Network Inspector (Contract)

Join us and make a difference - for you, for everyoneIt’s our job to ensure care for everyone, everywhere in Scotland is as good as it can be. If you are as passionate about high-quality care as we are, and you’re experienced in your field, we’d love to hear from you. About youYou’ll have considerable experience in adult health or social work/care as well as significant knowledge of current policy drivers and challenges within the sector. We’re currently recruiting for vacancies in our inspection teams. As an Inspector you must be able to travel with occasional overnight stays as required.About usWe are different because of our great benefits, our investment in learning and development, and above all, giving you the opportunity to help shape care in Scotland. What you will be doing as an inspector Making a difference through working with services delivering adult and older people care. Click here to watch a short video on what one of our inspectors has said about their role.You’ll be confident about what good-quality care looks like and how to deliver it across adults and older people services. You’ll be resilient and adaptable, able to work on your own initiative or as part of a team, manage competing priorities, build effective networks with partners, and have strong communication skills. Equally, you’ll be good at analysing information and evidence, and you’ll have excellent writing skills to produce reports that are clear, concise, and focused on outcomes. We need you to have a relevant qualification (minimum SCQF Level 9) and be registered or eligible to register with a professional body like the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or General Teaching Council (GTC). All new entrants will start on the grade minimum for the role however we have a generous benefits package which is highlighted below. Network of offices across Scotland.Flexible Hours: 140 hours to be worked over a 4-week period.Up to 37 days annual leave (after 5 years’ service) + 6 fixed public holidays.Contract: Permanent, two-year secondment or locum (where candidates have previously worked for us as inspectors).We desire to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, that enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a 4-week period. In addition to our excellent benefits package, we also pride ourselves on the values we hold, person-centred; We’re proud to be a progressive, supportive employer, and equality, diversity and inclusion are important to us. The Care Inspectorate is committed to recruiting, retaining and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities that we serve. It is vital that we monitor and analyse diversity information so that we can identify how we can improve the way we meet the needs of our applicants and staff. To assist us to monitor the effectiveness of our equality and diversity practices, we would encourage you to complete the equalities monitoring form at the end of the application form.If you successfully complete our selection process, we’ll either confirm you’re the preferred candidate for a suitable vacancy (based on your specialism and location) or you’ll be invited to join our talent pool for future vacancies that would be suitable for you.The successful applicant must be registered with a professional body (this can be NMC, GTCS, NMC, HCPC, SSSC), within three months of appointment.Regulated Care Inspectors who register with SSSC will do so as a Primary Authorised Officer under both types of work (Social Care and Children & Young People). Primary Authorised Officers will require to complete a Professional Development Award in Scrutiny and Improvement Practice within 5 years of initial registration.This includes employees working in authorised officer roles who are recruited to the Care Inspectorate based on their registration with the NMC, GTCS, HCPC or other recognised professional body. It is a contractual requirement to maintain registration with the same professional body and employees should not transfer their registration to the SSSC from another recognised professional body, including the NMC, GTCS or HCPC.