Head of Quality- Elderly Care Homes

Romford, United Kingdom Posted on 05/13/2026

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.

• 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

• 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
• Confident, visible leader with the ability to influence at board and operational level
• Quality-driven, analytical and commercially aware