Care Compliance Consultant: Mock Inspections & QA

Delphi Care Solutions; Swindon; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Delphi Care Solutions is seeking a Freelance Compliance Consultant to provide independent support to health and social care providers, delivering mock CQC inspections, quality audits, and improvement-focused consultancy on a self-employed basis.

You'll review policies and care plans, interview staff, and produce clear, evidence-based reports with actionable recommendations, while managing your own workload and schedule as an independent consultant.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in health or social care leadership, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience conducting mock inspections or regulatory audits, aligned to CQC frameworks.
• Demonstrable ability to evaluate evidence, identify risks, and provide practical, improvement-focused recommendations.
• Strong capability in producing comprehensive, evidence-based reports, using structured formats such as Delphi's reporting template to present findings clearly and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mock CQC inspections across all regulatory domains.
• Review policies, procedures, care plans, and compliance documentation.
• Observe care practice and interview staff, managers, and service users.
• Produce clear, structured, evidence-based reports outlining findings and recommendations.
• Support services to develop and implement action plans.
• Provide expert guidance on regulatory expectations and best practice.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of CQC frameworks and sector developments.
• Manage your own workload, schedule, and administrative responsibilities as an independent consultant.
• Represent Delphi Care Solutions professionally when working with clients.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

Mock inspections

Report writing

Independent consultancy

Job description

Delphi Care Solutions is seeking a Freelance Compliance Consultant to provide independent support to health and social care providers, delivering mock CQC inspections, quality audits, and improvement-focused consultancy on a self-employed basis.

You'll review policies and care plans, interview staff, and produce clear, evidence-based reports with actionable recommendations, while managing your own workload and schedule as an independent consultant.