Regulatory Investigator
| Posting date: | 22 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 30 days holiday + bank, 8% Employer Pension Contribution, Training and Professional Membership, Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme, Employee Wellbeing and Lifestyle Rewards, Free online 24/7 GP |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2026 |
| Location: | SE11 4BU |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Health & Care Professions Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 013583 |
Summary
No of Vacancies: Multiple
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent and Fixed Term
Department: Fitness to Practise - FTP - Case Progression and Quality
Location: London - Kennington, SE11
Working Pattern: Hybrid working with a minimum 1–2 days per week in the office
The Role
We’re growing our teams and hiring, Regulatory Investigators, you’ll Investigate serious concerns about Health and Care professionals, assess risk and make evidence-based decisions to protect the public whilst managing a varied caseload of ‘Registrant’ fitness to practise complaints.
This is a fast-paced and demanding role, requiring strong organisation, adaptability, and attention to detail. You will manage multiple, changing priorities whilst maintaining accurate records, using a Case Management System and apply regulation law to prepare case bundles for panel review.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing your own case load to identify, prioritise and escalate cases appropriately, including consideration for Interim Orders on high-risk cases.
- Continual evidence gathering, preparing case bundles ready for presentation to a panel within agreed timescales.
- Investigate and progress a varied caseload effectively, reviewing fitness to practice, misconduct and non-compliance against set professional standards.
- Provide sensitive case updates in a timely professional manner to stakeholders.
- Proactively chase information via outbound calling and email correspondence to progress cases effectively
You will work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including:
Patients and members of the public
Courts and legal representatives
Police and safeguarding bodies
Other regulators and multi-agency partners
This Regulatory Investigator, role offers the opportunity to gain experience about regulatory and disciplinary law within the Health & Care professions we regulate. We are keen to hear from candidates with existing legal, case management, investigation or regulatory experience and candidates interested to gain experience in this field.
Person Specification
We’re looking for candidates that can:
- Work under pressure with minimal supervision, investigating, gathering, and evaluating evidence to ensure cases are prepared in line with SLA’s and KPI’s
- Communicate with a range of stakeholders with a clear confident, professional tone, via inbound and outbound calls, written correspondence, emails and in-person meetings, providing exceptional levels of customer service.
- Plan and organise own high-volume caseload effectively with minimal supervision.
- Identify, prioritise, and escalate high-risk cases appropriately.
- Use analytical decision-making with strong judgement skills to make sound, evidence-based decisions on case progression, Interim Orders and closure.
- Maintain accurate records using a range of technology, MS Outlook Word, Excel, Case Management Systems.
- Manage sensitive data confidentiality, adhering to guidelines, polices and regulation law.
Further details are available in the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Important Information
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
We conduct original document checks, as part of Pre-employment screening.
Candidates require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check.
We are unable to provide feedback at application stage.
Application Process
To apply, please submit:
Your CV and Supporting Statement demonstrating how you meet the job role and essential criteria.
We will not consider applications without a supporting statement.
Assessment days will be held on-site at our London office.
We reserve the right to close vacancies early due to high application volumes and therefore encourage you to apply early.
Advert Closing Date: 30 May 2026
*We will review applications weekly, please apply early to ensure your application is considered.*
Assessment Centre Dates: Wednesday 13 May, Monday 18 May, Tuesday 9 June 2026
Candidates are only required to attend one onsite assessment AM or PM and will be notified promptly of the outcome.
About the HCPC
The Health and Care Professions Council is the independent regulator for 15 Health and Care professions in the UK. We protect the public by maintaining a register of over 350,000 professionals known as ‘Registrants’, and set the standards for professionals’ conduct, education, training, and proficiency; we act when there are concerns about a Registrant’s fitness to practise. Our aim is to be a high performing regulator which delivers forward-looking regulation underpinned by strong data and collaboration. How we are achieving this is set out in our Corporate Strategy 2021-26. Our values underpin our work and culture. We aim to be fair, compassionate, inclusive, and enterprising.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
HCPC is committed to being an actively anti-discriminatory organisation and a Disability Confident employer. We strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.
We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. For a confidential discussion about support or adjustments, please contact recruitment@hcpc-uk.org.
Our values underpin everything we do. In addition to role-specific competencies, candidates will be assessed against the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework during the selection process.
Keep up to date with our latest job opportunities: Join our talent network via our website
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent and Fixed Term
Department: Fitness to Practise - FTP - Case Progression and Quality
Location: London - Kennington, SE11
Working Pattern: Hybrid working with a minimum 1–2 days per week in the office
The Role
We’re growing our teams and hiring, Regulatory Investigators, you’ll Investigate serious concerns about Health and Care professionals, assess risk and make evidence-based decisions to protect the public whilst managing a varied caseload of ‘Registrant’ fitness to practise complaints.
This is a fast-paced and demanding role, requiring strong organisation, adaptability, and attention to detail. You will manage multiple, changing priorities whilst maintaining accurate records, using a Case Management System and apply regulation law to prepare case bundles for panel review.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing your own case load to identify, prioritise and escalate cases appropriately, including consideration for Interim Orders on high-risk cases.
- Continual evidence gathering, preparing case bundles ready for presentation to a panel within agreed timescales.
- Investigate and progress a varied caseload effectively, reviewing fitness to practice, misconduct and non-compliance against set professional standards.
- Provide sensitive case updates in a timely professional manner to stakeholders.
- Proactively chase information via outbound calling and email correspondence to progress cases effectively
You will work closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including:
Patients and members of the public
Courts and legal representatives
Police and safeguarding bodies
Other regulators and multi-agency partners
This Regulatory Investigator, role offers the opportunity to gain experience about regulatory and disciplinary law within the Health & Care professions we regulate. We are keen to hear from candidates with existing legal, case management, investigation or regulatory experience and candidates interested to gain experience in this field.
Person Specification
We’re looking for candidates that can:
- Work under pressure with minimal supervision, investigating, gathering, and evaluating evidence to ensure cases are prepared in line with SLA’s and KPI’s
- Communicate with a range of stakeholders with a clear confident, professional tone, via inbound and outbound calls, written correspondence, emails and in-person meetings, providing exceptional levels of customer service.
- Plan and organise own high-volume caseload effectively with minimal supervision.
- Identify, prioritise, and escalate high-risk cases appropriately.
- Use analytical decision-making with strong judgement skills to make sound, evidence-based decisions on case progression, Interim Orders and closure.
- Maintain accurate records using a range of technology, MS Outlook Word, Excel, Case Management Systems.
- Manage sensitive data confidentiality, adhering to guidelines, polices and regulation law.
Further details are available in the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Important Information
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
We conduct original document checks, as part of Pre-employment screening.
Candidates require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check.
We are unable to provide feedback at application stage.
Application Process
To apply, please submit:
Your CV and Supporting Statement demonstrating how you meet the job role and essential criteria.
We will not consider applications without a supporting statement.
Assessment days will be held on-site at our London office.
We reserve the right to close vacancies early due to high application volumes and therefore encourage you to apply early.
Advert Closing Date: 30 May 2026
*We will review applications weekly, please apply early to ensure your application is considered.*
Assessment Centre Dates: Wednesday 13 May, Monday 18 May, Tuesday 9 June 2026
Candidates are only required to attend one onsite assessment AM or PM and will be notified promptly of the outcome.
About the HCPC
The Health and Care Professions Council is the independent regulator for 15 Health and Care professions in the UK. We protect the public by maintaining a register of over 350,000 professionals known as ‘Registrants’, and set the standards for professionals’ conduct, education, training, and proficiency; we act when there are concerns about a Registrant’s fitness to practise. Our aim is to be a high performing regulator which delivers forward-looking regulation underpinned by strong data and collaboration. How we are achieving this is set out in our Corporate Strategy 2021-26. Our values underpin our work and culture. We aim to be fair, compassionate, inclusive, and enterprising.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
HCPC is committed to being an actively anti-discriminatory organisation and a Disability Confident employer. We strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.
We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. For a confidential discussion about support or adjustments, please contact recruitment@hcpc-uk.org.
Our values underpin everything we do. In addition to role-specific competencies, candidates will be assessed against the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework during the selection process.
Keep up to date with our latest job opportunities: Join our talent network via our website