Compass Associates are partnering with an established care provider to appoint a Director of Care & Quality, overseeing a portfolio of nursing homes across Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Bedfordshire.
This is a pivotal senior leadership role, focused on elevating clinical standards, strengthening governance, and driving consistency in quality across multiple services.
Working closely with the executive team, you will play a key role in shaping clinical strategy, ensuring services not only meet but exceed regulatory expectations, while delivering genuinely person-centred care.
You will take full responsibility for care and quality across a multi-site portfolio, ensuring strong clinical governance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. A core part of the role is partnering with General Managers and clinical teams, providing both support and challenge to drive high standards and sustainable performance. You will act as the clinical voice within the senior leadership team, ensuring quality remains at the centre of all operational decision-making.
Clinical Strategy & Leadership – Set and drive the clinical vision across the portfolio, ensuring consistently high standards of care delivery Quality, Compliance & Governance – Maintain robust clinical governance frameworks, ensuring services are inspection-ready and aligned with CQC standards at all times Performance & Continuous Improvement – Use data and insight to identify risk, drive improvements, and deliver sustained enhancements in quality and outcomes Leadership & Capability Building – Develop and empower General Managers and clinical leaders, building strong, accountable, and high-performing teams Resident Experience & Outcomes – Champion person-centred care, improving resident wellbeing, satisfaction, and overall quality of life Specialist Care Excellence – Embed best practice across dementia care, end-of-life care, and complex nursing services Stakeholder Engagement – Act as a key point of contact for regulators and external stakeholders, building credibility and confidence in service delivery
This role requires a credible, experienced clinical leader with a strong track record in multi-site care environments.
Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with an active NMC PIN (essential) Proven experience in a senior clinical leadership role within the care home sector Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and inspection frameworks Demonstrable success in improving quality ratings across multiple services Commercial awareness, balancing quality with performance Willingness to travel regularly across the region
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Director of Care & Quality Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire Salary: £90,000 – £100,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits
Compass Associates are partnering with an established care provider to appoint a Director of Care & Quality, overseeing a portfolio of nursing homes across Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Bedfordshire.
This is a pivotal senior leadership role, focused on elevating clinical standards, strengthening governance, and driving consistency in quality across multiple services.
Working closely with the executive team, you will play a key role in shaping clinical strategy, ensuring services not only meet but exceed regulatory expectations, while delivering genuinely person-centred care.
You will take full responsibility for care and quality across a multi-site portfolio, ensuring strong clinical governance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. A core part of the role is partnering with General Managers and clinical teams, providing both support and challenge to drive high standards and sustainable performance. You will act as the clinical voice within the senior leadership team, ensuring quality remains at the centre of all operational decision-making.
Clinical Strategy & Leadership – Set and drive the clinical vision across the portfolio, ensuring consistently high standards of care delivery Quality, Compliance & Governance – Maintain robust clinical governance frameworks, ensuring services are inspection-ready and aligned with CQC standards at all times Performance & Continuous Improvement – Use data and insight to identify risk, drive improvements, and deliver sustained enhancements in quality and outcomes Leadership & Capability Building – Develop and empower General Managers and clinical leaders, building strong, accountable, and high-performing teams Resident Experience & Outcomes – Champion person-centred care, improving resident wellbeing, satisfaction, and overall quality of life Specialist Care Excellence – Embed best practice across dementia care, end-of-life care, and complex nursing services Stakeholder Engagement – Act as a key point of contact for regulators and external stakeholders, building credibility and confidence in service delivery
This role requires a credible, experienced clinical leader with a strong track record in multi-site care environments.
Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with an active NMC PIN (essential) Proven experience in a senior clinical leadership role within the care home sector Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and inspection frameworks Demonstrable success in improving quality ratings across multiple services Commercial awareness, balancing quality with performance Willingness to travel regularly across the region
Direct impact on quality, compliance, and resident outcomes Competitive base salary Performance-related bonus Company car or car allowance Ongoing professional development and leadership training…