Head of Quality & Safeguarding
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £59,961 i £65,471 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Maidenhead, Windsor & Maidenhead |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Join Our Adult Social Care Leadership Team – Champion Excellence in Quality and Safeguarding
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Quality and Safeguarding to join us!
We are recruiting a strategic and compassionate leader to take forward quality assurance, safeguarding governance, and professional standards across Adult Social Care at the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. This important role is central to delivering our Social Care Futures vision and ensuring that our workforce is confident, skilled, and supported to deliver safe, person-centred, strengths-based care.
This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working, and a salary of £59,961 £65,471 per annum.
Why now?
It’s a great time to join RBWM. We’ve started our transformation journey—Living Well Together—a vision shaped by staff that’s about helping residents live well and enabling our teams to work well together in a connected, compassionate, and forward-thinking environment. We’re investing in new roles, new technology, and enhanced learning and development to support our teams and improve outcomes.
Our latest staff survey shows:
92% of colleagues feel their work is meaningful
87% say their line manager demonstrates the council’s values
But don’t just take our word for it—watch our staff videos to hear directly from our teams about what it’s like to work here:
Adult social care careers | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
About the role
As Head of Quality and Safeguarding, you will report directly to the Deputy Director of Adult Social Care and work closely with the Principal Social Worker, Principal Occupational Therapist, and the Service Team Manager for the Safeguarding & DoLS Hub.
You will:
Lead quality assurance and safeguarding governance across all adult social care teams.
Champion professional standards and reflective practice.
Ensure statutory responsibilities under the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and other legislation are met with integrity and compassion.
Drive continuous improvement and embed a culture of learning, accountability, and co-production.
Contribute to RBWM’s strategic priorities: building inclusive, healthy communities, promoting prevention and choice, and delivering compassionate, high-quality services.
What we offer
32 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Flexible working, including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance
Generous Local Government Pension Scheme, including life cover (3x annual salary) and AVC options
Free employee parking close to the offices
Social Work England Registration Fees reimbursed
Give As You Earn scheme
Instant Reward Scheme to recognise and reward innovative achievement
Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling, advice and information
Access to discounts and deals with hundreds of retailers, including discounted gym memberships and travel deals
Interview Date 30th October 2025
If you wish to discuss this position informally, please contact Kate Concannon (Deputy Director Adult Social Care) at kate.concannon@rbwm.gov.uk.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Quality and Safeguarding to join us!
We are recruiting a strategic and compassionate leader to take forward quality assurance, safeguarding governance, and professional standards across Adult Social Care at the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. This important role is central to delivering our Social Care Futures vision and ensuring that our workforce is confident, skilled, and supported to deliver safe, person-centred, strengths-based care.
This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working, and a salary of £59,961 £65,471 per annum.
Why now?
It’s a great time to join RBWM. We’ve started our transformation journey—Living Well Together—a vision shaped by staff that’s about helping residents live well and enabling our teams to work well together in a connected, compassionate, and forward-thinking environment. We’re investing in new roles, new technology, and enhanced learning and development to support our teams and improve outcomes.
Our latest staff survey shows:
92% of colleagues feel their work is meaningful
87% say their line manager demonstrates the council’s values
But don’t just take our word for it—watch our staff videos to hear directly from our teams about what it’s like to work here:
Adult social care careers | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
About the role
As Head of Quality and Safeguarding, you will report directly to the Deputy Director of Adult Social Care and work closely with the Principal Social Worker, Principal Occupational Therapist, and the Service Team Manager for the Safeguarding & DoLS Hub.
You will:
Lead quality assurance and safeguarding governance across all adult social care teams.
Champion professional standards and reflective practice.
Ensure statutory responsibilities under the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and other legislation are met with integrity and compassion.
Drive continuous improvement and embed a culture of learning, accountability, and co-production.
Contribute to RBWM’s strategic priorities: building inclusive, healthy communities, promoting prevention and choice, and delivering compassionate, high-quality services.
What we offer
32 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Flexible working, including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance
Generous Local Government Pension Scheme, including life cover (3x annual salary) and AVC options
Free employee parking close to the offices
Social Work England Registration Fees reimbursed
Give As You Earn scheme
Instant Reward Scheme to recognise and reward innovative achievement
Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling, advice and information
Access to discounts and deals with hundreds of retailers, including discounted gym memberships and travel deals
Interview Date 30th October 2025
If you wish to discuss this position informally, please contact Kate Concannon (Deputy Director Adult Social Care) at kate.concannon@rbwm.gov.uk.