Scrutiny Manager
Posted by: Professional Standards Authority
Employed By: Professional Standards Authority
Job Title: Scrutiny Manager
Salary: £71,621
Contract: Full-time
Location: Blackfriars, London (Hybrid)
Application Deadline: 7 April 2025
The Professional Standards Authority is a strategic organisation with a key role in ensuring high standards of patient safety through excellence in regulation. We promote the health, safety and wellbeing of patients, service users and the public by raising standards of regulation and registration of people working in health and care. We are an independent body, accountable to the UK Parliament. We are a small organisation that is respected for its expertise.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to recruit a Scrutiny Manager to join our Performance Review team within the Regulation and Accreditation Directorate. The team is responsible for conducting performance reviews of the 10 regulators that the PSA oversees.
As a Scrutiny Manager, you will manage a small team reviewing the performance of five regulators. We are looking to recruit an individual who:
- Has the ability to manage a team working on multiple annual programmes of work
- Has the analytical skills and attention to detail to quality assure the complex work of a team to ensure its accuracy.
- Is adept at forming and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders, including senior staff at the regulators
- Can work collaboratively within a small team, helping others with work as required
- Can review and develop internal processes to help us continually improve what we do
We are committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our staff can flourish and reach their full potential. We know that a diverse workforce, at all levels, allows for a more creative and productive environment bringing different viewpoints, knowledge and experience. Therefore, we are keen to improve the diversity within our organisation and would like to encourage individuals who come from a diverse range of backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will guarantee an interview for people with disabilities who meet all the essential criteria and so if you would like to be considered under this scheme then please let us know.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying and would like to be sent an application form or want to find out more about the organisation and the role, please contact recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: We will only accept applications where the candidate has clearly demonstrated that they meet the personal specification.
We will not accept CVs or applications where CVs are attached in place of a personal statement. Please see attachments at the bottom of this page for the job description and application form.
Closing date for applications:
The closing date for applications is 7 April at 11:59pm.
Interviews (which will include a written test on the day of the interview) will be held remotely on 29 April 2025. Please note that it is unlikely that an alternative interview date could be offered should you be unable to attend on those dates.
Should you wish for reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the process please do not hesitate to contact the HR team on 0207 389 8050 or email recruitment@professionalstandards.org.uk
The PSA currently operates a hybrid policy. In the first six months of employment full time staff working over five days will be expected to attend the office three days a week and two thereafter. However, should you require any reasonable adjustments please contact us directly to discuss.
The PSA’s offices are located in Blackfriars, London.
We offer a range of benefits, including 32.5 days annual leave a year plus bank holidays, an interest-free season ticket loan, and access to an employee assistance programme.
Our privacy notice, which sets out how we will use your data, can be found here https://www.professionalstandards.org.uk/privacy-policy