Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point’s Leicestershire and Rutland Substance Use Services as a Quality, Governance and Safeguarding Manager.

Role Responsibilities

The Quality, Governance and Safeguarding Manager will undertake tasks to support performance improvement at both individual and service level and continuously assess compliance against regulatory standards. They will lead on mortality and morbidity processes ensuring compliance with CQC notifications; the individual will also lead on CQC readiness and preparation for CQC inspections.

The Quality, Governance & Safeguarding Manager will have oversight of safeguarding pathways including agreeing information sharing protocols; they will also have oversight of the service’s safeguarding practice and work to identify and support improvements in this area.

Management and oversight of the services audit cycle will form a key part of this role

The individual will be expected to maintain and develop working links and partnerships with key departments and individuals and actively engage with both local and national forums. They will also provide supervision and coaching of relevant roles within the service

The Ideal Candidate

You will have experience of working within a health or social care setting and have knowledge of relevant legislation. You will understand reporting and data and be able to use this to shape service and individual improvement. Experience of working within a safeguarding/adult social care setting will be important and a qualification in social work will be of benefit to the candidate.  You will have excellent communication skills and be confident working with other agencies/partners to identify learning and opportunities to improve.  The role has various responsibilities, so flexibility and the ability to work dynamically is essential. We also look for candidates with excellent interpersonal skills who share our values as an organisation.

The successful candidate will be a highly effective communicator, efficient and organised and have a real passion for supporting the service to continuously improve. You must be engaging, enthusiastic and passionate and have a keen interest in substance use support services.

Starting salary £36,200 with annual pay progression up to £42,349 (Dependent on experience you may be offered a salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

About Us 

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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