Lawyer

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role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Contract Type: x3 Permanent and x1 12 Month Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity 

Please state within the supporting statement on the application form which role you would like to be considered for. 

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 a Lawyer, you’ll provide legal advice to our Operations and Regulatory Leadership Groups on a variety of matters including  enforcement matters, i urgent applications for cancellation or suspension. You will also be required to provide policy and regulatory advice. The role requires flexibility to support wider Legal Services team activity. You will also be responsible for developing strong relations throughout the business, using your experience and knowledge to shape legal solutions. 

This is a role for people who are committed to making a difference in this sector in return if you have the right skill set you will develop and enhance your skills in the legal aspects of health and social care regulation.

What you will bring…

You’ll be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with either 2+ years post qualification experience OR newly qualified with proven substantial experience providing legal advice in health or adult social care regulation setting or within the Public Sector.

You will have an established history of managing caseloads and proven regulatory or enforcement experience.  You must be able to quickly adapt to and be able to advise and present complex legal information in an easily understood and accessible format to CQC’s Inspection Directorates. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Governance & Legal Services as well as the wider organisation. You will have an eye for detail but also be able see the bigger picture, engaging and influencing colleagues in a supportive manner. 

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to secure and maintain the confidence of a range of CQC stakeholders. You will also be able to analyse risk and benefit within a fast-paced environment, and to reassess priorities on a continual basis. Reporting to the Senior Lawyer, you will also be required to support colleagues across Legal Services.

Accountabilities:

Provide legal advice across CQC as required in line with established quality and service standards.

Providing coaching, support, supervision and line management (as required) to Legal Officers / Legal Trainees and Paralegals.

With involvement and/or support from Legal Managers and Senior Lawyers as appropriate, undertake complex casework and policy development work.

Undertake any contentious work, including pre-action protocol matters as required

Build strong relations with CQC colleagues and leaders in order to champion, prioritise and embed appropriate legal advice.

Support the Legal Managers, Senior Lawyers and wider legal team to deliver directorate objectives, and provide an excellent legal service to CQC, including the delivery of training and legal awareness.

Identify legal issues and risks, and escalate them to Senior Lawyers or Legal Managers, as appropriate.

Have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to actively promote diversity and equality of opportunity, treat everyone with dignity and respect and avoid unlawful discrimination.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, entitled to practice in England and Wales

Either

2 years post-qualification experience

OR

a newly qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with proven substantial experience providing legal advice in a health and social care regulation setting.

Established history of managing caseloads, advising on legal matters and managing enforcement activity.

Able to present complex information in an easily understood, accessible format.

Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to secure and maintain the confidence of a range of CQC stakeholders.

Able to analyse risk and benefit within a fast-paced environment, and to reassess priorities on a continual basis.

Ability to support and develop colleagues.

Effective networker and relationship builder.

Good working knowledge of IT systems including Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Powerpoint, Excel).

What we can offer you…

Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5days, 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 absolute best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.  

We want to make working for CQC a broad 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.

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk