Analyst (Qualitative) - Primary, Community Care and Inequalities Team

Job summary

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Strategic Insight that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Qualitative Analyst, you’ll turn real experiences and data into insight that helps improve health and care services for people across the country.

Picture this

You’re exploring feedback from people using services, bringing together stories and data to highlight where care is working well and where it needs to improve. Your work helps shape decisions that directly impact how care is delivered.

• As a Qualitative Analyst in our Primary, Community Care and Inequalities Team, you might get the chance to work on a major review by designing and delivering qualitative research that captures the voices of people using health and social care services.
• As a Qualitative Analyst, you could lead a new data collection initiative where existing data is limited, helping CQC better understand emerging risks and trends.

Job description

The role

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

• Deliver meaningful insight: Analyse qualitative and mixed data from different sources, turning it into clear and useful findings that support better decisions.
• Create engaging outputs: Develop reports and visualisations that communicate insight in a simple and compelling way for a range of audiences.
• Work with stakeholders: Collaborate with colleagues and partners to shape analysis, making sure outputs meet their needs and are fit for purpose.

Person specification

Show us

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

• Experience carrying out qualitative analysis, including collecting, coding and interpreting large volumes of data to produce clear findings.
• Experience using a range of research or analytical methods, including some understanding of quantitative data, and choosing the right approach for the task.
• Experience presenting insights in a clear way, such as through written reports, storytelling or visual formats, tailored to different audiences.

Benefits

The 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

Career site

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

Security

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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).

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Tariq Derdeb
• Email : tariq.derdeb@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk