Practice Auditor – fixed-term for two years – Scott House, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
The Quality Assurance and Practice Standards Team is developing- do you want to be part of our journey?
Our Quality Assurance and Practice Standards Team plays a key role in supporting and improving adult social care practice across Cambridgeshire. Working closely with senior leaders, managers and frontline teams, we help to identify and celebrate good practice, explore opportunities for learning and development, and ensure that the people we support receive high-quality services that make a real difference to their lives.
The team provides evidence-based assurance through audits, case reviews and engagement with services, helping the organisation understand what is working well and where improvements can be made. We also support a wide range of practice improvement activities, including developing guidance and resources, facilitating learning opportunities, and working collaboratively with teams and partners to promote excellent social care practice.
As a Practice Auditor, you will be at the heart of improving practice across Adult Social Care. Through undertaking audits, analysing practice, identifying trends and supporting service improvements, you will help ensure that we meet our statutory responsibilities, maintain highprofessional standards and deliver services that reflect the needs, wishes and outcomes of the people we support.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and growing team with a strong focus on learning, development and practice excellence. The role offers the opportunity to influence service improvement across the organisation at a time of continued development and innovation in Adult Social Care.
Interviews will be held at New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald on Thursday 27th August.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Rebecca Richards, Quality Assurance and Practice Standards Manager, on 07483 129585.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Standard Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
We are looking for an enthusiastic, analytical and passionate individual who is committed to improving outcomes for adults and promoting high standards of social care practice.
You will bring:
- A good understanding of Adult Social Care legislation, statutory responsibilities and best practice.
- Experience of working within Adult Social Care, Health, Safeguarding, Quality Assurance or a related environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write reports and present information to different audiences.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret information, identify trends and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Experience of building positive and productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office applications and electronic case recording systems.
- A commitment to continuous professional development and improving practice standards.
- An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how these values inform practice.
We recognise that excellent candidates may not have direct quality assurance or auditing experience. If you have worked in social care, health, safeguarding, service improvement, compliance, regulation, performance analysis, quality management or a similar environment, and can demonstrate strong analytical, communication and relationship-building skills, we would encourage you to apply.
Most importantly, you will be someone who is curious, objective, motivated to improve practice, and passionate about ensuring the best possible outcomes for the people we support.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…