Inspection and Improvement Team Manager

Community Care Live; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Care Live is seeking an experienced Inspection and Improvement Team Manager (Grade J) for hybrid working in Nottingham. The role is full-time (37 hours/week) with a salary of £51,356–£54,495 to support continuous improvement in Children’s Services, quality assurance and inspection readiness.

You will lead development and monitoring of improvement activity, ensuring high-quality, child-centred practice and positive outcomes for children and families, while promoting accountability and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of children's social care, safeguarding, performance management and quality assurance.
• Excellent analytical, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret data, evaluate practice and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvement activity and ensure learning from audits, reviews, feedback and inspections.
• Coordinate inspection preparation and monitor progress against improvement plans.
• Promote accountability, reflection and learning across services.

Job description

Inspection and Improvement Team Manager (Grade J)
Hybrid Working
Full-Time 37 hours a week
Salary: £51,356 – £54,495
Permanent

As Inspection and Improvement Team Manager you will play a key role in driving excellence across Children's Services, leading activity that supports continuous improvement, quality assurance and inspection readiness.

You will provide leadership and oversight for the development, implementation and monitoring of improvement activity, ensuring that services deliver high-quality, child-centred practice and achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families. Through effective performance management and quality assurance processes, you will help evaluate the impact of practice, identify areas for development and support the delivery of sustainable improvements.

Working closely with operational managers, practitioners and strategic partners, you will coordinate inspection preparation, monitor progress against improvement plans and ensure learning from audits, reviews, feedback and inspections is embedded across services. You will promote a culture of accountability, reflection and learning, supporting services to achieve and maintain high standards.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager with a strong understanding of children's social care, safeguarding, performance management and quality assurance. You will bring excellent analytical, communication and leadership skills, alongside the ability to interpret data, evaluate practice and drive improvement across complex services.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring Children's Services are well prepared for inspection and continue to deliver high‑quality support to children and families. Through effective leadership, you will champion a culture of continuous improvement, helping services to build on strengths, address challenges and achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.