Inspector - Local Authority Assessment Team

Job summary

Every role at CQC contributes to our purpose. If you’re looking for a new role that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As an Inspector, you’ll help assess how local authorities deliver care and support, ensuring people receive safe, high-quality services that meet their needs.

Job description

You’ll work closely with others to deliver shared outcomes. In this role, you’ll:

• Undertake Assessments: work as part of a team to carry out assessments and gather evidence to assess how local authorities meet their duties under the Care Act 2014.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with colleagues across CQC and external partners and stakeholders to form clear, fair judgments about care quality.

• Support Improvement: Identify opportunities for local authorities to improve services and share best practice to help drive change.

Person specification

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

• Experience in Social Care Delivery: You’ve worked with or for a local authority in delivering social care functions and understand how services support people.

• Assessment and Analysis Skills: You’ve led or contributed to assessments, using data and evidence to form clear conclusions and write reports.

• Collaborative Working: You’ve worked with a range of stakeholders, such as care providers, local authorities, or user groups, to improve services or solve problems.

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!

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the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.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

Apply via the CQC Jobs Page link.

Shortlisted candidates will go through a two-stage assessment process for this role and please note that the interviews will be face to face in one of our CQC offices (potentially London and / or Newcastle Upon Tyne):

1. Written Exercise
2. Formal Interview

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a 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

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

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).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

www.cqc.org.uk