Job description

Location: Council House
Hours: 37 Hours per week
Closing Date: Tuesday 14th July 2026
Contract Type: Permanent

The Care Act 2014 placed a duty on Local Authorities to shape and maintain an efficient and effective market of adult social care services for meeting care and support needs. The Children and Families Act 2014 placed a similar duty to quality assure services commissioned to meet the needs of children and young people. Local Authorities have a responsibility to ensure the safety of all local people using independent sector care providers.

The role of the Quality Monitoring Team is to both promote and monitor quality in the care and support services being commissioned by Derby City Council; help foster continuous improvement and innovation in provision across the care sector, support recruitment and retention of the local carer workforce, and mitigate provider concerns and failure to e...