A commitment to continuous improvement, inclusion, and delivering services that support fairness, transparency, and public protection

Salary Details
London - £72,135 - £80,150
Edinburgh - £67,087- £74,541