Head of Care and Compliance

Kent Autistic Trust supports over 110 autistic people with complex needs in Kent and Medway and delivers good and outstanding specialist services. We have an award-winning PBS team and an Operational Manager and team overseeing registered managers. We are now seeking a senior operational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Head of Care and Compliance.

This is a leadership role rooted in positive management and culture. We are looking for someone who can;

o Lead through others
o Champion the rights, dignity and voice of autistic adults
o Create the conditions for services to be Well Led, rights rights based and ambitious for outstanding.

As the Trusts Nominated Individual, you will hold statutory accountability for quality, safeguarding, compliance and care governance across a complex, multisite organisation. Day to day service delivery is led by operational and Registered Manager teams; your role is to set standards, support and challenge leaders, exercise professional judgement and provide organisational assurance.

You will work closely with managers to build confidence and capability, embed learning from risk and safeguarding, and ensure that quality is driven by good leadership and strong management, not compliance alone. Inspection readiness is achieved through consistently good practice and not inspection led behavior., For this role you will need to hold a driving license and have access to your own vehicle. The role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

We are seeking a values led, credible senior leader with substantial experience in CQC regulated adult social care, who believes that achieving Outstanding is about people, rights, leadership and culture, and who can operate calmly and authoritatively at organisational level.

CLOSING DATE: 30 May 2026

Benefits We Offer you as The Head of Quality and Compliance:

We offer many benefits, which include some salary sacrifice arrangements, although some benefits are dependent on a minimum earnings threshold:

o 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
o Company Sick Pay after 12 months service
o Death in Service Benefits
o Long Service and Contribution Recognition Awards
o Pension (after 3 months)
o Employee Assistance Programme, with counselling services
o Significant Retail and Leisure Discount Scheme that could save staff an average of £1,000 pa
o Blue Light Card
o Discounted Gym Membership
o Financial Well-being Scheme (loans and savings)
o Superb paid training
o Refer a Friend
o Paid DBS Check

Our Values and Commitment:

o Autistic people are at the heart of all we do
o We are honest, proactive, independent, and adaptable
o We take pride in developing and delivering a high-quality service
o We adopt an innovative and can-do attitude
o We are ambitious and work with individuals to help them achieve their potential
o We respect and recognise the importance of family and friends and their involvement

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