Researcher

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?, The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver analytic content using primary research methods, with a focus on survey research methods and the NHS Patient Survey programme.
Please ensure that you use the Additional Information section of the application form to provide a supporting statement demonstrating your relevant skills and experience along with providing a short example of a time you have used a survey research method

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on., You will have strong research, analysis and reporting skills, with experience of using quantitative survey research methods in particular. You will understand the impact the methodological decisions you make will have on analysis, reporting and meeting research objectives. You will also have strong project management skills and be able to work flexibly, and in multi-disciplinary teams, engaging well with colleagues and other stakeholders.

We are passionate about amplifying the voices of people using NHS care, using our quantitative research knowledge to bring these voices into the heart of regulation and service improvement.

What we can offer you...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.