Hybrid Quality Assurance & Practice Development Lead

Derby City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Team Derby Rewards

Tusker Car Benefit Scheme

Annual leave 27–32 days

Job summary

Derby City Council is seeking a Quality Assurance and Practice Development Manager to lead QA activity and drive practice development across Early Help and Children’s Social Care in Derby. The role focuses on the Families First Partnership Programme, delivering audits, analysing data, and providing clear assurance to senior leaders and partners.

You will develop a child-focused QA framework, lead audits, review safeguarding policies, and translate learning from inspections into practical

Qualifications

• Strong experience in children’s services with safeguarding knowledge.
• Proven skills in audit, analysis and quality assurance.
• Experience in practice development including guidance, standards and training.
• Ability to write concise reports and present to leaders and multi‑agency forums.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a child-focused quality assurance and practice development framework.
• Plan and deliver single and multi-agency audits and analyse data.
• Translate audit learning into practical changes in day-to-day practice; support training and tools.

Skills

Audits

Quality assurance

Data analysis

Training support

Equality & inclusion

Job description

Derby City Council is seeking a Quality Assurance and Practice Development Manager to lead QA activity and drive practice development across Early Help and Children’s Social Care in Derby. The role focuses on the Families First Partnership Programme, delivering audits, analysing data, and providing clear assurance to senior leaders and partners.

You will develop a child-focused QA framework, lead audits, review safeguarding policies, and translate learning from inspections into practical