National Professional Advisor x 3 Roles – Mental Health Team (part-time)
1 x Mental Health Nursing
1 x Older People’s Mental Health Services
1 x Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services
Specialist Advisor Rate - Aligned to Professional Experience
Contracted Hours: 0.2 FTE Equivalent (1 day per week)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract for up to 24 months
Location: Home-based, with national travel as required
Closing date: Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 11.59pm
Interview date: TBC
Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a National Professional Advisor – Mental Health, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality care within the health and social care sector. You will also have the opportunity to promote and drive improvements nationally for people using mental health services.
Picture this
Imagine working on projects that directly impact the quality of care that people receive.
In the last year as a National Professional Advisor – Mental Health you might have led the development of new inspection methodologies to improve care standards. You could have collaborated with national health bodies to shape policies that ensure safer and more effective services.
The role
You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:
* Provide Expert Advice: Offer clinical and professional guidance to inspection teams, ensuring high standards of care.
* Shape Policy: Influence and contribute to the development of CQC’s strategies and policies.
* Engage Stakeholders: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including health bodies and professional societies.
Show us
We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge, and experience in your application form:
* Clinical Expertise: Experience as a mental health professional working at a senior level in clinical practice.
* Policy Development: Proven ability to influence and shape health policies at a national level.
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining professional relationships with various stakeholders.
Join us
Bring your expertise to a role in CQC that really makes a difference. Apply today to join a workplace where your impact is felt everyday.
Benefits
* 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!
Equity for all
We do not provide an exhaustive legal description: this statement is provided for the candidate’s benefit. 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 (for example, 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. 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.
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.
Compliance
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.
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