Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Remote working (anywhere in the UK) About the job Job summary 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 Bringing strong leadership capability to help us ensure we continue to be an effective regulator against this backdrop of rapid change, and youll make a lasting impact on our organisation as well as on the lives of millions of people. Youll bring a dynamic approach and a fresh perspective to set a compelling vision and direction for stakeholders and our teams. This significant role will see you providing strong professional leadership and co-ordination across all aspects of regulatory, digital, and organisational change. As a Deputy Director, Litigation, Prosecutions and Inquests (LPI) within the wider Legal Services Directorate you will join a busy and friendly team that is committed to making a difference to peoples experience of health and social care. We are looking for someone who will role model CQCs values and enjoy working as part of a team. As well as providing clear and visible values-based leadership to the directorate working with the Director and two other Deputy Directors, the Deputy Director LPI will oversee these three distinct areas of criminal and civil litigation. The work includes, advice on criminal investigations and conduct of serious and complex criminal prosecutions, inquest work, first tier tribunal appeals, employment and public law challenges. You will be expected to have strong expertise in either criminal or civil litigation or both and the ability to advise and lead the LPI team across the whole spectrum of LPI work. You will also have strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the whole of CQC. Job description What you will bring This is the next stage of your leadership journey, giving you a breadth of responsibility and experience that you wont find in many other in-house teams and you need to be ready to make it. Ideally, youre already leading a team of Lawyers. Whats most important is your ability to build relationships with and inspire the confidence of team members and senior leaders alike. If you show a real aptitude and appetite for leadership, well enable your development. As a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with extensive post-qualification experience, you should also have exceptional understanding of regulatory and/or public and administrative law and also information law, with commercial and procurement experience a significant advantage Whether you have a health and social care background, or are currently working in central or local government, a regulatory organisation or private practice, you should have significant experience of managing the provision of legal services in an in-house or equivalent setting. You must be able to deliver to challenging timescales, applying resilience and sound professional judgement to make difficult decisions and resolve issues. And, with strong communication and relationship management skills, you should demonstrate a flexible, collaborative approach. Person specification For full details on this role please visit the following documents: Benefits Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home. 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. Things you need to know Selection process details 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 CQC Jobs Portal 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? 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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 the Civil 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 The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Nimali De Silva, Director of Legal Services Email : Nimali.DeSilvacqc.org.uk Recruitment team Email : recruitmentcqc.org.uk Further information https://www.cqc.org.uk/ Attachments 20250130 Deputy Director of Legal Services Litigation Job Description Opens in new window (doc, 124kB) Deputy Director, Litigation and Prosecution Services Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 2202kB) Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Gmail Facebook LinkedIn