Senior Specialist – Mental Health (Secure / Forensic Services)

at  Care Quality Commission

Grade A - £52,737 per annum (National Framework) or £58,139 per annum (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Based
Closing date: Thursday 31st October 2024 at 11.59pm
Interview date: TBC

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.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING…

You must have an excellent knowledge of mental health (ideally secure / forensic services), with a passion and commitment to continuous personal and professional development. An understanding of how to translate methodologies into reality, whilst working collaboratively within and external to CQC to promote excellence in safeguarding practice, including delivering work through projects.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are essential to this role, alongside having the analytical capability to use internal and external data to drive decision making and quality improvements. Whilst not essential, an understanding of the role organisational culture plays in delivering safe care and knowledge of risk management would be beneficial.
Please refer to the job description for a full list of essential skills and experience - click on link below:
Senior Specialist JD.pdf

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ROLE AND BE FOUND TO REQUIRE SPONSORSHIP, YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED, AND ANY PROVISIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITHDRAWN.

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Jenny Wilkes, Director of Mental Health at jenny.wilkes@cqc.org.uk or Laura Baker, Deputy Director of Mental Health at laura.baker@cqc.org.uk

WHY THIS COULD BE A GREAT ROLE FOR YOU….

The Senior Specialist is a recently created role within Regulatory Leadership and provides an exciting opportunity to support complex and high-risk activities, working into the Operations Network to provide mental health sector advice and support. This role requires expert knowledge of mental health. You will be responsible for assisting Regulatory Leadership in understanding and influencing our national approach to forensic mental health including High Secure Hospitals to support the delivery of CQC priorities and our new strategy. This includes development of policy, processes, guidance, and delivery of training.