Chief Inspector of Mental Health

Chief Inspector of Mental Health Salary: Up to £161,000 per annum Care Quality Commission (CQC) is one of the most important bodies in the health and social care system in England. Our purpose is to ensure health and care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and to encourage those services to improve. Recent months have been very challenging for CQC and two important reviews have been published into how we work. These reviews are the final report of Dr. Penny Dash’s review and the first report of the review commissioned by CQC from Professor Sir Mike Richards. The CQC Board has accepted the findings and the high-level recommendations of both reports, and we are taking rapid action in response. We have embarked on a major programme of change and improvement to take our organisation forward as an expert regulator. Our new Chief Executive, Sir Julian Hartley, has now joined the organisation to drive this programme forward. We are committed to ensuring that our regulation is more relevant to the way care is now delivered, more flexible to manage risk and uncertainty, with an ability to respond in a quicker and more proportionate way as the health and care environment continues to evolve. While our role as a regulator does not change, we need to continue to evolve the way that we work. One of the changes we wish to make, which was supported by Professor Sir Mike Richards’ report, is the appointment of the Chief Inspector of Mental Health. This is a new role and we are recruiting to this post for the first time, reflecting our ambitions and commitment to this critical part of the health and care system. We are seeking an exceptional individual for this role who can inspire the trust and confidence of the public, mental health providers, and clinical professionals locally, regionally, and nationally. If you are enthusiastic and passionate about the challenges this opportunity offers, and believe that you have the skills, experience, and ambition, then we would welcome an application from you. Closing date for applications – Monday 13 January 2025 Selected candidates will be invited to attend stakeholder meetings and a final interview with Care Quality Commission on a date to be confirmed in February 2025. How to Apply Please do not submit applications via the CQC website. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. Please include referee details which cover six years of your most recent employment. Referees will not be approached until the final stages and not without prior permission from candidates. The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/92841 If you are unable to apply online please email: 92841@odgersberndtson.com. All applications will receive an automated response. Any postal applications should be sent direct to Carmel Gibbons, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD. All candidates are also requested to complete an online Diversity Monitoring Form which will be found at the end of the application process. This will assist the Care Quality Commission in monitoring selection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. Any information collated from the Diversity Monitoring Forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential. #J-18808-Ljbffr