Adult Social Care Inspector - London

Job summary

In this field-based role you will visit providers to conduct inspections, speak with people who receive care, and work with providers and key external partners to help drive real, positive change. On occasion this may require you to work out of hours, including weekends.

As an Adult Social Care Inspector in the South Network, you will:

• Lead inspection activity to understand how well a service supports people, using evidence and insight to help guide important decisions in accordance with regulatory frameworks. This role may, at times include conducting investigatory work and conducting civil and/or criminal enforcement activity.
• Respond to new risks, collaborating with teams across CQC and key partners externally including Local Authorities, ICBs, Police and Coroner to protect people when safety concerns arise.
• Analyse data and evidence, from multiple sources and use this to triangulate and form regulatory judgements whilst maintaining oversight of services within your team.

Job description

You will play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you will:

• Inspect services: Conduct onsite or off-site inspections, reviewing information from people who use services, staff, partners, and data to build a clear picture of quality and safety.
• Lead and collaborate: Work with inspection teams, partners, and people who use services to gather insight, share learning, and help make improvements.
• Analyse and report: Review evidence, use digital systems, and write clear reports that help others understand how well services are performing. You will play an important part in delivering our purpose.

Person specification

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge, and experience in your application form:

• Experience working in health or social care, including leadership or oversight responsibilities: This could include roles in adult social care, the NHS, or other environments where you have supported teams, led activities, or taken responsibility for quality of care.
• Ability to assess risk and make informed decisions: Show how you’ve used data, feedback, or evidence to make clear decisions, prioritise actions, and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Experience leading or working with others to improve quality: Demonstrate how you’ve guided teams, coordinated work, or worked with partners to manage sensitive situations and drive improvements in services.

Benefits

• We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
  • NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
  • Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

  Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

TBC

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Further information

https://cqc.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/3097?c=cqc