Quality Manager

Agincare; Easton; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Funded training

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a Senior Quality & Regulatory Leader to drive QA governance and regulatory compliance across services. Translate quality strategy into consistent practice, lead audit readiness, and collaborate with service leaders during inspections. Regular travel across UK sites to support high standards.

Reporting to the Group Quality Director, you will shape improvement actions, analyse data from audits and incidents, and ensure proactive risk management in a fast-growing organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations across multiple service types.
• Experience in a senior quality, governance or regulatory role.
• Background across services, especially Learning Disabilities and Supported Living.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the quality assurance and improvement programme.
• Ensure consistent implementation of audit frameworks.
• Drive inspection readiness with proactive preparation and recovery.
• Provide expert input into high-risk or complex services.
• Oversee governance and compliance processes and policies.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory and internal standards.
• Escalate risks appropriately and coordinate responses.
• Support regulatory engagements including CQC inspections.

Skills

CQC regulations

Senior quality role

Governance experience

Regulatory engagement

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Funded training and ongoing career development
• Blue Light Card discounts (travel, retail, leisure and more)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family
• Company pension scheme

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Leadership & Delivery: Lead delivery of the quality assurance and improvement programme
• Ensure consistent implementation of audit frameworks
• Drive inspection readiness, including preparation, support and recovery
• Provide expert input into high-risk or complex services
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure effective and consistent governance processes
• Oversee policies and quality procedures
• Maintain compliance with regulatory and internal standards
• Escalate risks appropriately
• Regulatory Support: CQC inspections and regulatory engagement
• Coordinate organisational responses and improvement plans
• Monitor inspection outcomes and emerging themes
• Embed inspection readiness into everyday practice
• Quality Intelligence & Improvement: Analyse data from audits, incidents, complaints and safeguarding
• Identify trends, risks and early warning indicators
• Turn insight into meaningful improvement actions
• Support strategic quality and clinical priorities
• Engagement & Visibility: Maintain a strong presence across services
• Build relationships with operational leaders and Registered Managers
• Promote a positive, improvement-focused approach to quality

What We're Looking For

• Strong knowledge of CQC regulations across multiple service types
• Experience in a senior quality, governance or regulatory role
• Background across services, especially Learning Disabilities and Supported Living
• Strong understanding of quality assurance and governance systems
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills
• Resilience and the ability to perform under pressure
• A values-driven, supportive approach with the ability to challenge constructively

Desirable

• Professional registration (e.g. NMC or HCPC)
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children's Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering
guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isn't the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers#LI-KD1TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Description

Package Description: Agincare is strengthening its regional and national Quality function, making this an exciting time to join our growing organisation. As one of the UK's leading care providers, delivering safe, effective and high-quality services is central to our continued success.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Group Quality Director, you will play a pivotal role in translating quality strategy, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements into consistent, effective practice at service level. You'll bring energy, structure and pace-ensuring quality activity is risk-based, proportionate and aligned to organisational priorities. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring regular travel across services.

What We Offer

At Agincare, we are proud to be a family-run organisation.