Job Description

Other -

Agenda for Change, Band 7 - 46,148 plus high-cost area supplement where this applies to the home location.

Contracted Hours:

Full time 37 hours per week, however, compressed or job-sharing hours may be considered.

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

Monday 2 June 2025 at 11.59pm

Interview Date:

TBC - week commencing 23 June 2025

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

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

The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigation Programme is part of a national strategy to improve maternity across the NHS in England.



The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigation (MNSI) programme, formerly the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) maternity programme, moved to be hosted by the CQC on the 1 October 2023.



The maternity programme commenced under HSIB in April 2018, following the request from the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The programme is part of the overall national maternity ambition to improve maternity safety and reduce harm by 50% by 2025. The programme was fully rolled out across England by April 2019. In 2022, a commitment was made to continue the programme for a further 5 years, there is currently 2 years of this term remaining.

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

The Business Development Manager will play a pivotal role in managing the delivery of key programmes of activity and business on behalf of MNSI, offering bespoke support to the programme leadership team. You will develop relevant strategy including research and development to identify, develop and promote best practice whilst undertaking audits to review and test the effectiveness of procedures.


You will support and coordinate the delivery of the MNSI Business Plan and CQC Service level agreement, ensuring all required activity is delivered to plan. Whilst doing all of this, you will act as a role model and support others to instil MNSI values into everything that we do.

What we can offer you...

27 days' annual leave, rising with service to 29-33 days, plus Bank Holidays NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars Discounted gym vouchers Cycle to work scheme Equipment for homeworking

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...

The post holder will be part of the business services team and be the sole employee with this remit. The post holder will be used to fast paced, changing landscape and able to prioritise workloads as well as address the needs of the business. They will be responsible for managing relationships at a senior level, ensuring excellent communication and promoting efficiency and productivity. You must have the ability to demonstrate knowledge of MNSI and links with associated organisations. Proven leadership skills are essential alongside highly developed, engaging, written and verbal communication skills.


Youmust show an understanding of business processes to drive standardisation, consistency and continuous improvement across MNSI. This role allows you to coach and develop colleagues, line manage a team whilst valuing diversity and difference, operating with integrity and openness.

To access the full job description, please click the link below:

JD - MNSI Business Development Manager


For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Vicky Richardson, Head of Procedure at Vicky.Richardson@mnsi.org.uk


We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email:

recruitment@cqc.org.uk

CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

For this role, we are particularly encouraging people from ethnically diverse communities and people with a disability to apply, who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.

Candidates must ensure that all information provided in their application is detailed in their own words and is factually accurate. Any examples provided must be taken from personal experience. CQC abides by honesty and integrity as part of its core values, if evidence of plagiarism or generating answers from other sources is found, applications may be withdrawn.

Our Values

Excellence

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Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation

Caring

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Treating everyone with dignity and respect

Integrity

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Demonstrating our passion for 'doing the right thing'

Teamwork

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Enabling us to be the best we can