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. he role also includes a £3,000 recruitment and retention allowance per annum.
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Location: Home-based
Closing date: Thursday 2 April 2026 at 11.59pm
Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission, If
you’re looking for a new role in Inquiries and Investigations that gives
you a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Lawyer,
you’ll help us give clear, trusted legal guidance that supports CQC in
delivering our responsibilities to Public Inquires and Independent
Investigations
Picture this
You’ll be part of a team working on issues that matter to people across the
country, offering legal insight that shapes how we respond to independent
inquiries. Each day brings new challenges and the chance to solve problems that
make a real difference.
As a Lawyer in the Inquiries
and Investigations team, you might get the chance to work on:
The role
You’ll play an important part in
delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:
Show us
We will be looking for specific
skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:
Apply today to join a workplace where your impact is felt every day.
Compliance
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 – Lorraine Reed, Public Inquiries Manager; [email protected]. For general enquiries, please email [email protected].
The Benefits
We
offer a wide range of benefits, including:
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 [email protected]. 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:
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: