Regional Quality Lead

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Daimler Green; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

33 days annual leave incl bank hols

Birthday off

Career development

Ely-Vate platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Stream wage access

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Quality Lead to drive quality assurance, governance, and regulatory readiness across a regional portfolio of hospitals and care homes in the South West of England and Wales. You will partner with operational and clinical teams, regulators, and commissioners to deliver sustained improvements in care and compliance.

The role requires strong knowledge of health and social care regulation, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to lead improvement programmes, monitor

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in health and/or social care, with quality improvement, regulation, governance and assurance.
• Self-motivated to deliver regional quality objectives.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with audit and improving practice.
• Ability to oversee multiple quality objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support quality assurance, governance and improvement initiatives across a regional portfolio.
• Ensure contractual, regulatory and organisational requirements are met.
• Prepare for inspections, respond to findings and embed improvements.
• Produce reports and business intelligence to support decision-making.
• Collaborate with operational and clinical teams to drive sustainable change.

Skills

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Audit & governance

Strategic planning

Education

Professional qualification desirable

Job description

Are you passionate about driving quality, compliance, and continuous improvement across healthcare services? Join Elysium Healthcare as a Quality Lead to support our hospitals and care homes in delivering outstanding standards of care, governance, and regulatory compliance.

This is a highly visible role that works closely with operational leaders, clinical teams, commissioners, and regulators to ensure services consistently meet contractual, regulatory, and organisational requirements. As a key member of the quality team, you will provide expert guidance, challenge, and support, helping services achieve excellence while improving outcomes for service users.

As Quality Lead, you will work across a portfolio of hospitals and care homes, supporting the delivery of quality assurance, governance, and improvement initiatives. You will help ensure contractual requirements from Provider Collaboratives, NHS partners, Local Authorities, and Integrated Care Boards are met, supporting the collection, analysis, and reporting of key performance indicators while identifying opportunities to enhance compliance and performance.

You will play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement by supporting quality improvement programmes, promoting best practice, sharing learning, and helping services implement sustainable improvements. Working closely with operational and clinical teams, you will identify areas for development, create action plans, and monitor progress to ensure successful outcomes.

A significant part of the role will focus on regulatory compliance. You will support services throughout the regulatory process, helping teams prepare for inspections, respond to findings, implement action plans, and embed lasting improvements. Acting as a trusted adviser, you will work in partnership with services and the central regulatory compliance team to ensure ongoing readiness and sustained compliance with regulatory standards.

You will also contribute to governance and assurance activities, attending governance meetings, producing reports and business intelligence, analysing trends, and providing insight to support informed decision-making. Through effective stakeholder engagement and strong attention to detail, you will help ensure risks are identified early and addressed proactively.

This is a regional based role, with regular travel across the South West of England and Wales.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Knowledge and Skills

• Extensive experience in health and/or social care, with a strong understanding of quality improvement, relevant regulation, governance and assurance within complex care environments. A relevant professional qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Self-motivated to deliver regional quality objectives
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills both internally and externally
• Extensive knowledge of audit and working alongside teams to improve practice
• Ability to be flexible and have oversight of multiple quality objectives

Experience

• Experience in governance, compliance, and quality improvement within the mental health and or LD/A sector.
• Experience of working closely with site teams supporting in service improvement within a hospital and or care home setting

Other Requirements

• Flexibility in working hours and location, as per contract of employment.
• Attend site a minimum of 4 days per week.
• Where a current UK driving licence is held, a copy will be required to be submitted, and driving may constitute a part of your role.

What You'll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Competitive annual salary
• £5,000 car allowance
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure