Job Title: Area Quality Lead
Location: Barnsley but may be required to travel across the group
Employment Type: Full-Time | Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 4.00pm
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience
Industry: Residential / EMI Care Homes
About Us
Wood Care Group is a respected provider of high-quality residential and EMI (Elderly Mentally Infirm) care across our group of care homes. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of care, safety, and compliance across all our services.
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Area Quality Lead to join our team. This is a pivotal role ensuring that our care homes continuously meet regulatory standards and deliver exceptional care to our residents.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular audits across our group of care homes to assess compliance, care quality, and operational effectiveness.
- Report audit findings to the Senior Management Team, highlighting both strengths and areas requiring improvement.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement across services.
- Support care home managers in implementing action plans following audits.
- Keep up to date with current CQC standards and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with internal teams to promote a culture of continuous improvement.
- Able to support and aid development of services and home managers.
Requirements
- Experience in the care home sector is essential, ideally with knowledge of CQC regulations.
- Strong understanding of care quality standards and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent communication, observation, and report-writing skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
What We Offer
- £40,000 - £45,000 annual salary – depending on experience
- £3,000 car allowance (this covers all milage and personal care usage costs)
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunity to influence and improve care quality across multiple services
- Professional development opportunities
- A quarterly performance related bonus
- Training and development opportunities
- A company laptop and mobile phone
- Long Service Rewards
Apply now to make a meaningful impact on the quality of care across the Wood Care Group.
“Wood Care Group's main priority is the welfare and wellbeing of its residents and staff. We also understand the vital importance of having the best staff in place to support this vision. As a Company we have great communication, and we are always looking for ways to improve our employee's work life balance.” Michelle – Head of People
Please see our website for videos of what our home is like to work at! www.woodcaregroup.com (http://www.woodcaregroup.com/)
