CQC - Senior Researcher

Job available in these locations:

United Kingdom

Flexible - CQC Office based, United Kingdom

Grade B - £39,390 (National Framework) or £44,792 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week however, compressed hours and/or part-time may be considered (no less than 30 hours per week).

Contract Type: 1 x Permanent role and 1 x Fixed-Term/Secondment role until end of February 2025.

Location: We can offer Home Working, Office-based or talk to us about flexible working.

Closing Date: Thursday 18th July 2024 at 11.59pm

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role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

For an informal discussion or further information on this role, please contact Principal Researcher, Nicola Collins, at Nicola.collins@cqc.org.uk  

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…. 

This is a rewarding opportunity to join CQC’s Technology, Data and Insight Directorate as a Senior Researcher. 

We are passionate about amplifying the voices of people using NHS care, using our research knowledge to bring these voices into the heart of regulation and service improvement. 

What we can offer you... 

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, and we recognise the importance of a meaningful work-life balance and will support you to find that harmony. We can support you through our benefits scheme which includes; 

• 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.  

We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.  

What you will bring…  

As the Senior Researcher, you will have a strong understanding of research methods, in particular survey research methods, and be confident coaching and supporting colleagues to apply these methods in ways that generate high quality data. 

You will enjoy working in a busy team, managing competing demands and be committed to using data to generate impact. 

Within your supporting statement please provide a short example of a time you have used a survey research method in a project. 

For further information on the role and skills and experience criteria, please review the full job description below: 

 Senior Researcher Analytic Content Job Description

Individual adjustments... 

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: recruitment@cqc.org.uk 

Note for internal candidates:

As one of these position is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.

Note for external candidates: 

CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model.  One of these roles is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. 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.

Our Values

Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can