Regional Performance & Improvement Assessor

Regional Performance & Improvement Assessor

£56,650 plus 2.5k car allowance

Excelcare is a privately owned nursing and care home provider established for over 34 years. Our London and Milton Keynes Region comprises 10 care homes. We have an excellent opportunity for a Regional Performance & Improvement Assessorto join a strong and well-established Home Management and Regional Team.

Purpose of the role

Reporting to the Deputy Regional Operations Director (DROD), your role will be to undertake audits and reviews to support and embed the Company’s quality Framework in relation to the delivery of care offered to the people we support and the overall management of the homes. To understand and monitor the practices within the homes in line with Company standards and measure outcomes, checking that our services are effective for the people who use them. Your role will be based in London with an expectation of travelling to Milton Keynes when needed.

About the Regional Performance & Improvement Assessor role

• To work within the Company’s Quality Framework to monitor the identified Key performance indicators for Oversight and Governance.
• Work together with auditors in our other two regions to ensure that requirements of the quality framework are me together.
• Co-ordinate audit and visit schedules in line with regulatory, contractual and company requirements and in collaboration with the Home Managers and DROD.
• To ensure that each home has the required suite of audits completed in line with the Quality framework.
• Undertake pre-audit research and collate data to prepare for audits and identify areas of interest.
• Record, analyse and report findings from audits and quality reviews ensuring that the identified company systems are used in full.
• Produce SMART action plans on the company’s system in line with audit and review findings, supporting company-wide continuous improvement ensuring they are high quality and timely feeding back to the Deputy Regional Operations Director (DROD) and Regional Operations Director (ROD).
• To raise safeguarding or serious non–compliance and risk issues to the Home Manager, (DROD) and ROD as appropriate for any risks identified.
• To ensure that all audits are completed in a non-bias approach and support in provision of any information in relation to audits or audit reports completed. 
• To provide a monthly report for each home on the barriers, themes etc identified.
• Provide feedback on audit tools and how scoring reflects findings to ROD and raising identified scorings with the Care Quality & Governance team and Chief Operating Officer.
• Promote a culture of openness, honesty and transparency around clinical governance matters through encouraging the sharing of practice and recognition of areas of improvement and excellence.
• Ensure that your own mandatory/statutory training is always up to date.
• Report on status of mandatory/statutory training as part of the audit process
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of CQC regulations and standards as well as legislative requirements in line with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 & Health, Social Care Act code of practice on the prevention and control of infections 2008, Health and Safety at work act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999, Food Safety standards Safer food, better business 2019.
• Attendance of regional meetings as required.
• Set clear lines of communication (e.g., via email, Teams meetings, etc) to individual homes and teams with updates regarding oversight and governance.
• Ensure you work to the Excelcare values in all interactions, striving to achieve outstanding for the people who live in our care homes, team members, families, and external professionals.
• Undertake any other oversight and governance tasks to meet the needs of the organisation as recommended and directed by the DROD and ROD.

About you

• A Management, audit or nurse qualification in the Health and Social care space would be desirable.
• Competent in the use of auditing systems
• Experience of working in nursing/care homes.
• Experience of managing quality and governance within the health and social care sector
• A detailed and accurate report writer – able to present complex information to a variety of audiences.
• Competent user of MS Office packages and systems
• Experience of observing and assessing skills and providing constructive feedback. 
• Car owner and full driving licence to be able to travel across services as required – car allowance and business mileage is paid from the regional office.
• Flexibility to travel across regions and to our Support Office in Bromley as necessary.
• Able to work independently and part of a team.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to identify trends and themes.
• Ability to remain impartial.
• Understanding of CQC regulations and legislation
• Up to date knowledge of the Care Act, Health & Social Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.

What you can expect in return

• 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking*
• DBS Certificate paid for by Excelcare*
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme
• Annual Salary Review
• Comprehensive Induction Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding up to £500 for every person you refer*
• Team Appreciation Days
• Long service awards

*Terms & Conditions apply

If this sounds like your next career move, please apply online today.