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Quality & Assurance Lead

The closing date is 30 September 2025

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Job summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit a Quality and Assurance Lead to work across our organisation.

The postholder will lead on clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and risk management across all the Options for Care services. You will work in partnership with the Registered Managers, Head of Therapies and Operations Director to drive continuous improvement across all of the Organisation, promoting consistency and ensuring all aspects of direct care are delivered at the highest quality.

Main duties of the job

Support the quality and performance of CQC Registered Managers, use clinical metrics and data to identify risks and ensure safe effective care. Provide overall organisational assurance to internal and external stakeholders. Contribute to strategic initiatives including reflective and restrictive practice, policy development and service innovation. Strong understanding of the national and local legislations and CQC regulatory framework. Previous demonstratable experience of Quality assurance and understanding of the audit cycle.

About us

Options for Care provides mental health recovery services in Birmingham. Our primary objective is to empower service users and help them realise their full potential through improvements in their quality of life and a steady progression towards recovery, culminating in successful discharge. We are proud to share our unwavering commitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience From £47,000

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0277-25-0027

Job locations

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT


106 Moseley Road

Birmingham

B12 0HG


Orchard House

Holly Lane

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9JP


4 Montague Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B16 9HR


Job description

Job responsibilities

A key element of this role is to ensure evidence based clinical interventions are provided to service users, offering clinical leadership through direct support and role modelling best practice. In collaboration with the Registered Managers, Head of Therapies, Health Care Training Lead, and Operations Director the postholder will support continuous clinical and professional development for staff through on the job coaching, mentoring, supervision, and training.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A key element of this role is to ensure evidence based clinical interventions are provided to service users, offering clinical leadership through direct support and role modelling best practice. In collaboration with the Registered Managers, Head of Therapies, Health Care Training Lead, and Operations Director the postholder will support continuous clinical and professional development for staff through on the job coaching, mentoring, supervision, and training.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Qualification
  • Degree level education or equivalent
  • Professional and personal development related to rehabilitation and recovery
  • Experience of working within the mental health sector
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Able to demonstrate experience of negotiating and influencing change in a clinical setting
  • Understanding of infection prevention and control
  • Awareness of safeguarding agendas in Mental Health and associated legislation
  • Familiarity with current data protection and information governance legislation and guidelines
  • Evidence of understanding of the principles of clinical governance and relationship to mental health care
  • Knowledge of clinical risk assessment and management
  • Delivery of clinical supervision
  • Experience of audit, improving practice and reviewing incidents
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Qualification
  • Degree level education or equivalent
  • Professional and personal development related to rehabilitation and recovery
  • Experience of working within the mental health sector
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Able to demonstrate experience of negotiating and influencing change in a clinical setting
  • Understanding of infection prevention and control
  • Awareness of safeguarding agendas in Mental Health and associated legislation
  • Familiarity with current data protection and information governance legislation and guidelines
  • Evidence of understanding of the principles of clinical governance and relationship to mental health care
  • Knowledge of clinical risk assessment and management
  • Delivery of clinical supervision
  • Experience of audit, improving practice and reviewing incidents

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Options for Care

Address

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT


Employer's website

https://optionsforcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Options for Care

Address

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT


Employer's website

https://optionsforcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Director

Amy Goodson

HR@optionsforcare.net

07776992847

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience From £47,000

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0277-25-0027

Job locations

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT


106 Moseley Road

Birmingham

B12 0HG


Orchard House

Holly Lane

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9JP


4 Montague Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B16 9HR


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