Job Description

The Meath's beautiful Grade II listed manor house, together with our high-needs facility, Bradbury House, and the Meath Skills and Enterprise Centre, are all set in landscaped grounds. A few minutes' walk from the centre of Godalming and a stone's throw from Godalming railway station, we are in a superb location, affording easy access to local amenities.

As the Quality & Compliance Assistant, you will have working knowledge of CQC standards and safeguarding principles, supporting the day-to-day responsibilities of the Quality & Compliance Manager in safeguarding and continuously improving the standards of care, safety, and governance across The Meath. The post-holder will help embed our values of

Collaboration, Care, Pride, Inclusivity & Empowerment

by coordinating audits, maintaining compliance documentation, and promoting a culture of learning.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in enhancing our commitment to providing exceptional care and supporting us on our journey to an 'outstanding' CQC rating.

What we offer:

You will be entitled to an excellent benefits package and enjoy a great working environment and practices:

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) Generous pension scheme - employer 7% contribution / employee 5% contribution. Free on-site Gym Godalming station less than 5 mins walk away / free car parking on-site. DBS free of charge. Free on-site parking. Employee referral programme

Your duties and the experience required of a Quality & Compliance Officer will include, but not be limited to:

Assist with ongoing monitoring of CQC standards, Fundamental Standards, NICE guidance and other statutory requirements as directed by the Q&C Manager.

Support the Q&C Manager to track actions from audits, inspection reports, PIR returns, safeguarding notifications and statutory submissions.

Carry out scheduled and ad-hoc audits (on-site and remote) covering medication management, person-centred care, infection prevention, finance handling, environment & H&S as directed by the Q&C Manager and collate findings.

Collate data in order for the Q&C Manager to draft and format monthly quality reports, board packs and stakeholder briefings.

Assist with data collection and administrative duties as directed by the Q&C Manager.

Essential:

Experience working in social-care, healthcare or a regulated setting.

Working knowledge of CQC standards and safeguarding principles.

Confident in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams).

Strong written skills - able to produce clear, evidence-based reports.

Excellent verbal communication and active-listening skills.

Analytical, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.

Comfortable working independently on-site visits and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Resident-centred, respectful and inclusive.

Proactive, solutions-focused and keen to learn.

Desirable:

Previous audit / quality-assurance experience.

Familiarity with policy writing, project work or service development.

Data-visualisation or dashboard skills (e.g., Power BI, Excel pivots).

Inclusivity & Diversity:

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our charity in supporting our inspirational residents.

Our values are embedded into our culture here at The Meath, designed by our team, and how we live our every day:

We are

COLLABORATIVE

- We are trusting, We achieve more together, We communicate
We

CARE

- We are person-centred, We are respectful, We are skilled & knowledgeable
We are

PROUD

- We work as a team, We take pride in the people that we support, We take pride in our community
We are

INCLUSIVE

- Everyone is important, Everyone has a voice, Everyone is welcome
We

EMPOWER

- We are creative, We are positive, We support individual development & achievement

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site gym On-site parking Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person