Specialist Inspector and Clinical Pharmacy Advisor (Part time)

Closing date: 23 October 2023 (12pm)

Interview dates: w/c 30 October 2023

Salary: £27,535 - £31,900 (£45,891 - £53,167 FTE) per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus benefits

Location: Homebased

Hours: 21 hours, 3 days per week, from 9.00 to 5.00

The role

• 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 Scotland, London and Birmingham, with a strong clinical background and with experience in prescribing to join a dynamic team where 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 broader range of specialist clinical services offered through registered pharmacies, we continue to build capacity and expand the clinical skills set across the inspectorate with the recruitment of experienced pharmacy professionals to make inspection judgements on the quality of clinical pharmacy services.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your own profile and skillset and gain regulatory experience which will involve collaboration with different internal teams, and partnership working with other regulators and healthcare organisations.

We welcome applications from currently practising, registered pharmacist 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 and aesthetics.

This role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our pre-employment due diligence.

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.
• A choice between two pension providers: NHS pension scheme or Standard Life.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.
• Follow this link to see the full guide of our excellent benefits

Applying for this role

If you feel you have the required experience and skills and would like to join us, please send your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet each of the criteria for the role, and where you found out about this vacancy to: careers@pharmacyregulation.org

In your email subject, please include your name and the role you wish to be considered for. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please consult the knowledge and skills section of the job description document to help you prepare your application.

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.

Closing date: 23 October 2023 (12pm)

Interview dates: w/c 30 October 2023