Quality Lead

NHS; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in Rugby seeks an experienced Quality Lead to oversee clinical quality and effectiveness. The role involves strategic leadership, ensuring compliance with standards, and developing quality assurance processes. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in health care and experience in quality management. This part-time position offers flexible hours and remote working opportunities.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Free refreshments

Access to discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical quality and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of CQC regulations and KPIs.
• Ability to lead and embed quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality audit plans.
• Oversee clinical information for care quality.
• Produce monthly Quality Assurance & Risk Reports.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Clinical governance

Quality assurance

Risk management

Education

Relevant qualifications in health or social care

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Quality Lead to join our Warwickshire 019 service. You will provide strategic leadership and oversight of clinical quality and effectiveness across a diverse portfolio of services. As the Quality Lead, you will ensure safe, high‑quality care is consistently delivered across the unit. Reporting to the Business Unit Head, you will advise the Senior Leadership Team on compliance with clinical, regulatory, and professional standards, including CQC regulations, CQUINs, and KPIs. You will lead and provide assurance on core quality functions including medicines management, adult safeguarding (health), infection prevention and control, health and safety, and clinical governance and CQC compliance. Working closely with the Chief Nursing Officer, Head of Quality & Risk, Chief Pharmacist, and others, you will help embed quality into practice and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop audit plan and ensure audit aspects of services are developed and embedded in practice.
• Identify clinical information that provides evidence that care is high quality and safe.
• Ensure service teams have access to advice and support from relevant experts and teams (internal and external).
• Be responsible for the production of the monthly Quality Assurance & Risk Report to all Governance Committees.

What we offer

• Flexible, part-time hours (18.75 per week), Monday to Friday
• Remote working with weekly visits to service sites
• Supportive, forward-thinking team environment
• Opportunity to shape and influence high-quality care delivery across a respected healthcare organisation

Details

• Date posted: 23 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/13082/17063
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0PA

About us

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, and we work to provide facilities and adjustments to be inclusive of everyone.

How to apply

While it does not happen often, a role may close earlier than the listed date. If you’re keen to join our team, please apply as soon as you can. To find out more about HCRG Care Group, visit our website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Quality Lead, you’ll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group and receive access to rewards and benefits including:

• £55,690 - £62,682 depending on experience with group pension
• Private medical insurance with fast access to specialists
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub with discounts and cashback
• Salary access to help cover emergencies
• Wellbeing support and access to career coaching and counselling
• eLearning, career pathways and ongoing professional development

Disclosure: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS disclosure where applicable.