Adult Social Care Practice Lead – Quality Assurance Team

Adult Social Care Practice Lead – Quality Assurance Team

Position: Permanent, Full TimeSalary: £46,574 to £56,027 per annumLocation: ChelmsfordWorking Style: Anywhere worker (hybrid 2–3 days per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Work within the statutory legal framework and organisational policy, ensuring full compliance with the Care Act 2014, the Mental Health Act 1983, and subsequent amendments, including Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Continuing Healthcare. Provide authoritative advice on legislation, policy, and best practice guidance.
• Demonstrate expert practice, offering professional advice and support to colleagues through assisted fieldwork, audits, reflective practice and case reviews, contributing to continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Contribute to Adult Social Care research and development, participating in projects that inform service planning, innovation, and the creation of effective practice responses and support networks.
• Lead and undertake audits, investigations and quality reviews, translating findings into actionable improvements to drive consistency, quality and accountability across operational teams.
• Support service improvement activity, acting on inspection outcomes, audit findings and evaluation evidence to implement changes that lead to better outcomes for the people of Essex.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal teams, external partners and multi‑agency networks, taking a lead role in developing integrated approaches to practice.
• Develop, implement and oversee quality assurance and evaluation systems, ensuring that reviews of policy and practice remain aligned with current legislation, national developments and local priorities.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Qualified Social Worker, with Social Work England (SWE) registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards (e.g., professional capability framework, knowledge and skills statement).
• Substantial experience with the ability to carry out reviews, investigations and audits, communicating recommendations into programmes of work and ensuring these are implemented in practice.
• Deep understanding of delivery of high‑quality practice aligned to achievement of high‑quality outcomes, as measured through the application of the ASC Quality Assurance Framework.
• Experience within a social care setting with evidence of demonstrating exemplar standards of practice.
• Developing strong influential relationships with partners and other agencies to maintain and develop best practice and achieve joint objectives.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle (or ability to meet mobility requirements of the role through other means).

Additional Requirements

• Mobile throughout an operational area; driving licence required.
• DBS check required; must register with DBS update service and maintain subscription.

Equal Opportunities

Essex County Council is a Disability Confident Leader and commits to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job under the Job Interview Scheme. We also commit to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role. Reasonable adjustments can be requested during the process.

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