Lawyer - Inquiries and Investigations Team

Although this role is offered as a fixed term contract to backfill maternity we are also currently rebuilding our organisation and reviewing our structures and ways of working across several areas of the business, including Legal Services. We would encourage applicants to carefully consider the contract duration as advertised.

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a new role in Inquiries and Investigations, Legal Services that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you've found it.

As a Lawyer, Inquiries and Investigations, you'll help ensure CQC responds effectively to public inquiries, reviews and investigations, supporting better outcomes across health and social care.

Picture this

Imagine using your legal expertise to help CQC respond to high-profile inquiries and investigations, ensuring important lessons are identified and acted upon. You'll work with colleagues across the organisation to manage legal risks and offering legal insight to support decisions that make a real difference to people using health and care services.

As a Lawyer in Legal Services, you might:

• Get the chance to work on CQC's response to a major public inquiry or independent investigation, helping identify legal risks and supporting complex casework that informs organisational learning.
• Contribute to the development of new legal approaches or policy solutions that help CQC respond effectively to emerging issues across health and social care regulation.

The role

You'll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you'll:

• Provide clear legal advice: Deliver accurate and practical, solutions-focused legal advice across CQC, helping colleagues make informed decisions and manage legal risk.
• Support inquiries and investigations: Work closely with inquiry and investigation teams to provide legal guidance on reviews, investigations, contentious matters and related activities.
• Develop people and relationships: Support and coach legal colleagues where needed, build effective working relationships across CQC and help increase legal awareness through training and guidance.

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)

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