We are seeking to appoint a Quality and Compliance Manager to join our vibrant and established team at the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute at an exciting time of continued growth and development.
About the role
The successful candidate will join our experienced, committed and collaborative team responsible for delivering high quality psychotherapy and counselling training. They will be responsible for the oversight and management of academic quality, compliance and accreditation processes. Hence ensuring that SPTI meets all regulatory and partnership standards and maintains its reputation for excellence across all training provision, including our BSc and MSc degree programmes and SEG regulated foundation level programmes.
| Contract: | 2 year fixed term (with review for continuation) |
| FTE: | 0.8 (30 hours per week) |
| Salary Band: | £45,000- £52,000 FTE (pro rata £36,000-£41,600) |
| Location: | SPTI Nottingham City Centre premises |
Key responsibilities include :
- Quality Assurance of all programmes and related business processes
- Regulatory Compliance with our external partners including University of Staffordshire, PSRBs and OfS
- Enhancement and oversight of student voice and engagement and reporting to relevant committees
- Line management and coordination of recruitment and admissions staff and processes
- Cross-Institutional Collaboration to support and enhance academic processes, contribute to data returns and analysis of data and to act as primary QA contact for external partners
- Governance and reporting to directors
Quality and Compliance management is a key appointment and is fundamental to the continued growth and success of our business. We are seeking to appoint a manager who has recognised training and significant experience of managing quality and compliance processes in a medium sized business. Experience should ideally be in the HE sector, or in a closely related sector with demonstrable understanding of academic and regulatory processes. An understanding of the key role of data in higher education regulation and standards is essential. Applicants should be highly motivated, have excellent organisational and report writing skills, be highly literate and numerate with excellent attention to detail. The ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders is also essential to success in this highly collaborative role.
About You:
You should have the following skills knowledge experience and personal qualities:
- Qualifications and training in quality and compliance management
- Proven experience as a quality and compliance manager, ideally in HE, FE or a psychotherapy and counselling training provider
- Proven leadership and collaborative experience and skills
- Highly numerate with excellent IT skills
- Proven ability to analyse data and to write and present reports to a high level
- Highly motivated, able to use your own initiative and have a detailed and positive approach to quality assurance
- Have effective communication skills, a warm relational approach and excellent people skills
- Personal qualities of robustness, integrity, openness and honesty and being able to respond to and lead change and challenge with sensitivity and confidence.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working within core hours
- Company EAP
- Staff access to Totum discounts
- Excellent Sick pay scheme
This is an excellent opportunity to apply for a varied and rewarding role within a small skilled and experienced leadership team. If you have commitment to working in this field, a warm flexible approach and the ability to work with a diverse group of people we would like to hear from you.
For further information please email Kat Willetts PA to SLT at pa@spti.net
Closing date: 3rd December 2025
Interviews will be on 9th December 2025
Please ensure you read the Job Description for full details of this role.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please don’t hesitate in applying, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
