Pharmacy Inspector

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.

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification and/or experience in the provision of clinical services.

Experience

Essential

• 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.
• Able to work independently with little day to day supervision as well as
• building collaborative partnership with teams, stakeholders, and partners.
• 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.

Desirable

• 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

Credit Suisse

1 Cabot Square

London

E14 4QJ

Employer's website

https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/ (Opens in a new tab)