Quality & Compliance Auditor

Consensus; Colchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community-focused organization seeks a Quality & Compliance Auditor to enhance compliance with care regulations and quality standards. You will play a pivotal role in conducting audits, mentoring teams, and driving quality improvements for those with learning disabilities and complex needs. With a commitment to person-centred care and professional development, this position provides a fulfilling opportunity to create meaningful impact in a supportive workplace.

Benefits

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Recognition & Rewards

Learning & Development

Life Assurance

Wagestream

Retail Discounts

Health & Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience with Learning Disabilities or complex behaviours.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Confident and efficient in teamwork.
• Commitment to person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regulatory compliance audits to achieve 100% compliance.
• Plan and execute inspection audits on support services.
• Produce reports and recommend actions for quality improvement.
• Contribute to quality strategy and support audit projects.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Efficiency

Job description

Consensus is not just a care provider - we’re a community of amazing people dedicated to inspiring and empowering people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. If you’re as passionate as we are about making a meaningful difference in the lives of others, then this may be the job for you.

Role: Quality & Compliance Auditor

Salary: £40,000 + £5,000 car allowance

Location: Remote with Travel

Your Role

• Reporting to the Head of Quality the Quality and Compliance auditor will take a central role in the regulatory compliance audit function within Consensus. Supporting the organisation to achieve its overall target of 100% compliance across all 3 regulatory systems (CQC, CIW, SCI).
• Working alongside other members of the Quality and Compliance team, you will take responsibility for planning and executing planned, responsive, and targeted inspection audits on all support services nationally, monitoring compliance and recommending remedial actions to both Operational and Quality colleagues.
• Producing comprehensive reports and recommendations you will work with operational colleagues to support quality improvements at service level, taking a continuous improvement approach to the audit work.
• You will contribute to the Quality and Compliance strategy workstreams and take on additional projects that support the audit work.
• The role is instrumental in driving quality outcomes for the people we support and is a key role in reaching our aspirations to be the best quality provider for people with a learning Disability, behaviour that challenges and autism.
  
  

Our Benefits

Consensus is a certified Great Place to Work and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women. Here’s just a small selection of the benefits you’ll enjoy:

• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Purchase an additional two days’ annual leave each year.
• Recognition & Rewards: Including long service awards and a recognition platform.
• Learning & Development: Supporting your personal and professional growth with Consensus Academy.
• Life Assurance: Benefit of twice your annual salary.
• Wagestream: Withdraw a percentage of your wages as you earn them before payday.
• Discounts: From over 150 retailers through our employee benefits platform.
• Health & Wellbeing: From our Employee Assistance Programme to our Mental Health First Aiders - colleague wellbeing is a priority and we’re here to support you and your teams.
  
  

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have plenty of experience working with those with Learning Disabilities or complex behaviours
• Bring strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be confident, flexible and efficient working as part of a team.
• Above all, you’ll be committed to providing person-centred care that provides equitable opportunities to all of those you’re working for.
  
  

We are proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work, and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2023. This great company culture is built on appreciation, recognition, and ensuring our colleagues have the right opportunities to flourish. We value individuality and diversity, and we know that every journey is unique. So, whatever you're looking to achieve from this next step, make this your moment to shine.

Want to hear more about the role? Call our dedicated in-house recruitment team on 01206 417573.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.