Deputy Director of Integrated Care, Inequalities and Improvement

Executive Level 3 - £73,150 per annum.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week (we will also consider part time or job share arrangements).

Contract Type: Fixed Term / Secondment opportunity for 6 months, with the possibility to be extended.

Closing date: Sunday 10th November 2024 at 11.59pm.

Location: Home-based with national travel as required by the role.

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Why this could be a great role for you....

As Deputy Director for Integrated Care, Inequalities and Improvement, you will ensure a continuous focus on accelerating and driving improvement on behalf of the sector and across the system, improving outcomes for people and communities through the delivery of our regulatory functions.

You'll bring together the external, internal and frontline views on where we focus our attention and develop our response to key issues, whilst ensuring user voices are heard across all our work, driving the equalities agenda and supporting smarter regulation.

An effective communicator, you will forge strong working relationships across CQC through a partnership approach to deliver our strategic vision and priorities.

Working closely with Regulatory Leadership Directors, the Chief Inspectors, Operations Senior Leadership Teams, and other stakeholders you will trial regulatory approaches and be the named sponsor for thematic reviews, shaping and influencing regulatory policy for the sector.

Accountable to the Director for Integrated Care, Inequalities and Improvement, this is an exciting interim role, operating at a senior level providing sector expertise and effective leadership.

What we can offer you...

- 27 days annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays

- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution

- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day

- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars

- Discounted gym vouchers

- Cycle to work scheme

- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!

- Equipment for homeworking

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.  

We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

What you will bring...

We are looking for someone who will bring passion, determination and leadership to the role to make it a success! An individual with significant knowledge and previous experience of working in health, social care, NHS or regulatory environment or related fields. You'll also have significant experience of shaping operational policy, risk management and leading / managing change in a complex and fast-moving environment.

You will have knowledge of regulation, operational and government policy as well as significant sector expertise of Integrated Care, Inequalities and Improvement and an understanding of the Health and Social Care system.

A natural collaborator, you will share our passion for what we do and bring people on the journey with you.

For full details of this role, please click on the link below to access the Job Description:

How to apply...

To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.

Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:

- How your previous experience makes you suitable for this role?

- What strengths will you bring to the role?

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Helen Rawlings, Director of Network Operations - Midlands at [email protected]

Individual adjustments...

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]

Note for internal candidates:

As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.

Note for external candidates:

CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

For this role, we are particularly encouraging people from ethnically diverse communities and people with a disability to apply, who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.

Our Values

Excellence - Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation

Caring - Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Integrity - Demonstrating our passion for 'doing the right thing'

Teamwork - Enabling us to be the best we can