Practice and Quality Assurance Consultant

Enfield


Job Role

Operationalising YJS quality assurance programme of work, driving service improvement whilst ensuring quality standards are consistently achieved, statutory obligations and procedures are met.

Embedding high quality practice across the service to benefit children who fall within our Youth Justice Service.

Supporting YJS leadership to analyse performance data to ensure statutory processes are timely adhered to and that the service as a whole is highly effective, with the welfare of children and families at the forefront of all decision making.

Leading on development of effective health in justice provision.


Key Accountabilities:

Leading on quality assurance programme of activities such as internal case file audit process, external audits, practice observations, quality circles and training in line with the YJS quality assurance framework. This will include maintaining agreed systems and processes that support the QA programme of work.

Implement quality assurance systems and processes to ensure that all practice adheres to the YJB National Standards and practice guidance alongside of the agreed practice model and local service policies and procedures.

Coordinate and deliver practice support sessions, in house training and support for case workers to help them improve their practice.

Analyse performance data to ensure statutory processes are timely and that the service as a whole is efficient and effective, with the welfare of children and families at the forefront of all decision making.

Review and write practice guidance to enable high quality practice and ensure these are embedded across the service.

Keep up with best practice evidence and implications arising for practice mandated by the YJB and the HMIP inspection findings. Translate and drive changes to practice at a pace.