Education Manager

The HCPC is looking for an individual like you to join our Education team as an Education Manager. Education Manager are passionate, dedicated individuals who genuinely care about protecting the public and upholding regulatory standards across healthcare education and training.

About the role

The Education Department is one of HCPC's most critical teams. To become a registrant, individuals must have successfully completed an approved programme. This demonstrates they have met the threshold standards to practise safely and effectively in their chosen profession. Education Managers oversee the work of the team to run our quality assurance processes, lead on national engagement with key stakeholder groups, and deliver improvements to our operating processes.

The successful candidate will be able to make an immediate impact at a crucial time for education and training in healthcare. There are several initiatives and challenges within the sector currently, including the NHS 10-year Plan for England, and financial difficulties at education providers. Education Managers lead key areas of work, and autonomous within a supportive environment, and have a high level of influence over the delivery of our regulatory education quality assurance model.

A wide range of backgrounds is welcome, and we are most interested in finding an individual who can provide oversight and management of the team, and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Your role

• To communicate and promote the role of education and raise the profile of the regulatory processes and our work to a range of internal and external audiences
• To establish and maintain strong working relationships with key HCPC stakeholders, including UK wide education providers
• To ensure the successful delivery and cohesion of operational processes, and communication and engagement initiatives, in line with business targets, relevant legislation, policy and internal procedures and guidance
• To recruit, lead, manage, support and motivate an education team, identifying training needs and skills development, including monitoring and reviewing the workload allocation, delivery and performance of team members
• To liaise with the Education and Training Committee and its panels, including the preparation of reports, draft papers and presentations
• To lead and manage project work within an education team, including budget planning and resource management

What We're Looking For

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of how educational quality assurance is applied within an education, health or regulatory environment.
• Proven ability to lead, support, manage, motivate and inspire a team, and foster enthusiasm and innovation.
• Demonstrable project management skills and ability to design and implement complex internal business processes or equivalent
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to communicate professionally with education stakeholders at all levels.

Our values

We are committed to recruiting individuals who are passionate about protecting the public and who embody the values that make HCPC a great place to work. Our values underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework.

Location: Hybrid working with a mandatory attendance of 1-2 days a week at our office in London

Closing Date: 09 March 2026 (all vacancies close at 1pm)

Interview Date: w/c 23 March 2026

Application information:

Please submit a supporting statement along with your CV. Applications without a supporting statement will not be reviewed. All candidates must have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Before starting employment, we will conduct thorough checks on original documentation to verify your right to work status. Please note that the HCPC does not offer a sponsorship scheme and is therefore unable to sponsor visa applications.

HCPC's vision is to be recognised as an actively anti-discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC.