Job Title: Quality Lead and Registered Manager Location: Southend-on-Sea Salary: £45,000 to £55,000 depending on experience Job type: Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week Are you an experienced leader in adult social care with a passion for quality, continuous improvement and delivering outstanding care? Southend Care is looking for an ambitious and motivated Quality Lead and Registered Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping quality across our organisation while maintaining Registered Manager responsibility for our CQC regulated Shared Lives scheme. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with the Director of Operations, influencing quality across a diverse range of adult social care services and helping ensure the people we support receive safe, effective and person-centred care. About the role As Quality Lead, you will champion continuous improvement across Southend Care. You''ll lead our quality assurance programme, support services to prepare for inspections, identify opportunities for learning and improvement, and provide assurance to senior leaders through insightful reporting and analysis. Alongside this organisation-wide role, you will be the Registered Manager for our Shared Lives scheme, ensuring the service continues to provide high quality, family-based support that enables people to live fulfilling and independent lives. This is an opportunity to make a real difference, influencing organisational strategy while supporting frontline services to achieve ..... full job details .....