Most people would agree cookies make life better. For us, they help us make our site and marketing better. But if you don't like cookies, that's cool too. Find out more in our
Cookie Policy.
Explore our vision: Incredible, effortless recruitment
£45k-£65k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
CQC expertise
Ask how they've prepared a service for inspection and the outcome.
Audit and improvement
Probe how they turn audits into real, lasting improvement.
Influence
They must get managers to act, not just report findings. Look for persuasion.
How to run the hire
1. Define the remit
Be clear on the services, standards and scale they'll cover.
2. Score for CQC and influence
Weight inspection experience and the ability to drive change.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with relevant care compliance experience.
4. Test with a scenario
Use a service heading for a poor rating to hear their approach.
5. Reference outcomes
Confirm they improved ratings and compliance.
Fees typically run 18-22% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts, and candidates are compliance-checked.
Usually 6-10 weeks.
The variable is the scale and type of services and how deep the CQC requirement is.
A Quality & Compliance Manager drives care quality and regulatory compliance across services - auditing, preparing for CQC inspection, building action plans and embedding improvement.
They protect and improve ratings across the organisation.
A strong background in care with deep CQC knowledge, ideally including registered management or quality experience.
We match the type of services (residential, domiciliary, supported living) to their experience.
Try: Tell me about preparing a service for inspection.
How do you turn an audit into lasting improvement?
How do you get a resistant manager to act? and How would you assess our services' compliance?
Yes, across residential, domiciliary, supported living and children's services.
We match compliance experience to your service types.
Tell us about your role and a specialist social care recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [{"@type": "Article", "headline": "How to Hire a Quality & Compliance Manager in the UK (2026)", "description": "How to hire a Quality and Compliance Manager in social care. Salary, time to hire and what to look for.", "datePublished": "2026-07-13", "dateModified": "2026-07-13", "author": {"@type": "Person", "name": "Anthony Hughes", "jobTitle": "Head of Social Care Recruitment", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyhughes2/", "worksFor": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Coburg Banks"}}, "publisher": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "Coburg Banks", "logo": {"@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/645cf1f1ad8cd97335eefcd6/67e52adb28b5bfce304c13dd_CB%20Sales%20Logo.svg"}}, "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.coburgbanks.co.uk/hiring/quality-compliance-manager"}, {"@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [{"@type": "Question", "name": "How much does it cost to hire a Quality & Compliance Manager?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "Fees typically run 18-22% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront. Nothing is due until your hire starts, and candidates are compliance-checked."}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "How long does it take to hire a Quality & Compliance Manager?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "Usually 6-10 weeks. The variable is the scale and type of services and how deep the CQC requirement is."}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "What does a Quality & Compliance Manager do?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "A Quality & Compliance Manager drives care quality and regulatory compliance across services - auditing, preparing for CQC inspection, building action plans and embedding improvement. They protect and improve ratings across the organisation."}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "What experience should they have?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "A strong background in care with deep CQC knowledge, ideally including registered management or quality experience. We match the type of services (residential, domiciliary, supported living) to their experience."}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "What should I ask a Quality & Compliance Manager at interview?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "Try: Tell me about preparing a service for inspection. How do you turn an audit into lasting improvement? How do you get a resistant manager to act? and How would you assess our services' compliance?"}}, {"@type": "Question", "name": "Do you recruit Quality & Compliance Managers across care?", "acceptedAnswer": {"@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes, across residential, domiciliary, supported living and children's services. We match compliance experience to your service types."}}]}, {"@type": "ItemList", "name": "What to look for in a Quality & Compliance Manager", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "CQC expertise"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Audit and improvement"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Influence"}]}, {"@type": "ProfessionalService", "name": "Coburg Banks Health & Social Care Recruitment", "url": "https://www.coburgbanks.co.uk/health-social-care-recruitment-agencies", "telephone": "+441213622300", "foundingDate": "2002", "areaServed": {"@type": "Country", "name": "United Kingdom"}, "serviceType": "Health & Social Care Recruitment", "sameAs": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/coburgbanks/", "https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/coburgbanks.co.uk", "https://www.facebook.com/CoburgBanksJobs/"]}]}
