Grade E2: £95,000 per annum
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Secondment Opportunity up to 6 months to cover sick absence - to be reviewed
monthly after 3 months and extended as needed
Location: Homebased
Closing Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026 at 11.59pm
Interview
Date: Thursday 7 May (pm) and Friday 15 May (am) via MS Teams - please keep dates free should you
be shortlisted
Compliance
Note for internal candidates:
This is a secondment opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on
secondments. You must discuss your application with your line
manager before applying.
Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new interim role in Mental Health that offers real meaning and purpose, you’ve found it.
As Interim Director of Mental Health, you’ll provide steady leadership during a period of absence, helping CQC continue to protect people’s rights and improve the quality of mental health care across England.
Picture this
For the next three to six months, you’re stepping into a senior leadership role at pace, bringing continuity, focus and reassurance while shaping national mental health work that really matters. You’ll balance day to day oversight with high impact activity, ensuring progress continues without pause.
The role
You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission during a period of cover. In this role, you’ll:
Show us
We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:
Apply today to work in a role where your impact is felt every day.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description
How to apply
To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System.
Your Supporting Statement should cover the following:
- How your previous experience makes you suitable for this interim role?
- What strengths will you bring to the role?
For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Chris Dzikiti via his Executive PA, Fanni Kovari at [email protected]
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: