Romford, United Kingdom | Posted on 05/13/2026
Salary: Up to £100,000 per annum + £5,000 car allowance
You must have experience with Nursing Homes/ Care Homes to apply for this role
We are proud to be partnering with a well-established elderly care provider to recruit an experienced and driven Head of Quality to oversee services across Essex, London and surrounding regions.
This is a senior leadership role for a quality-focused professional who lives and breathes standards, governance and continuous improvement within care home settings.
The Role
* Provide strategic and operational oversight of quality and compliance across a portfolio of elderly care homes
* Lead on CQC readiness, inspection preparation and post-inspection action planning
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives across clinical governance, safeguarding and risk management
* Support Home Managers and senior teams to embed robust audit and quality assurance frameworks
* Identify underperforming services and implement structured turnaround plans
* Ensure best practice, safe care delivery and regulatory compliance at all times
* Work closely with operational leadership to align quality with commercial sustainability
About You
* Significant senior-level quality leadership experience within elderly care homes – essential
* Strong working knowledge of the CQC framework and regulatory standards
* Proven track record improving and sustaining CQC ratings
* Experienced supporting ‘Requires Improvement’ or challenged services
* Confident, visible leader with the ability to influence at board and operational level
* Quality-driven, analytical and commercially aware
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