Executive Reviewer - Well Led - Homebased - Flexible, United Kingdom
Contracted hours : Ad-hoc
Location: Nationwide(England)
Closing Date: 16th February 2026 at23:59pm
Day rate: This is an honorary unpaid role, where a Trust releases anindividual for inspections without reimbursement from the CQC. Individualswill be eligible for paid expenses.
This role is NOT open to applications from those who willrequire sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for thisrole and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected,and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Are you committed to helping us regulate health andsocial 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 tomind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that wehave made a difference to the lives of those most in need in ourcommunities. We make sure health and social care services providepeople with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encouragecare services to improve. We are looking for people who arecaring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team tojoin with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you wouldlike to help us, make a positive impact to health and social care withinEngland, then read on.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work closely with colleagues inthe Care Quality Commission to complete Trust level assessments for hospitals, mental health and community health services. You willneed be available for on-site visits, pre visit preparation and post visitconsiderations.
Why this could be a great role for you…
This role is critical to supporting Trust level assessments in incorporating contemporary operational andstrategic leadership knowledge, whilst offering an expert peerperspective to inform the findings and judgements reached. Executive Reviewerswill be substantively or recently employed within an NHS Trust with apersonal reputation of providing effective leadership over time.
As an Executive Reviewer, you will getinvolved with:
* Proactively participating with CQC representatives on assessment activity.
* Providing relevant advice and input to your specialist area to support and formulate appropriate judgements.
* Identifying and reviewing key documents in support of your analysis of organisations.
* Assessing individual capabilities by informing the areas for exploration in interviews which you will lead.
* Participate in quality assurance processes and give written feedback.
This role is ad-hoc and can be undertaken alongside yourcurrent role, Executive Reviewers are released by their substantiveorganisation to support on-site and off-site elements of the Trust level Assessments.
Many employers encourage this, to support personalprofessional development. We would encourage candidates to discuss thisopportunity and agree this with their employer, priorto submitting an application.
What you will bring...
You will have up-to-date and credible professional knowledgeand experience, within secondary care or the mental healthsector which will help you evaluate and analyse evidence andinformation.
You should be a skilled communicator, with the ability toengage with staff, users of services and stakeholders at every level.
You should be able to demonstrate the ability tointerpret complex information and be comfortable working transparently as partof a team.
Role expectations…
* Proactively participate with CQC representatives on assessment activity to identified NHS Trusts and provide relevant advice and input to your specialist area in order to support the formation of appropriate judgements.
* Undertake preparation, specific to Trust level Assessments, e.g. to identify and review key documents which will support your analysis of the organisation and contribute to the briefing call.
* Review the drafted interview schedule to optimise appropriate utilisation the expertise of the Executive Reviewer.
* Assess individual and team leadership capability by informing the areas for exploration in interviews.
* Assess individual and team leadership capability by leading interviews and take notes, which will be used to inform the final report.
* Assess the NHS Trust against the well led Quality Statements, particularly those relating to leadership and governance.
* Assess organisational process and response for mitigating corporate risk and providing assurance of delivery standards.
* Contribute their views and observations based on experience and good practice, to corroboration discussions and in writing during or shortly after the assessment.
* Provide challenge to any perceived bias within the assessment team, to ensure fair identification and triangulation of information.
* Endorse the key messages that require feedback to the NHS Trust.
* Participate in the quality assurance processes and give written feedback.
* Maintain the confidentiality of information that is accessed in the course of work undertaken for CQC.
* Ensure all work carried out is within the scope of that required and relevant CQC policies/guidance are adhered to.
* Participate in a remote induction, hosted virtually.
Expected time commitment for formal assessments...
* Must be able to commit to at least 1 full assessment within a 12-month period.
* Preparation and briefing calls – 3-4 hours.
* Fieldwork activity – on site for a minimum of 2 days per assessment.
* Input into quality assurance – as appropriate.
Please note this position will be subject to anenhanced DBS check, which is no older than three years.
For an informal discussion or further information on therole, please contact
For further information on the role requirements, pleasereview the job description here:
Executive Reviewer - Specification NHS Trusts
Individual adjustments...
We are committed to being open and transparent around ourprocesses and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to performat their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidatesto identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitatereasonable adjustments as appropriate.
Should you require assistance and/orwould like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitmentprocess, please contact a member of the team via email:
CQC are currently working through an organisationaltransformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operatingmodel. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of thetransition process to that new model. For further information on this pleasevisit is committed to promoting a fair and inclusiveworkplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. Weknow diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment andtherefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex,gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity orsexual orientation.
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