Head of Health and Quality
Billericay, Essex | £51,000 | Full-Time, Permanent (flexible options available) | Hybrid Working
Make your next step a meaningful one
At Hamelin, we're redefining care for a better future. We support autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities to live their best lives and we're building inclusive, compassionate communities where everyone can belong.
We're growing our health and wellbeing offer and are looking for an experienced clinical leader to join us as our Head of Health and Quality.
About the role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to influence and shape high-quality services within a forward-thinking organisation.
Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, you'll provide leadership across health, quality and clinical governance. You'll ensure our services are safe, effective and continually improving while helping to shape the future direction of Hamelin's health and wellbeing offer.
As our Safeguarding Lead and Caldicott Guardian, you'll play a vital role in maintaining compliance, supporting colleagues and ensuring the voices of the people we support remain at the centre of everything we do.
What you'll do
- Lead health and wellbeing programmes across Hamelin, providing line management to project leads.
- Provide clinical leadership and advice to senior colleagues.
- Act as Safeguarding Lead and Caldicott Guardian.
- Ensure CQC compliance and maintain inspection readiness.
- Develop new health initiatives and strengthen partnerships with health and social care organisations.
- Lead and support a team delivering person-centred services.
About you
You're an experienced health or social care professional, having led teams before and with a passion for improving outcomes for autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities.
You might already be operating at Head of level or be looking for the opportunity to step into a broader leadership role.
What matters most is that you bring:
- Experience of clinical leadership, governance and safeguarding.
- Knowledge of CQC requirements and regulatory compliance.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- A commitment to person-centred, compassionate care.
- The ability to inspire confidence and support others to succeed.
- A collaborative and innovative approach.
What we offer
- A senior clinical leadership role in an ambitious, values-driven organisation.
- The opportunity to shape and grow Hamelin's health and wellbeing offer.
- Flexible working options and a supportive culture.
- Blue Light Card and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free on-site parking.
- Ongoing professional development and training.
- Pension scheme.
If you're looking to lead with purpose and help shape the future of health and wellbeing services, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £51,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Do you have significant experience in a clinical leadership or management role?
- Do you have experience of clinical governance, safeguarding and quality assurance in a health or social care setting?
- Do you have experience of CQC inspection processes and regulatory compliance ?
- Do you have knowledge of Caldicott principles and information governance requirements in health and social care?
- Will you be able to develop and deliver health and wellbeing programmes?
- Do you have am understanding of the health needs of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities?
- Do you hold knowledge of current NHS commissioning and adult social care policies?
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Billericay CM12
