Freelance Care Compliance Consultant

Delphi Care Solutions; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This flexible role suits experienced care professionals who want autonomy and meaningful contributions to care quality while managing your own schedule and workload.

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.
• Ability to evaluate evidence, identify risks, and provide practical, improvement-focused recommendations.
• Strong skill in producing comprehensive, evidence-based reports using structured formats.

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

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Independent working

Project management

Tools

Delphi reporting template

Job description

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

This flexible role suits experienced care professionals who want autonomy and meaningful contributions to care quality while managing your own schedule and workload.