Head of Clinical Audit and Research

Working Pattern: Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London
Interview Date: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2025 - Onsite

THE ROLE

The College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI) is at the forefront of supporting improvement in mental health services across the UK. Working with over 90% of mental health service providers nationwide, we lead innovative programmes that help to improve the quality of care for people with mental health needs.

Our work spans a wide range of service types and is delivered in close collaboration with mental health professionals and individuals with lived experience.

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive person to lead our national clinical audit programme, Invited Review Service and multi-source feedback tools for psychiatrists.

The successful candidate will manage a programme of work with a budget of over £1.5 million per annum. They will supervise programme managers and have excellent leadership, organisational and communication skills.

They will be an experienced project and people manager and have experience of working in quality assurance, quality improvement, audit or research, ideally in healthcare.

They will collaborate with a wide range of partner organisations, clinicians and patient and carer representatives. The postholder will also have the opportunity to grow the department research work.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference to mental health care at a national level.

THE COLLEGE

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

We operate a hybrid working model of on-site and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community. For any queries, please e-mail: [email protected]If you require assistance or any other reasonable adjustments to complete your application form, please contact: [email protected]

STAFF BENEFITS To help we offer a range of excellent staff benefits including:

• up to 25 days of annual leave, depending on length of service (exclusive of public and bank holidays)
• up to six College closure days (during May, August and December)
• generous flexi-time and time off in lieu (TOIL) schemes
• enhanced maternity leave (eight weeks at full pay, 18 weeks at half pay, 13 weeks lower rate SMP, 13 weeks unpaid leave)
• enhanced paternity leave (two weeks at full pay, rather than at statutory level)
• interest-free season ticket loan
• subsidised café at our London Head Office
• health and wellbeing package (including up to £160 for complementary therapies)
• money towards annual eye tests
• 24/7 health and stress-related helplines
• management support helplines
• Group Income Protection Scheme
• generous pension and life assurance schemes

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration. no. 228636. The College is a proud member of the Disability Confident Employer scheme. A Disability Confident employer will offer an interview to any applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria (essential) for the job as defined by the employer. Please see Candidate Information Pack for more information.

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