Hays is currently collaborating with a local council to recruit an experienced Interim Project Manager for an exciting opportunity within Adult Social Care. This role is crucial in preparing for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assurance assessment. The CQC will be evaluating the triangulation of feedback from service users, their carers, providers, and Sandwell's self-assessment of its strengths, challenges, and improvement plans. The role will include: 1) The preparation of an Information Return on key areas of policy, practice, and performance. 2) Rewriting a comprehensive self-assessment of the local authority's delivery of adult social care to take into account new ADASS and LGA guidance, including challenges and improvement plans. This includes providing a well-evidenced analysis of performance, and would be based around the four key themes that the CQC will be inspecting: Working with people Supporting people Safety in the system Leadership 3) Collating good news stories and analysing the current challenges that Sandwell faces, which include waiting times for assessment, the consistency of social work practice including strength-based work, and challenges around workforce recruitment and retention. 4) Preparing a list of key partners in the voluntary and community sector, commissioned providers, and other key stakeholders such as NHS partners. 5) Ensure permission is sought from individuals to share their details with the CQC for any sample files that will be audited. 6) Provide briefing sessions to staff, members, and stakeholders to ensure they are prepared for the CQC assessment and have a clear understanding of the key messages that are reflected in the CQC Information Return and Self-assessment. If you have the required experience and are ready to take on this exciting interim role, send your updated CV. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk