Head of Quality- Elderly Care Homes

Head of Quality – Elderly Care Location: Essex, London & Surrounding Areas 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 Nurse qualified (RGN/RMN) ideal, but not essential Confident, visible leader with the ability to influence at board and operational level Quality-driven, analytical and commercially aware Our Promise: At New Way Recruitment, we believe in Heart-Led Hiring in Care. Guided by our ethos of “Recruiting with Care, Placing with Purpose”, we are committed to a recruitment experience where compassion meets opportunity. Our promise is simple: a heart-led, confidential, and individually tailored approach for every candidate and client we support. You can be assured that our team handles every step of the process with integrity, understanding, and genuine care. If you’re considering your next move and this job sounds like something you would be interested in then please don’t hesitate to get in touch - we’re here to help. INDHP