About this role
Job summary
2 roles available:
Role 1: Homebased Pharmacy Inspector (covering sites in Southwest London and surrounding areas)
Role 2: Homebased Pharmacy Inspector (covering sites in Southwest England, including Devon and Cornwall)
Are you a registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with an in-depth knowledge of the GPhCs standards and responsibilities?Do you have experience in the implementation and use of technology in the delivery of pharmacy services particularly in a community or hospital setting?Do you want to apply your knowledge and experience to provide assurance to patients and the public about the quality of pharmacy services and help drive improvement?If so, we welcome you to apply for our fixed term contract Pharmacy Inspector vacancy
The GPhC works to provide assurance to patients and the public that the pharmacies on our register are practising safely and effectively.
The post-holder will make an integral contribution to this aim by maintaining a programme of high-quality inspections of registered pharmacy premises through monitoring, supporting, and enforcing compliance in line with the GPhCs standards.
Inspectors will also provide recommendations to the Registrar on the registration suitability of new
pharmacies and work collaboratively with our Fitness to Practise team, giving valuable advice on pharmacy practice to inform investigations into allegations of pharmacy professionals fitness to practise.
Main duties of the job
To assess the performance of registered pharmacy premises against the standards for registered pharmacies through a programme of inspections in line with our approach to inspections of pharmacies.
Take action as appropriate to ensure that pharmacies make the improvements necessary to meet the standards including statutory enforcement action where appropriate.
Identify, recognise, and support good and innovative practice from services delivered from registered pharmacies through the generation of notable practice case examples published on the knowledge hub.
Provide recommendations to the Registrar on the suitability for registration of new pharmacy premises.
Work collaboratively with the Enforcement portfolio to provide advice on pharmacy practice to inform investigations of allegations into pharmacy professionals fitness to practise. Work with other portfolios and teams across the organisation to engage and maintain effective relationships with Registrants and other external stakeholders to promote good pharmacy practice.
About us
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.
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.
Job description Job responsibilities
Schedule and deliver a programme of monitoring and inspection of registered pharmacies in accordance with the policies and procedures of the GPhC. Ensure outcomes of inspections are consistently in line with the inspection decision-making framework, ensuring that all judgements are auditable and that published inspection reports meet quality and in-house style standards and requirements.
Make professional evidence-based judgements on whether a pharmacy is meeting the standards. Where pharmacies are not meeting the standards, ensure that improvements are made through continued engagement with the pharmacy using non-statutory and where appropriate, statutory enforcement action.
Undertake visits to pharmacy premises applying to join the register to check their ability to be able to meet the premises standards at opening. Make evidence-based recommendations to the Registrar in line with policy and procedures on suitability to register, including whether any conditions should be considered.
Establish and sustain effective working relationships with registrants, healthcare providers and other relevant stakeholders and where appropriate to undertake joint working with other inspectorates.
Work collaboratively with the Enforcement portfolio to help inform their investigations into registrants fitness to practise in line with policies and procedures. Work collaboratively with the Concerns team, to provide advice on pharmacy practice to inform the assessment of new concerns into allegations of impaired fitness to practise of pharmacy professional registrants.
Identify, recognise, and support good and innovative practice in registered pharmacy premises through the generation of notable practice case studies published on the knowledge hub.
Working with other portfolios and teams across the GPhC as appropriate, for example the Policy and Standards and Communications teams. Identify opportunities for promoting the work of the GPhC and provide advice and secure assurance with standards of good practice through presentations and other engagement with Registrants and stakeholders within the allocated portfolio.
Collect and report all information and intelligence effectively and accurately using the appropriate data management systems so that it may be accessed and utilised across the organisation.
Maintain skills and competencies in pharmacy, medicine management, and the regulatory process by participating in appropriate training.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with substantial recent experience of delivery of pharmacy services, preferably in a community or hospital environment. A solid understanding of the GPhCs statutory responsibilities, relevant legislative frameworks, and operational standards and a good understanding of the challenges facing retail community pharmacies. Able to carry out professional inspections and provide advice or take enforcement action where appropriate. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to work independently with little day to day supervision as well as building collaborative partnership with teams, stakeholders, and partners. Able to juggle competing priorities and operational pressures. IT competency in standard Microsoft Office packages (or equivalent) and ability to quickly understand and use other IT systems (e.g., databases). Full UK driving licence. Apply the relevant management systems, procedures, policies and training related to risk management, health and safety, information security, data protection and business continuity. Apply and manage the diversity and equality policy and practice pertinent to the role.
Desirable
Relevant post-graduate qualification and/or experience in the provision of clinical services. Experience in the use of technology in the provision of pharmacy services including hub and spoke dispensing, robotic dispensing, and/or advanced Patient Medication Record systems.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name General Pharmaceutical Council
Address 25 Canada Square
London
E14 5LQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/ (Opens in a new tab)