Registration Inspector – National Learning Disability and Autism Teams

Grade B - £42,044 (National) or £47,900 (London – for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Homebased - flexible

Closing date: Thursday 17th September 2026 at 11.59pm

Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Operations that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it!
As a Registration Inspector, you’ll help make sure only providers who meet the required standards can deliver health and social care services, helping to keep people safe and well cared for.

Picture this
You’ll play an important role in assessing whether organisations and individuals are ready to provide regulated health and social care services. Your work will directly support safe, high-quality care for people across the region.

As a Registration Inspector in Operations, you might get the chance to:

Lead the assessment of a complex registration application for a large provider, reviewing evidence from multiple sources to determine whether services meet regulatory requirements.

Work with specialist colleagues to support decisions that protect people using services.

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

Assess registration applications: Review applications from providers and managers, analyse evidence, and make recommendations on registration decisions, variations, and related regulatory actions.

Manage information and records: Maintain accurate records, update systems, and ensure clear audit trails that support decisions and meet CQC requirements.
Work with partners and colleagues: Collaborate with inspection teams, legal advisers, specialists, and external stakeholders to share information, identify risks, and support informed decision-making.

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

Experience working in a health and/or social care setting where you have used professional judgement to make decisions that affect service quality, safety, or compliance.

Experience analysing information from different sources, assessing evidence, and using this to make well-reasoned decisions in a risk-based environment.

Experience managing a busy workload, meeting deadlines or performance targets, and working with a range of stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

Experience of working with autistic people and people with a learning disability.

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

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.

Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous.  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 you are shortlisted.

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

We will be holding two drop in calls for potential applicants to find out more about the role, these will be held on:

Wednesday 9th September 2026, 15:00hrs

Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/399446032650259?p=DltirROb528rWTAC8A

Tuesday 15th September 2026, 11:00hrs

Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/338813553164855?p=bSYod2cq1jXGWNWMnu

For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

Compliance
***Remove if role is Perm*** 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.
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.

Next steps
If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous.  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.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description
If you’d like an informal chat about the role contact – Name, Title; Email@cqc.org.uk. For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

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.