Clinical Audit and Quality Lead United Kingdom (Remote) Reporting to: Senior Clinical Audit Lead Remuneration: Competitive, dependent upon experience- plus £1000 working from home allowance Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time - 40hours per week Location: Home-based/various UK meeting locations as required Closing Date for applications: Thursday 5th February 2026* About Us: Psychiatry UK is the UK’s leading provider of digital psychiatry services, working both privately and with the NHS to support children, teenagers and adults with expert, patient-centred care. A career with Psychiatry UK allows you to expand your knowledge, enhance your skills, and gain valuable life experience—all while enjoying the flexibility of a remote full-time role. As part of a leading online mental health service, you'll collaborate with innovative, forward-thinking professionals in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team committed to making a real difference. The Clinical Audit and Quality Lead plays a key role in supporting the quality team to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and governance standards across all services. The role involves leading and conducting clinical audits, advising operational and clinical teams, and promoting best practice to drive continuous improvement. The postholder will work closely with leadership and frontline colleagues to maintain healthy governance, identify early signs of risk, and implement proactive measures to enhance safety and quality. This includes fostering a culture of openness, person-centred care, and positive learning, while embedding quality as a core responsibility throughout the organisation. This is a home-based role (applicants must reside in the UK), though occasional travel may be required for face-to-face meetings at various locations within the UK. As our Clinical Audit and Quality Lead, you will: Ensure all services meet statutory and regulatory requirements, working towards regulator goals and ambitions, and provide targeted support to maintain compliance. Promote a culture of Outstanding care, openness, responsiveness, person-centred recovery, positive learning, and safety, embedding quality as a daily responsibility for all staff. Lead and support audits, mock inspections, and peer reviews to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities, using findings to drive continuous improvement and best practice. Provide advice, guidance, and practical support to operational teams, managers, and quality colleagues, acting as a role model and maintaining accessibility to service users and families. Collaborate with governance teams and stakeholders (e.g., CQC, NHS bodies) to maintain robust systems, policies, and relationships, and contribute to service improvement plans and quality strategies. Analyse data and intelligence to identify themes, develop improvement plans, and report findings; deliver training and support safeguarding, QI initiatives, and patient safety investigations. Produce clear, accurate audit reports and escalate where required. Provide feedback on quality performance to the senior clinical audit and quality lead or Head of clinical audit & quality. Support implementation and maintenance of systems (e.g., EPR, RADAR) and promote service user involvement in quality and safety developments. Support the Head of Clinical Audit & Quality in projects and tasks that align with the Quality strategy, including Internal Reviews. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of audit activity and outcomes. Support and advise clinical audit champions and staff involved in audit activity. Promote engagement in clinical audit and quality improvement across services. To succeed as our Clinical Audit and Quality Lead, you will be: An excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills, able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Highly organised and proactive, with a strong customer-focused approach and the flexibility to manage competing priorities effectively. Demonstrates sound analytical ability with experience in producing clear, accurate summaries and reports, underpinned by excellent attention to detail. Self-motivated and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care, with proven organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet service needs. Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience: · Experience working in clinical audit, quality, governance, or service improvement · Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, relevant legislation, and national health and social care policies. · Professional qualification or equivalent experience in quality-related roles, with sound understanding of the clinical audit cycle and quality improvement principles. · Understanding of best practice, national standards, and guidelines. · Strong problem-solving, analytical, and report-writing skills. · Ability to manage and deliver audits independently with appropriate support. Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Experience: Psychiatry UK: Supporting You We want you to enjoy your work while feeling healthy, happy, and appreciated. That’s why we’ve created a benefits package designed with you in mind. You’ll have access to a range of wellbeing perks, including a Health Cash Plan, Well Hub Subscription, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Annual Volunteering Day, Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay, Length of Service Bonus, Work from Home allowance and Pension options. At Psychiatry UK, we care about what matters to you. Recruitment Process At Psychiatry UK, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Our process includes: · Application · Profile review · Screening conversation · Competency based interview(s) If at any point you require any reasonable adjustments —such as additional time, assistive technology, or an alternative format for materials—please let us know. We are happy to accommodate your needs to ensure you have a fair and comfortable experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at recruitment@psychiatry-uk.com to discuss any adjustments that would support you. If this opportunity excites you, why not apply today? *We review applications as they come in and may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of interest. To ensure you don’t miss out, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.