Quality Assured Registered Nurse

Salutem Care & Education; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Salutem Care & Education is seeking a Quality Assurance Registered Nurse to support clinical governance across UK services. You will provide assurance and hands-on support, focusing on delegated healthcare safety, documentation, audits and inspection readiness.

Under the Clinical Governance Lead Nurse, you’ll help services implement governance, develop training records, and ensure compliance for CQC/CIW/Ofsted, with regular travel across England and Wales.

Qualifications

• Active NMC PIN and current registration.
• Experience in community or complex needs care.
• Strong audit and governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance and hands-on support across services.
• Strengthen documentation, protocols and escalation instructions.
• Lead delegated healthcare training and competency records.
• Complete audits and support action plans with timescales.
• Coach teams to improve governance and inspection readiness.
• Support supervision compliance for operational nurses.

Skills

Governance & risk management

Audit reporting

Travel across UK

Communication

Education

NMC PIN

Job description

About The Company

At Salutem, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a healthy, active and fulfilling life, regardless of background or disability. We support adults and young people to live with choice, control and increasing independence—and we’re serious about quality, safety and outcomes.

We are honoured to be recognised as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2026 and one of the Top 10 Global Inspiring Workplaces 2026 - recognition of our commitment to creating a supportive, inclusive, and rewarding place to work.

At Salutem, your growth matters. We offer continuous learning and development opportunities to help you thrive and progress in your career. Here, your contributions are valued, and your journey is supported every step of the way.

Discover the rewarding opportunities waiting for you - and become part of something truly special at Salutem.

About The Role

Hybrid | UK-wide remit (regular travel + overnight stays as required)

Be the nurse who turns "good intentions" into safe, auditable practice

At Salutem, we’re committed to delivering high-quality, enabling support in environments that are safe, homely and supportive. We’re innovative, solution-focused and serious about continuous improvement—and we’re looking for a Quality Assurance Registered Nurse to help us raise the bar across our services.

This is a brilliant role for a Registered Nurse who enjoys clinical governance, loves improving systems, and can work alongside services to make delegated healthcare safe, lawful, person-centred and inspection-ready.

The role (what you’ll make happen)

Working under the direction of the Clinical Governance Lead Nurse, you’ll provide assurance and hands-on support across services, focusing on:

Delegated healthcare assurance (non-registered staff)

• Support services to implement delegated healthcare safely and consistently
• Strengthen documentation and evidence (e.g.,protocols, review dates, monitoring and escalation instructions)
• Spot risks early - missing authorisation, unclear instructions, competency gaps and help services put controls in place fast

Training & competency support

• Help embed delegated healthcare training and competency sign-off processes
• Support services to maintain accurate, auditable competency records and refresher plans
• Work with Learning & Development to align training records and inspection evidence

Audit, improvement & inspection readiness

• Complete audits/assurance visits, produce clear reports and support action plans with timescales
• Coach teams to improve day-to-day governance and practice
• Help ensure services are ready to evidence compliance for CQC/CIW/Ofsted

Clinical supervision compliance (operational nurses)

• Support monitoring of supervision completion and quality
• Escalate concerns through agreed governance routes and support recovery plans

  Who we’re looking for

  • Registered Nurse (Adult / LD / MH) with active NMC PIN
  • Post-registration experience in community, social care and/or complex needs settings
  • Strong understanding of delegation, competency-based assessment and risk management
  • Confident producing clear audit reports and constructively challenging to improve practice
  • Organised, resilient and comfortable managing a varied UK-wide workload
  • Willing to travel regularly across England and Wales (including overnight stays)
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to undertake)

  Why join Salutem?

  • A role with real impact - improving safety and outcomes across multiple services
  • A strong quality team, clear governance, and the opportunity to shape best practice
  • Values-led organisation: Supportive, Ambitious, Loyal, Unique, Transparent, Engaging - helping people live a Meaningful life

  Ready to make quality visible, practical and consistent?

  Our Core Values:

  • Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.
  • Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.
  • Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support.
  • Unique: Innovating without compromising quality.
  • Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect.
  • Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved.
  • Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities.

  Why Choose Us?

  • Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.
  • Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.
  • Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.
  • Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.

  Still not convinced?

  Recognised as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2026 by the Top Employers Institute.

  Named among the Top 100 Global Inspiring Workplaces by Inspiring Workplaces.

  Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.

  Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.