Head of Quality and Compliance | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization serving East London is seeking a Head of Quality and Compliance to ensure robust compliance with quality standards. The role involves leading the review of compliance frameworks, coordinating inspections with CQC, and maintaining essential databases. Candidates should have significant experience in quality management, excellent leadership capabilities, and a strong understanding of regulatory requirements. The position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive environment

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance assurance and quality management.
• Familiarity with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance assurance framework review.
• Maintain central systems for CQC registration.
• Coordinate inspections from CQC and manage evidence submission.

Job description

Head of Quality and Compliance

Homerton Healthcare are offering this great opportunity to join our team as the Head of Quality and Compliance. If you are committed to quality and want to have input into our preparations for CQC visits, then this is the job for you. Homerton Healthcare CQC rating is outstanding and it is our intention to maintain that rating and as such we have been learning about the new quality standards and how the new single assessment framework is applied.

As Homerton Healthcare is an integrated care organisation and provides acute services as well as community services across the boroughs of City and Hackney, we provide care across the continuum of the pathway and recognise the importance of this for patients.

The successful candidate will work closely with each of our divisions to ensure pathways as well as services are assessed and as prepared as they can be. The successful candidate will help the divisional triumvurate understand the new quality statements and how they apply to their services and work with them to ensure we can demonstrate and evidence the incredible work we do and care we provide.

Responsibilities

• To lead the review of the compliance assurance framework ensuring robust systems for ensuring compliance with the standards required.


• To establish and maintain central systems and databases that support the implementation of the systems to ensure evidence is collated for CQC registration.


• Develop and implement an internal programme of compliance monitoring.


• To assist in the co‑ordination of planned and unannounced inspections from CQC and take the lead for the communication plan and coordinating the collation and submission of evidence within the given timeframes.


• Support the ongoing collation and preparation of evidence for internal/external review as well as following up action leads (where necessary) in respect of Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies as required.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025.