We are looking for a motivated Senior Decision Maker to join our 'Fitness to Practice - Legal' team. In this critical role you will evaluate and assess information received in the initial stages of our fitness to practise investigations to make sound decisions. You will apply our Threshold Policy to decide if cases should close or be referred to our Investigating Committee.  For cases that are closed, you will draft those decisions. For cases that are referred to the Investigating Committee, in addition to making the decision that the case meets our Threshold policy, you will be responsible for deciding when a case is ready to be considered by an Investigating Committee Panel (ICP). This involves assessing the particularised allegations and the evidence available to the panel.

This role will require you to make high volumes of decisions autonomously, which stand up to scrutiny, and are of a high quality. In addition to this work, the you will also be responsible for providing guidance and case direction to case management teams, to support the delivery of high quality and effective decision-making.

Candidate Requirements

You will have significant experience of autonomous decision-making (in a legal or regulatory environment), including demonstrable ability and understanding of applying legislation, guidance, or policies, and making evidenced-based decisions. You will have a high level of written English and verbal communication skills, and an ability to use your initiative to work effectively under pressure. Your strong communication skills will enable you to work effectively within a team and with your peers, to build and maintain positive relationships and assist colleagues by sharing and applying knowledge as required.

You will be able to demonstrate sound judgement, in circumstances where you will be required to analyse high volumes of complex case information. This will be particularly important as you will be required to make sound, evidence-based decisions about the HCPC’s position when applying the Threshold Policy in written reports which will be sent to internal and external stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid working with a mandatory attendance of 1-2 days a week in our offices in London

Please click here to download the Job Description and Person Specification.

Application Information: Please submit a supporting statement along with your CV. Applications without a supporting statement will not be reviewed.

Closing Date: 29 July 2025 (All vacancies will close at 1pm)

Interview Date: Week commencing 11 August 2025

There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

HCPC’s vision is to be recognised as an actively anti-discriminatory organisation that upholds and promotes best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion and an active ally for change. We are a Disability Confident employer and aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the HCPC. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptations to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to have a confidential discussion on how we can support you, please contact recruitment@hcpc-uk.org.

Our values  underpin what we do and how we do it, to help us operate to high standards and effectively as a regulator and employer. In addition to the core competencies for this role, we will also assess you against our values during the selection process: Please refer to the HCPC Values and Behavioural Framework.