Clinical Advisor and Inspector

Pharmacy Regulation; Greater London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Flexible working arrangements

Career breaks and sabbaticals

Life assurance

Job summary

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is recruiting experienced pharmacists who are independent prescribers to join our regulatory team. You will contribute to patient safety by enhancing the quality of pharmacy services and supporting the delivery of our 2030 vision.

We welcome applications from practising, registered pharmacist independent prescribers with broad clinical expertise across medicines safety, long-term conditions, mental health, aesthetics and medical cannabis.

Qualifications

• Currently practising, registered pharmacist independent prescribers from all settings with significant and broad clinical experience.
• Experience across medicines safety and risk management, long-term conditions, mental health, aesthetics and medical cannabis.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical advice across the organisation.
• Assist with inspection activities and assess quality of clinical pharmacy services.
• Advise Fitness to Practise teams on clinical matters and upskill internal colleagues.

Skills

Clinical background

Prescribing experience

Regulatory environment

Independent prescriber

Job description

Are you a front-line practising pharmacist independent prescriber?Do you want the opportunity to develop a portfolio career?Do you want to apply your clinical knowledge and experience to provide assurance to patients and the public about the quality of pharmacy services and help drive improvement across a broad range of specialist clinical services?

We are looking for experienced pharmacists across Great Britain, particularly in Northern England and Scotland, with a strong clinical background and with experience in prescribing to join our team. You will contribute towards patient safety by helping to improve the quality of pharmacy practice and support the delivery of our 2030 vision.
To reflect the growing range and complexity of clinical services delivered through registered pharmacies and by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, we are seeking to expand our clinical capacity and expertise by recruiting experienced pharmacy professionals. In this role, you will provide specialist clinical advice and support across the organisation, including contributing to inspection activity and helping to assess the quality of clinical pharmacy services, advising our fitness to practise teams on clinical matters, educating and upskilling internal colleagues in their understanding of the evolving pharmacy landscape, and providing expert input to a range of organisational activities.
You will have the opportunity to enhance your own professional profile and broaden your skillset while gaining valuable regulatory experience. The role offers exposure to collaborate with different internal teams, as well as opportunity to work with other regulators, healthcare organisations and key stakeholders.

We welcome applications from currently practising, registered pharmacist independent prescribers from all settings with a significant and broad clinical experience in a range of areas; such as medicines safety and risk management, management of long-term conditions, mental health, aesthetics and medical cannabis.

The GPhC values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from underrepresented groups, including candidates who identify as black.

Benefits when joining our team

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.

About the GPhC

We are a respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.
Our organisation has a long-term vision and a desire for highly skilled and specialist staff. We are committed to providing workforce learning and development opportunities.

Clinical advisors and Inspectors are predominantly home-based. However, travel and overnight stays are required as part of this role.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.

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We welcome applications from all sections of the community

We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Disabled applicants who choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role will be invited to interview.

The minimum criteria are the essential requirements set out in the person specification and vacancy information. In recruitment campaigns attracting a particularly high volume of applications for example, it may not be reasonable to interview all those who opt in and meet the minimum criteria. In those circumstances, we may invite a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria.

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process for all, and you do not need to have a disability to discuss reasonable adjustments.

Important Notice for Applicants

As part of our pre-employment screening process, this role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In addition, the GPhC will conduct Fitness to Practise (FtP) checks for any applicant who is currently, or has previously been, a registrant of the GPhC. Applicants will be asked to declare this during the application process and may be subject to further internal verification. Any findings may be considered as part of the recruitment decision.