Interim Head of Quality and Assurance (Adults Commissioning)Duration: Approximately 6 monthsStart Date: ImmediateWorking Pattern: 1 2 days per week on site Walsall.Rate and IR35 NegotiableThe OpportunityThis is a critical interim leadership opportunity to lead the redesign and delivery of Adult Social Care Quality Assurance function during a significant period of transition. The Client is moving from an outsourced quality assurance model back to an in-house service and requires an experienced leader to establish a robust, visible and effective approach to quality oversight across the adult social care provider market.The successful candidate will take ownership of: Reviewing and strengthening governance and oversight arrangements for quality assuranceLeading the transition of the outsourced quality service back in-house, including workforce management implications and embedding a new operating structureEstablishing a proactive and visible quality presence within the provider market, ensuring officers are equipped to undertake quality visits and respond effectively to emerging concernsDesigning and embedding a refreshed quality assurance framework, including provider self-assessment processes and supporting technology solutionsProviding clear oversight of risk across the care market, including escalation into safeguarding processes where appropriateLeading recruitment activity and capability development within the newly structured quality function Candidates will bring: ..... full job details .....