National Professional Advisor – Perinatal

Specialist Advisor Rate - Aligned to Professional Experience (please note for part-time roles – this will be pro rata) 
Contracted Hours: Part-time 2 day per week (equivalent 0.4 FTE) 
Contract Type: Secondment Opportunity for up to 24 months*
Location: Homebased with travel as and when required 
Closing date: Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11.59pm 
Interview date: Wed 28 & Thu 29 October 2026 via MS Teams 
*External candidates should discuss this role with their existing employer to ensure they can be released on Secondment for 2 days per week, should they be successful.

Make a difference 

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a new role in the Hospitals, Secondary & Specialist Care Inspectorate that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you've found it! 

As a National Professional Advisor (Maternity and Perinatal Services), you'll bring senior obstetric expertise that guides national oversight of maternity and perinatal care and shapes our future direction in regulating these services. 

Picture this 

In this role, you'll use your maternity and perinatal expertise to guide how services are assessed, giving expert advice to CQC staff that protects people and supports safe care. You'll work with leaders across CQC to help shape new ways of regulating maternity and perinatal services. 

As a National Professional Advisor in the Hospitals, Secondary & Specialist Care Inspectorate, you will be asked to:

The role

You'll be key in helping us deliver our work. In this role, you'll: 

Show us 

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

Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care. 

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

How to apply: 

To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.  

Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:  
 
- How your previous experience makes you suitable for this role?  
- What strengths will you bring to the role?  

 
If you’d like to have an informal chat about the role you can contact – Roger James, Director of Hospitals: Roger.James@cqc.org.uk For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk 

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.

Note for internal candidates: 
This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying.

Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form.  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.

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.