Health & Justice Inspector, Multiagency Operations - Primary Care & Community Services

Grade B - £42,044 (National) or £47,900 (London- for London office based or home-based workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Homebased Flexible

Closing date: Monday 5 October 2026 at 11.59pm

Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a new role in Primary Care Directorate that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you've found it.

As a Health and Justice Inspector, you'll help make sure people in secure settings receive safe, effective and respectful health and care services.

Picture this
You'll work across a unique and varied range of settings, helping to improve care for people within criminal justice and immigration detention systems. Working alongside partner organisations, you'll gather evidence, share insight and help shape improvements that have a national impact.

• In the last year as a Health and Justice Inspector in the Primary Care Directorate, you might have represented CQC during a multi-agency inspection, contributing evidence and findings that informed a published national report on health and care services.
• In the last year as a Health and Justice Inspector in the Primary Care Directorate, you might have identified concerns relating to the rights and wellbeing of people in detention and supported action to ensure those concerns were addressed through regulatory processes.

The role
You'll work closely with others to deliver shared outcomes. In this role, you'll:

• Inspect and assess services: Carry out inspections across health and justice settings, gathering and reviewing evidence to assess whether services meet expected standards.
• Work with partners: Collaborate with inspectorates, providers, commissioners and colleagues across CQC to share intelligence, manage risks and support a joined-up approach to regulation.
• Manage and follow up concerns: Oversee a portfolio of registered services, recording actions, monitoring information received and taking regulatory action where improvements are needed.

Show us
We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Experience working in secure environments, criminal justice services, immigration detention, or related health and care settings, with an understanding of how these services operate.
• Experience gathering, analysing and presenting evidence from a range of sources to reach balanced conclusions and make recommendations or decisions.
• Experience working with multiple organisations or professional groups to plan activity, share findings and deliver inspection, assurance or improvement work.

Bring your experience to a role in CQC that really makes a difference. Apply today to join a workplace where your impact is felt every day.

To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description

If you’d like an informal chat about the role contact Anna Cowley, Health & Justice Inspection Manager, Primary Care & Community Services at Anna.Cowley@cqc.org.uk
For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

The Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all
We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk. Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for interview or within your role these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.
We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:

• Age
• Sex
• Gender identity or expression
• Sexual orientation
• Religion or belief
• Ethnicity
• Disability

Values and vision
We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.
Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity – doing the right thing.
Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.
We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.

A Note on AI
AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:

• AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
• Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
• Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
• Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.