Head of Quality - Complex Specialist Learning Disabilities Division
$65,000–$85,000 year
Hybrid · Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead quality, governance, and compliance across the Specialist Learning Disabilities Division, supporting adults with complex needs. Provide strategic leadership and ensure services meet CQC Standards. Act as the Nominated Individual and Safeguarding Lead, managing quality assurance and compliance teams. Position requires extensive experience in adult social care quality governance, particularly relating to learning disabilities and complex care, alongside strong analytical and leadership skills.
Required Qualifications
- Significant senior leadership experience in quality, compliance, or governance within adult social care
- Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant fields
- In-depth knowledge of CQC regulations, safeguarding, MCA/DoLS, and wider legislation
- Proven experience leading audits, inspections, investigations, and improvement programmes
- Strong strategic thinking, leadership, and influencing skills
- Ability to analyse data, identify risk and trends, and translate insight into action
- Professional qualification and/or degree in Health & Social Care or a related field
- A full driving licence and business use of a vehicle may be required
Desired Qualifications
- Leadership or management qualification (Level 5 or 7)
- Experience in multi-site operations, complex service portfolios, or large budgets
- Experience of transformation, service redesign or tendering in social care
- Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and restrictive intervention governance
- Experience leading organisations through CQC inspections
- Knowledge of NICE guidelines and best practice in complex care
- Lead Auditor or equivalent quality qualification (ISO 9001 or equivalent)
Additional Requirements
- Applicants must live within 1 hour 30 minutes of an existing service
- This role requires an enhanced DBS to be conducted.
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