Join Our Adult Social Care Leadership Team – Champion Excellence in Quality and Safeguarding We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Quality and Safeguarding to join us! Are you ready for your next step in 2026? Are you already a Service Manager or an experienced Team Manager ready to take the next step, do you want to work in a smaller Local Authority, with a big heart for people, this role is for you. Our Latest Staff Survey Shows 92% of colleagues feel their work is meaningful 87% say their line manager demonstrates the council’s values About But don’t just take our word for it—watch our staff videos to hear directly from our teams about what it’s like to work here: Adult social care careers | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead About The Role As Head of Quality & Safeguarding, you will provide strategic leadership of our Quality & Safeguarding Service, bringing together our Safeguarding & DoLS Hub and the new Practice Development Team. You’ll work hand‑in‑hand with our professional leaders to raise practice standards, strengthen governance, and ensure safe, person‑centred care across Adult Social Care. You will have direct oversight of the Principal Social Worker (PSW), Principal Occupational Therapist (POT), CHC Lead, and Policy, Research & Information Officer, embedding learning, audit and continuous improvement across all teams. Why join RBWM? RBWM is on a transformation journey— Living Well Together —with a clear vision inspired by Social Care Future: to enable people to live in the place they call home, with the people and things they love, in communities that look out for one another, doing the things that matter to them. You will play a central role in delivering that vision through safeguarding leadership, practice development, and quality assurance. What You’ll Lead Safeguarding Hub & DoLS: Oversight of section 42 enquiries, MSP, Multi Agency Risk Framework, and DoLS authorisations; ensuring timely, lawful and compassionate practice. Be the strategic lead for safeguarding, working in partnership with other agencies. Practice Development Team: Professional governance and development via the Principal Social Worker and Principal Occupational Therapist functions; strengthening supervision, audit and reflective practice. Working closely with our performance team. Transformation: Having a central role within the leadership team helping to develop strategy and shape policy. Key Responsibilities Set and monitor practice standards across ASC; lead the Quality Assurance Framework, thematic audits and learning loops. Provide expert safeguarding leadership; strengthen governance, performance, and MSP outcomes. Ensure robust DoLS processes and MCA practice, working closely with legal and partners. Lead professional development via the Principal Social Worker and Principal Occupational Therapist; champion supervision, reflective practice, ASYE/practice education expectations. Drive provider quality with the Care Quality Assurance Team; chair risk/quality meetings and coordinate multi‑agency actions. Contribute to transformation programmes and workforce strategy within Living Well Together, aligning improvements to the Adult Social Care Strategy and Council Plan. What You’ll Bring Leadership experience in adult social care safeguarding/quality with clear impact on practice and outcomes. Deep knowledge of the Care Act, MCA/DoLS, and safeguarding statutory guidance, with confidence to lead complex risk management. Strong audit, governance, and improvement skills; ability to turn insights into coaching, standards and measurable change. Collaborative, values‑driven leadership—able to inspire professional communities and build effective multi‑agency partnerships. Interview Date 28th January 2026 If you wish to discuss this position informally, please contact Kate Concannon (Deputy Director Adult Social Care) at kate.concannon@rbwm.gov.uk .