Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance
Job overview
The Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance will
Lead and manage Trust-wide quality assurance and compliance functions, ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks such as Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
Develop and implement strategies that drive continuous improvement in quality and patient safety.
Provide expert advice to senior leaders, including the Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Group Executives, and Directors, on compliance-related matters.
Oversee the Trust’s response to internal and external inspections, ensuring robust action plans and follow-ups.
Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and excellence across the organisation.
he Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance is a key senior leadership position within the Trust, dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. Reporting directly to the Group Chief Nursing Officer, this role provides strategic oversight and leadership in delivering excellence in patient care and compliance with statutory requirements.
The postholder will lead the development and implementation of strategies to maintain and enhance quality assurance systems, ensuring alignment with national regulatory frameworks such as those set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). By fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, this role is critical in driving the Trust’s vision of delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance will work collaboratively with the Corporate Nursing and Governance Teams to drive the Trust's commitment to delivering high-quality, safe, and effective patient care. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the postholder will provide strategic oversight and operational leadership to ensure robust systems for compliance, risk management, and quality assurance are in place and effectively executed.
Develop and implement a Trust-wide quality assurance and compliance strategy that aligns with organisational goals and statutory requirements.Act as the senior lead for all regulatory inspections, including preparing, coordinating, and responding to external audits and reviews.
Regulatory Oversight: Ensure the Trust complies with all legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements, mitigating risks and maintaining accountability.
Provide assurance to the Board of Directors regarding the Trust’s quality compliance performance.
Lead and inspire teams to prioritize quality and compliance, embedding a culture of safety, transparency, and learning across the organisation.
Design and deliver training programs to support staff in meeting compliance and quality standards.
Work closely with Clinical Group Executives, Directors of Nursing, and external regulatory bodies to address risks, share insights, and drive improvements.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- Significant experience of leadership & management at a very senior level
- Experience of working across systems / geographies