Quality Manager

Agincare; South Littleton; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary up to £60,000 per annum (depend

Funded training and ongoing career dev

Résumé du poste

Agincare is seeking an experienced, values-led Quality Manager to provide operational expertise across a diverse portfolio of services and to drive quality excellence across the organisation.

Reporting directly to the Group Quality Director, you will translate quality strategy and regulatory requirements into consistent practice at service level, deliver risk-based quality activity, and travel regularly across services to maintain inspection readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong regulatory knowledge across health and social care
• 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 under pressure and constructive challenge

Responsabilités

• Lead delivery of the quality assurance and improvement programme
• Ensure consistent implementation of audit frameworks
• Drive inspection readiness and support recovery
• Provide expert input into high-risk or complex services
• Maintain governance processes and oversight of quality procedures
• Support CQC inspections and regulatory engagement
• Analyze data from audits, incidents and safeguarding to drive improvements
• Engage with operational leaders to promote a quality-focused culture

Connaissances

Regulatory knowledge

Quality leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Audit & inspection readiness

Data analysis

Formation

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Description du poste

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.

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.

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.

We are looking for an experienced, values-led Quality Manager to provide operational expertise across a diverse portfolio of services and to drive quality excellence across the organisation.

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 that supports both our service users and our people to thrive.

Your Benefits Include

• 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

We’re seeking a confident, experienced quality professional with strong regulatory knowledge and a proven track record in health or social care.

You Will Have

• 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