Director of Legal Services

Flexible, home-based with travel to CQC offices as and when required

Executive Level 2 £95,000-£113,625

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. 

The Benefits

- 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 win a voucher or two!

- Equipment for homeworking

Why this could be a great role for you

This is the perfect opportunity for a Barrister or Solicitor with experience in providing public law services within a regulation context to develop their career with an organisation of national importance.

Not only will your legal expertise and leadership be vital to our work, but this role will also offer plenty of chances for professional growth and development within an in-house capacity.

You will discover a proactive, engaged environment where every member of the team pulls in the same direction in order to make a positive difference to the care sector, and you will be able to bring your unique expertise and help build a stronger service for the people of England, together.

So, if youre ready to make an impact whilst advancing your portfolio of experience, we would love to hear from you.

What you will bring€¦

To be considered as the Director of Legal Services, you will need:

- To be a qualified Barrister or Solicitor with post-qualification experience

- Expertise and experience in the provision of public law services within a regulation context, providing legal advice at senior level

- Proven senior leadership experience in an equivalent body or directorate within a Legal Services environment

- A demonstrable strong understanding of the relevant legislative context for CQC, and CQCs enforcement powers

- An understanding of public enquiries

- An excellent understanding of legal matters

- A strong, demonstrable understanding of risk models

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

What youll be doing

As the Director of Legal Services, you will provide strong and inspirational leadership to our Legal Services, Inquiries and Investigation teams.

Specifically, you will set clear strategic direction and priorities for our legal functions, ensuring that there is expert advice, guidance and a formal, high-quality legal opinion.

As an integral member of the Corporate Services senior team, you will act as Legal Advisor to the Board and report directly to the Deputy Chief Executive, meaning you will be working at the highest echelons of our organisation.

You will ensure our strategic decision-making is underpinned by sound, robust and commercially-informed legal advice on a range of areas. These will include emerging government policy, new legislation, the use of CQC powers in new and novel situations, sensitive staffing matters and public inquiries, and high-profile regulatory casework.

Next Steps

If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.

We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

So, if youd like to join us as our Director of Legal Services, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Legal Director, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal Affairs, Chief Legal Counsel, Legal Operations Director, Corporate Counsel Director, or Legal Affairs Director.