Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care

Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care

Salary: £131,301-£161,600 per annum

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is one of the most important bodies in the health and social care system in England. Our purpose is to ensure health and care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and to encourage those services to improve.

Recent months have been very challenging for CQC and 2 important reviews have been published into how we work (Dash Review and Sir Mike Richards Review). The CQC Board has accepted the findings and the high-level recommendations of both reports, and we are taking rapid action in response. Our new Chief Executive, Sir Julian Hartley has now joined us and he is galvanising the organisation to action. We have embarked on a major programme of change and improvement that will take our organisation into the future as an expert regulator.

We are committed to ensuring that our regulation is more relevant to the way care is now delivered, more flexible to manage risk and uncertainty, with an ability to respond in a quicker and more proportionate way as the health and care environment continues to evolve. While our role as a regulator does not change, we need to continue to evolve the way that we work. Sir Julian has identified a number of immediate priorities and foundational improvements that we are focused on.

We are now seeking to appoint to the role of Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care. This is a critical appointment for us as we seek to engage and support colleagues in adult social care and integrated care to develop and improve their services further. We are seeking an exceptional individual for this role who can inspire the trust and confidence of the public and professionals locally, regionally and nationally. If you are enthusiastic and passionate about the challenges this opportunity offers, and believe that you have the skills, experience, and ambition then we would welcome an application from you.

Closing date for applications - Wednesday 19th March 2025

How to Apply

Please do not submit applications via the CQC website. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. Please include referee details which cover six years of your most recent employment. Referees will not be approached until the final stages and not without prior permission from candidates.

The preferred method of application is online at:

If you are unable to apply online please email: . All applications will receive an automated response.

Any postal applications should be sent direct to Carmel Gibbons, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD.

All candidates are also requested to complete an online Diversity Monitoring Form which will be found at the end of the application process. This will assist the Care Quality Commission in monitoring selection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. Any information collated from the Diversity Monitoring Forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential.