Deputy Director Primary Care and Community Services, South Region (London) – Homebased – Region specific, United Kingdom
Executive Level 3 –75,183 per annum Contracted Hours:Full time 37 hours per weekContract Type:PermanentLocation:Homebased,with travel as requiredClosing Date:Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 11:59pmInterviews: will be held in July 2026 face to face in our London Office (date tbc)
We have the following opportunity available within theSouth Region* – London
*Appointments will be made considering travel time and costs, and the impact on colleague wellbeing. Efficient deployment should balance operational needs with financial prudence and colleague wellbeing.
Make a difference Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If youre looking for a new role in Operations – Primary Care and Community Services, that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then youve found it! As a Deputy Director, youll help shape the future of primary care and community services by driving improvement and ensuring people receive safe, effective and compassionate care.
Picture this Imagine leading a team that makes a real difference every day – where your decisions influence care standards for thousands of people.
As a Deputy Director in the Primary Care and Community Services inspectorate, you could be:
– Leading a strategic programme to improve access and quality in GP practices, urgent care centres and community services working with providers to deliver measurable change. – Responding to emerging risks by guiding regulatory decisions that protect people and uphold CQC standards.
The role Youll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, youll:
– Lead and inspire teams: Build high-performing, inclusive teams that deliver regulatory priorities and drive improvement in primary and community care. – Shape sector strategy: Use your expertise to influence policy and operational approaches, ensuring better outcomes for people and communities. – Manage regulatory activity: Oversee complex decisions and enforcement actions, ensuring risks are managed and standards upheld.
Show us Well be looking for the following specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:
– Proven leadership experience: Leading diverse teams and driving change effectively in complex, fast-moving environments. – Regulatory and sector expertise: Strong understanding of primary care and community services regulation, policy, and operational delivery, with experience applying this knowledge to influence outcomes. – Stakeholder engagement: Proven ability to build partnerships and influence at senior levels to deliver improvement and innovation.
Bring your expertise to a role in CQC that really makes a difference.
You can read the full details of the role in the following Job Description and Candidate Information Pack: Job DescriptionCandidate Information Pack
How to apply To apply for this role, pleasesubmita copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.
Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:
Please outline your suitability for the role detailing your knowledge and experience within your area of specialism. Please also tell us about your leadership experience in managing diverse teams and driving change in complex environments and provide examples of how you have successfully engaged stakeholders at senior levels to deliver improvement and innovation to ensure people using services receive improved care.
If you would like to joinan informalgroupsessionto hear more about the role,pleaseemailTerezia.Novosel@cqc.org.uk. Thesessionwill be held onWednesday3rdJune at12-12:30pm.
For general enquiries, please emailrecruitment@cqc.org.uk
Next steps
If you apply, youll need to create a profile and complete an online application form.Please see ourinformation for applicantsfor more details on the process.We contact every applicantto let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether you are shortlisted or not.
Compliance
To progress your application, youll need to provide evidence of your right towork in the UK. Without valid right to work you wont be eligible for therole.We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.Someroles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
The BenefitsWeoffer a wide range ofbenefits, 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 ourbenefitspage for the full list.
Equity for allWe know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether theyre 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,well work with you to remove any barriers. Visit ouraccessibility pagefor more on this. If youd like to chat, please contactrecruitment@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 wherefairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See ourED&I pagefor more about this.We welcomeapplications fromeveryone,and colleagues can find supportand 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 visionWe are guided by ourcore 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.
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- AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your applicationmustreflectyour real skills and experience.
- Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
- Do notcopy 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 andmay lead to your application being withdrawnor termination of your employment.
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