ASC QA & Imp Lead Occupational Therapist

Overview

Walsall Council, NEW! Assurance Team Opportunities

We’re looking for talented people ... In Adult Social Care we are committed to continuous Improvement and have secured investment in a new team to support with quality assurance and ensuring the workforce have the tools they need.

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for adults who draw on care and support? Do you have strong analytical skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to influence quality across a complex social care system? If so, we’d love you to join us.

up to £59,490 pa (pay scales under review)

The Adult Social Care Assurance & Business Manager will lead the assurance team, manage resources and projects focused on Adult Social Care improvements, support business planning, and ensure compliance with reporting requirements.

• Key duties: Responsibilities include gathering and analysing data for service improvement, working with Business Insights for compliance, monitoring service performance, producing assurance reports, and leading CQC self-assessment and readiness.

The role involves supporting the ASC continuous improvement programme, developing strategic plans and guidance, managing the directorate risk register and business continuity plan, and shaping communications internally and externally.

up to £50,269 pa (pay scales under review)

This position supports the Principal Occupational Therapist in promoting and overseeing occupational therapy practice and will lead the quality assurance and improvement activities. It involves promoting learning from practice, developing & delivering training, and overseeing audit schedules to inform improvements.

• Key duties: To drive improvements in occupational therapy practice standards, disseminate best practices, and ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards.

The role includes developing evidence-based social care methodologies, promoting innovation, implementing peer mentoring and supervision models, and supporting strengths-based practice.

• Responsibilities include managing case file audits to enhance practice quality, preparing for CQC assurance visits and peer reviews, and producing quality assurance reports for relevant meetings.

up to £50,269 pa (pay scales under review)

This position supports the Principal Social Worker in promoting and overseeing social work practice, leading quality assurance and improvement activities focused on social work within Adult Social Care.

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  These include developing and delivering training, developing procedures, managing audits, analysing findings for improvement, and ensuring dissemination of learning across the service.

Develop evidence-based social care methodologies, promote innovation, peer mentoring, peer supervision, and support strengths-based practice.

• Manage case file audits to ensure high-quality practice reflecting lived experiences, contribute to CQC visits, peer reviews, and produce quality assurance reports.

up to £41,711 pa (pay scales under review)

The procedures, guidance and reform lead is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating adult social care procedures and guidance, ensuring alignment with legal frameworks and the directorate plan. The role includes research, stakeholder engagement, project support, and compliance monitoring.

• Key duties: Modernising services and social care practices, supporting strategy development, horizon scanning for policy changes, collaborating with partners, monitoring service performance, and managing risk mitigation. The role also supports inspection preparations and compliance with reporting requirements.

up to £34,434 pa x 2 posts (pay scales under review)

The Adult Social Care Assurance & Improvement Officers support the assurance and improvement team to implement and monitor quality assurance…