At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supporting your career development, offer a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, experienced and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as an Associate Director of Quality based in our Central & South West Division.

About The Role

The role of Associate Director of Quality offers a fantastic opportunity within Avery Healthcare to ensure the exceptional standards of care delivery and quality services for our residents, relatives, and colleagues. Reporting to the Director of Quality and working with the Operational teams you will develop a culture that values the highest standards of care, safety, quality, and clinical risk.

• Leading by example, you will provide Leadership and take responsibility for ensuring robust quality assurance systems and processes, ensuring group quality indicators and regulatory requirements are fully satisfied and therefore ensuring that safe, quality care is delivered to residents.

• Our people are invaluable to us and for the future success of the business, you will inspire, coach, and develop a team of direct reports to take full accountability for ongoing development.

• Working with senior colleagues to drive continuous improvement, you will lead change and challenge conventional approaches, to create a learning organisation, offering expert advice on regulatory requirements, new services, and projects.

• Supporting the Director of Quality, you will provide professional nursing leadership and advice, supporting with any learning required.

• The health and wellbeing of everyone in our organisation is of the upmost importance to us so taking on the role of Infection Prevention Control lead, you will ensure that all policies are fit for purpose and up to date.

This rewarding role includes an attractive salary package, including performance incentives, travel expenses and benefits.

About You

You will lead by example, driving our vision to offer exceptional care and experience whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees, creating meaningful lives together. You will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

To be successful in your application, you must:

• Be a 1st level Registered Nurse (nursing home) with current NMC number

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Care & Quality role and be able to evidence experience of change management and impact

• Have proven experience in a leadership role, having managed a team successfully to deliver objectives

• Have a good knowledge of the regulatory framework

• Have the knowledge and understanding to analyse and interpret data to identify emerging risks, themes and trends and work with operational teams to identify practicable solutions

• Have the personal qualities to work with others, influence, negotiate and develop strong working relationships.

Please note this role will require:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

• A clear and enhanced DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery