Ir(Me)r Inspector

**Grade B - **£39,390 (National Framework) pro-rata or £44,792 (London Framework - if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) pro rata. There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home and an Operational Car Working Allowance of £482 per annum.

**Contracted Hours**:Part Time Job Share 0.5 FTE - pro rata

**Contract Type**:Permanent

**Location**: Homebased - Flexible

**Closing date**:Tuesday 16th April 2024 at 11.59pm

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**Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?**

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.

**Why this could be a great role for you.**

IR(ME)R stands for Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations. An exciting opportunity for an IR(ME)R Inspector, Nuclear Medicine Specialist has arisen within our National Operations Directorate.

The role is responsible carrying out inspections under IR(ME)R 2017, investigating notifications of significant accidental and unintended exposures and taking any necessary enforcement actions. You will be required to work flexibly as part of a team and undertaking other tasks as required.

This is a national role and will require travel throughout England**.**

**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.

**What you will bring**

IR(ME)R Diagnostic Imaging Inspector

**Specific IR(ME)R Accountabilities**:
Triage, investigate and escalate where necessary significant accidental or unintended exposures (SAUE) reported to CQC under regulation 8(4) of IR(ME)R2017.
Investigate SAUE by liaising with key IR(ME)R duty holders and management staff from the provider including clinical departmental managers, governance and safety, and the executive team.
Support colleagues in identifying topical issues for inclusion within internal and external IR(ME)R publications.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders both internally and externally. Contribute where appropriate to the development of policy and intelligence regarding IR(ME)R2017, and relevant services.
Manage information with sensitivity, upholding the values and ethos of the Commission particularly in relation to confidential personal information, the rights of whistle blowers who bring concerns to us and in relation to the data protection act and the freedom of information act.
To represent CQC IR(ME)R and support team manager as appropriate with stakeholders internal and external including providers, professional bodies, and other regulatory bodies.

**Inspector Accountabilities**:
Deliver inspection activity as part of a schedule of responsive and planned inspections.
Manage portfolio to deliver individual workload whilst working flexibly as part of a team. ensuring issues and risks are escalated to the IR(ME)R Management team as appropriate.
Update relevant systems to ensure records are maintained and an audit trail is recorded.
Liaise and engage with providers, organisations and individuals as appropriate to discharge responsibilities of the role and I