Deputy Director for People with a learning disability and autistic people

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

Why this could be a great role for you….
As the Deputy Director for People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People you will ensure a continuous focus on accelerating and driving improvement on behalf of the sector and across the system. You will drive thinking and influence across sectors.

Working with Regulatory Leadership Directors, the Chief Inspectors, Operations SLT, and other stakeholders, you will trial regulatory approaches, shaping and influencing regulatory policy for people with a learning disability and autistic people, whilst ensuring user voices are heard.

Accountable to the Director for People with a learning disability and autistic people this is an exciting and demanding role, operating at a senior level providing subject matter expertise.

You will provide professional development support to inspection and assessment teams across networks to drive sector specialism and expertise in CQC regulatory activity.

You will champion the role using your influence to ensure that the skills, competence, and influence of the areas under the CQC’s regulatory duties are delivered through uncertain and changing contexts.

What you will bring…
An accomplished leader, you will be experienced in leading and managing diverse teams. 

You will have significant sector expertise of Learning Disabilities and knowledge of regulation, operational and government policy together with a track record of delivering cultural change and shaping operational policy.

You will bring a track record of achieving the to the highest standards, with a genuinely caring and collaborative approach.  A natural collaborator, you will use your stakeholder management skills to build partnerships with others.

We are looking for someone who is innovative, highly organised with a strong attention to detail. The successful candidate will need to be well-suited to working in a fast-paced environment, in a collaborative and flexible way. Underpinning our organisational strategy is an absolute dedication to excellence.

Our highest priority is to ensure that the work we do is delivered in the best and most accessible way, placing people and our communities at the heart of everything we do whilst promoting a culture that is collaborative and inclusive, and workstreams that are co-produced with our Experts by Experience and other stakeholders.

The CQC Values of Excellence, Caring, Integrity and Teamwork will be at the heart of everything you do.

Accountabilities
Use expertise and credibility to lead and influence their sector, shaping and steering CQC internal approaches and the external strategic space alongside CI and Directors.
Ensure delivery of regulatory functions through working across the system to ensure improved outcomes for people and populations.
Ensure that user voices are heard across all our work in line with our strategy ambitions.
Work to bring together the external, internal and frontline views on where we focus our attention and develop our response to key issues.
Apply sector expertise on a day-to-day basis, allowing flex to respond to emerging priorities.
Deputise for the Director for People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People as required
Work with Operations Group both to respond to high-risk provider/system issues and to ensure professional leadership – using sector expertise to support regulatory decision making and complex activity in accordance with agreed ways of working and Schemes of Delegation.
Contributes strategically to accelerate improvement for people and communities, driving the equalities agenda and supporting smarter regulation.
Works with Regulatory Leadership Directors, the Chief Inspectors, Operations SLT, and other stakeholders to trial regulatory approaches; is the named sponsor for a thematic review, and shapes/influences regulatory policy for their sector.
Works with Regulatory Leadership Directors and Operations SLT to provide person-centred ways of working, methodologies and external thinking to Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
Takes an active role in the sector specific development of individuals within teams across CQC
Informs, shapes and, working with Engagement Policy & Strategy, sets the direction for how we deliver Independent Voice activity.
Leads commissioning, co-production and consultation in order to drive specific programmes of work on behalf of Regulatory Leadership SLT.
Establishes strong working relationships across CQC through a partnership approach to deliver our strategic vision and priorities.
Manages development of direct reports, carrying out any performance and people management activities as required. Establishes clear accountabilities and Key Performance Indicator management to build a confident, empowered and trusted team.
Plays an active corporate leadership role across CQC including role modelling inclusive behaviours in everyday interactions and promoting diversity and equality of opportunity, treating everyone with dignity and respect and challenging discrimination.
Promotes a culture of respect and fairness and understands personal responsibilities around delivering against CQC diversity and inclusion strategy.
Role models and supports others to instil CQC values into everything that we do.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Significant knowledge and previous experience of working in health, social care, NHS or regulatory environment or related fields
Significant experience of shaping operational policy
Significant experience in risk management within CQC or relevant organisation
Significant experience leading and managing change effectively in complex and fast-moving environments; proven track record of delivering cultural change.
A forward thinking and accomplished leader experienced in leading and managing diverse teams through a matrix management approach
Significant experience in stakeholder engagement such as with health and care users, user groups and user organisations, care providers, provider networks and trade associations, professional regulators, local authorities and integrated care system
Experience of leading and developing professional capability
Knowledge of regulation, operational and government policy as well as significant sector expertise of Learning Disabilities 
Understanding of the Health and Social Care system
Awareness and understanding of broader sectors
Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
Analytical capability using internal and external data and insight to drive decision making and quality improvements
A natural collaborator, used to working collaboratively and in partnership with others across an organisation and externally to drive improvement and innovation
Strong business acumen and political awareness; ability to identify and assess opportunities for innovation and partnership where they arise
Evidence of leading and supporting professional development and learning within organisations, sharing best practice and driving innovation and improvement
Ability to build and develop high performing teams

What we can offer you…
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme

– 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 earn yourself a voucher or two!
– Equipment for homeworking

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.

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