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Director of Care & Quality Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire & Bedfordshire Salary: £90,000 - £100,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits The Opportunity Compass Associates are partnering with an established care provider to appoint a Director of Care & Quality, overseeing a portfolio of nursing homes across Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Bedfordshire. This is a pivotal senior leadership role, focused on elevating clinical standards, strengthening governance, and driving consistency in quality across multiple services. Working closely with the executive team, you will play a key role in shaping clinical strategy, ensuring services not only meet but exceed regulatory expectations, while delivering genuinely person-centred care. This is a high-impact position suited to an experienced clinical leader who is comfortable operating both strategically and operationally, with the credibility to influence at all levels. The Role You will take full responsibility for care and quality across a multi-site portfolio, ensuring strong clinical governance, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. A core part of the role is partnering with General Managers and clinical teams, providing both support and challenge to drive high standards and sustainable performance. You will act as the clinical voice within the senior leadership team, ensuring quality remains at the centre of all operational decision-making. Core Focus • Clinical Strategy & Leadership - Set and drive the clinical vision across the portfolio, ensuring consistently high standards of care delivery, • Quality, Compliance & Governance - Maintain robust clinical governance frameworks, ensuring services are inspection-ready and aligned with CQC standards at all times, • Performance & Continuous Improvement - Use data and insight to identify risk, drive improvements, and deliver sustained enhancements in quality and outcomes, • Leadership & Capability Building - Develop and empower General Managers and clinical leaders, building strong, accountable, and high-performing teams, • Resident Experience & Outcomes - Champion person-centred care, improving resident wellbeing, satisfaction, and overall quality of life, • Specialist Care Excellence - Embed best practice across dementia care, end-of-life care, and complex nursing services, • Stakeholder Engagement - Act as a key point of contact for regulators and external stakeholders, building credibility and confidence in service delivery What They’re Looking For This role requires a credible, experienced clinical leader with a strong track record in multi-site care environments. You will bring: • Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) with an active NMC PIN (essential), • Proven experience in a senior clinical leadership role within the care home sector, • Strong working knowledge of CQC regulations and inspection frameworks, • Demonstrable success in improving quality ratings across multiple services, • The ability to influence, support, and challenge senior operational leaders, • Commercial awareness, balancing quality with performance, • A visible, hands-on leadership style, • Willingness to travel regularly across the region Why This Role • Opportunity to shape and influence clinical standards across a multi-site portfolio, • Direct impact on quality, compliance, and resident outcomes, • Close working relationship with an engaged and supportive executive team, • A role combining strategic leadership with operational influence, • The chance to make a meaningful, visible difference across services The Package • Competitive base salary, • Performance-related bonus, • Company car or car allowance, • Ongoing professional development and leadership training, • Supportive and collaborative working environment Process A streamlined two-stage interview process, focused on experience, leadership capability, and cultural alignment. Next Steps For a confidential discussion, please contact: Zenon Raddon Lead Consultant – Compass Associates • 02393 877 352, • zraddon@compassltd.co.uk

This role involves overseeing the strategic direction and governance of FM services within a local authority. Essential qualifications include a Degree in Facilities Management and relevant professional membership. Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Facilities Management Lead for a 6-month contr

Role purpose To provide accurate scheduling, administration and resident/client communication support for general repairs and maintenance works. The Repairs Planner ensures jobs are logged correctly, appointments are booked efficiently, operatives are deployed to the right address on time, and routine updates and close-out documentation are processed in line with client requirements. Key working relationships • Repairs Co-ordinator (daily instructions, priorities, escalations). • DLO operatives and supervisors (diaries, access, attendance, updates). • Subcontractors (booking confirmations and access only; performance managed by the Repairs Co-ordinator). • Client portals (job logging, status updates, evidence uploads). • Commercial/Admin team (POs raised as instructed; paperwork for invoicing packs). Core responsibilities (what you are accountable for) • Receive job instructions via portals/email and log them accurately on internal and client systems (e.g. EWORKS, MS Portal) with correct address, access notes and scope. • Maintain live job statuses: update progress notes, appointment dates and completion information to provide a clear audit trail. • Plan and book visits for inspections/surveys and repairs in line with priorities set by the Repairs Co-ordinator and contractual SLAs. (Service Level Agreement). • Coordinate resident access: confirm appointments, manage no-access situations, rebook promptly and record clear reasons for missed appointments. • Produce and issue daily/weekly operative diaries and ensure operatives have correct job details, contact information and access arrangements. • Request and submit operative competency documents to the client (CSCS, qualifications, asbestos awareness, DBS where required, etc.) prior to attendance and maintain an up-to date expiry tracker. • Collate and upload evidence packs required by the contract: photos (before/during/after), completion notes, certificates and client-specific forms. • Administer snag close-out: issue snag lists received from supervisors/clients, track actions, chase updates and confirm completion on the client system.• Log all complaints/service issues in the complaints register, acknowledge receipt where required and pass to the Repairs Co-ordinator for investigation and resolution. • Provide routine client updates: acknowledge emails, confirm appointments and issue standard progress/completion communications within agreed timeframes. • Prepare weekly performance snapshots for the Repairs Co-ordinator (open jobs, overdue, no-access, complaints logged, evidence outstanding) and highlight risks early. • Keep retrofit documentation up to date (e.g. SWIP warranties, IBGs and any other client required documentation). • Support ad-hoc office tasks when required. • Prepare RAMS Quality and compliance standards • All job records must be accurate, complete and updated in real time (audit ready). • Appointments must comply with client access rules, safeguarding requirements and resident communication standards. • Evidence packs must meet client requirements and be uploaded within agreed timescales to avoid delayed payment. • Sensitive data (resident details) must be handled in line with GDPR and client information governance rules. Key performance indicators (KPIs) • Job logging accuracy and same-day acknowledgement of new instructions. • Appointment booking lead times and diary utilisation (minimised gaps). • No-access rate management (prompt rebook, clear notes and evidence). • Evidence pack completeness and upload timeliness. • Administrative backlog kept to an agreed minimum. Skills and behaviours expected • Strong organisation and time management. • Clear, professional communication with clients and residents (phone/email). • Attention to detail for addresses, scopes and compliance paperwork. • Confidence using portals/spreadsheets and learning client systems quickly. • Calm under pressure; able to adapt diaries when emergencies arise

Senior Contracts Lawyer (Construction & Public Sector) Location: Dagenham (Hybrid working arrangements) Day Rate: £60 - £70 per hour Umbrella Duration: 6 months initially with scope for extension We are seeking an experienced senior Commercial Lawyer to join our client's legal team, with a particular focus on commercial contracts, construction matters and public sector projects. The role will involve advising on high value and strategically important commercial and infrastructure matters across a broad range of services and stakeholders. This is a senior position suited to a commercial minded lawyer who is confident operating autonomously, managing risk pragmatically and supporting senior leadership on complex legal and contractual issues. Key Responsibilities: Leading on advising internal stakeholders, drafting, negotiation and management of commercial contracts, construction contracts and public sector agreements Advising on construction and infrastructure projects, including procurement strategy, contract structuring and delivery risk. Drafting and negotiating industry-standard construction documentation including JCT, NEC, professional appointments, collateral warranties, framework agreements and consultant appointments. Advising on contentious and non-contentious construction matters including delay, extensions of time, defects, payment disputes, contract interpretation and variation issues. Providing legal advice on public procurement matters, including compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and wider public law requirements. Supporting procurement exercises, framework arrangements, direct awards and contract modifications. Developing and improving legal templates, governance processes and contract management practices. Supporting corporate governance and compliance activities across the organisation. Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers and legal staff where appropriate.Essential Experience and Skills Qualified solicitor, barrister or equivalent common law qualified lawyer with substantial post-qualification experience. Strong commercial contracts background. Significant experience in construction law and infrastructure projects. Strong understanding of public sector contracting and procurement law. Experience drafting and negotiating JCT and/or NEC contracts. Experience advising public bodies, utilities, local authorities, housing organisations or regulated industries. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to provide commercially pragmatic and solutions-focused advice. Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment. Strong technical drafting ability and attention to detail.Desirable Experience Experience advising on energy, utilities, regeneration or infrastructure projects. In-house legal experience. Experience managing disputes and claims arising from construction projects. Familiarity with subsidy control, governance and regulatory compliance. Experience supervising junior lawyers or managing legal teams.Personal Attributes Commercially astute and pragmatic. Confident decision-maker. Strong interpersonal skills. Organised and capable of managing competing priorities. Able to balance legal risk with operational realities. Collaborative but capable of challenging where necessary.Salary and Benefits £60 - £70 per hour Umbrella Hybrid/flexible working. Opportunity to work in a on complex and high-profile projects. Senior leadership exposure and progression opportunities. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser

Data Scientist Placement Programme - No Experience Required Our training will help you kick-start a new career as a Data Scientist. We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Data Science Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee within 20 miles of your location upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part-time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 4 easy steps, you can be placed into your first role in as little as 6-12 months: Step 1 - Full Data Science Career Training You will begin your data science journey by studying a selection of industry-recognized courses that will take you from beginner level all the way through to being qualified to work in a junior Data Scientist role. Through the interactive courses, you will gain knowledge in Python, R, Machine Learning, AI, and much more. You will also complete mini projects to gain practical experience and test your skills while you study. This step will fully prepare you for the professional projects that you will undertake in step 4 of this process. At the end of this step, you will complete a short online multiple-choice exam to showcase your understanding of the courses before moving on to step 2. Step 2 - CompTIA Data+ CompTIA Data+ is an early-career data analytics certification for professionals tasked with developing and promoting data-driven business decision-making. It teaches Data Mining, Visualization, Data Governance & Data Analytics. In any industry, gaining official certifications is very important in the recruitment process. Therefore, this globally recognized certification will enhance your CV and make you stand out from the crowd. Step 3 - Official Exam The CompTIA Data+ exam will certify that you have knowledge and skills required to transform business requirements in support of data-driven decisions through mining and manipulating data, applying basic statistical methods, and analysing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards. The exam is 90 minutes long and can be sat either in your local testing centre or online. Step 4 - Practical Projects Now that you have completed your theory training and official exams, you will be assigned 2 practical projects by your tutor. The projects are the most important part of the traineeship as it will showcase to employers that you have skills required to work in a data science role. The projects will use real world scenarios where you be utilising all of the skill that you have learned. Whilst you are progressing through the projects, you will have the ongoing support from your personal tutor. Once both projects have been completed and given the final sign off, you will have completed the traineeship and will be ready to move onto the recruitment stage. Your Data Science Role Once you have completed all of the mandatory training, which includes the online courses, practical projects and building your own portfolio, we will place you into a Data Scientist role, where you will be guaranteed a great starting salary. We have partnered with a number of large organisations strategically located throughout the UK, providing a nationwide reach of jobs for our candidates. At a one off cost of £1495, or a deposit of £212 followed by 10 interest free monthly instalments of £148, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Read through the information? Passionate about starting a career in data science? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch. ‘Please note that this is a training course and fees apply

Immediate Start Available Hybrid - Head of Service - Redbridge Council Salary: £400 Per Day Hours: 37 Hours Working Schedule: Monday to Friday Contract Length: 3 Month Contract Location: Lynton House, (Apply online only) High Road, Ilford, Greater London, IG1 1NY Job Details The role will provide professional support, advice and supervision to frontline practitioners. This will involve responsibility for providing leadership in the management of risk in complex safeguarding situations. This will ensure that all cases are managed in line with the council’s statutory duties and that a quality service is delivered to adults and their families. To assess the quality and effectiveness of local authority planning and support for adults and Carers. To provide system leadership to ensure the local authority discharges its statutory adult social care and carers’ responsibilities lawfully and effectively, embedding the wellbeing principle across all care and support functions, to ensure that adults and carers experience safe, timely, person‑centred support that delivers improved outcomes. To provide oversight and strategic vision across adult social care in leading the Council’s governance, assurance, and partnership arrangements to safeguard adults with care and support needs who are at risk of abuse or harm, and cascade professional development and training opportunities across the workforce. Delivering the Principal Social Worker remit through professional leadership, practice development, and a robust quality assurance framework that drives learning, strengthens supervision and decision‑making, and improves outcomes for residents and carers. To ensure Social Work practice is in line with statutory legal frameworks, policies and guidance, to meet legislative and organisational standards. Provide support and guidance to newly qualified, experienced and student social workers, collaborating with Workforce Development colleagues to strengthen multi-agency safeguarding training, practice learning and coaching across Redbridge Council’s Adult Social Care workforce. To act as the senior professional lead for social work within the Senior Management Team, ensuring the voice and experience of frontline practitioners informs decision‑making with managers and partners at all levels. Represent Redbridge Council on all boards relating to Quality Assurance and PSW matters, chairing meetings locally as requested, representing Redbridge Council at regional and national peer support networks and lead on Social Work practice issues. Represent the Social Care workforce, highlighting emerging themes, issues and challenges relating to practice at leadership meetings and other senior meetings as appropriate. To provide support to the functions of the Redbridge Safeguarding Adults Board (RSAB) and Strategic Lead for Safeguarding and Professional Practice in the following areas (but not exhaustive to): Self-Neglect and Hoarding Protocols planning and review Redbridge ‘One Panel’ in respect of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR) Community MARAC

PSW Safeguarding Head of Service – Redbridge Council Ilford, London (IG1 1NN) £400 Per Day 35 Hours Per Week | Monday – Friday 4 Month Contract An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior Adult Social Care professional to join Redbridge Council as a PSW Safeguarding Head of Service. This is a key leadership role providing strategic oversight, professional leadership, and safeguarding expertise across Adult Social Care services. We are looking for a strong leader with extensive safeguarding experience who can support frontline practitioners, lead on complex risk management, and drive high-quality, person-centred practice across the service. Key Responsibilities: • Lead on safeguarding practice, governance, quality assurance, and professional standards • Deliver the Principal Social Worker remit across Adult Social Care • Provide leadership and supervision support to frontline teams • Drive improvement in practice, decision-making, and safeguarding outcomes • Lead on Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), Community MARAC, Self-Neglect & Hoarding protocols • Represent the Council at regional and national safeguarding forums and boards • Promote reflective supervision, workforce development, and practice improvement • Ensure compliance with statutory legislation, Care Act duties, and safeguarding frameworks Requirements: ✔ Qualified Social Worker ✔ Social Work England registration ✔ Extensive Adult Safeguarding experience within Local Authority settings ✔ Previous management or strategic leadership experience ✔ Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, governance, and quality assurance frameworks ✔ Experience leading multi-agency partnerships and safeguarding initiatives This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced safeguarding leader looking to make a real impact within a forward-thinking London Borough. Apply now with your updated CV for immediate consideration