Statistician (x2) | The Care Quality Commission | UK Office Locations

Job Description

The Care Quality Commission make sure hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries, and all other care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care, and we encourage them to make improvements.
We do this by inspecting services and publishing the results on our website to help the public make better decisions about the care
they receive.
For more information on how we do our job and our inspections please visit our website http://www.cqc.org.uk
Statistician (x2)
Salary: Grade B: National £37,043 – £44,313 London £41,588 – £48,853
37 Hours per Week, Permanent | Location: Flexible (UK Office Locations)
An exciting opportunity for a number of Statisticians has arisen within our Intelligence Directorate.
Reporting to the Chief Statistician, you’ll undertake statistical analysis and provide expert advice throughout the CQC, across areas such as indicator development, thematic reviews and risk based approaches. You will need to be able to understand probability distributions, apply statistical tests, undertake multivariate analysis and build generalised linear models. Being able to explain analyses to a range of technical and non-technical audiences is also key.
Whichever sector you currently work in, you’ll need to bring substantial experience, an independent mind and, above all, considerable expertise in writing syntax in statistical software. This will ideally be in SAS, but SPSS, STATA or R are also of interest to us. Close attention to detail and excellent written skills are also prerequisites.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and we are particularly keen to ensure appropriate representation in terms of diversity. As part of our commitment, CQC takes part in the following schemes, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business Disability Forum, Positive about Disabled People (two ticks) and Mindful Employer. Any information you provide relating to equality, diversity and disability is used for monitoring purpose only and will have no bearing on the recruitment and selection process
CQC also operates the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS).
For more information about this role and to apply online, please visit our website www.cqc.org.uk