Pharmacist Specialist

Job summary

Make a difference
Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in CQC’s Medicines Optimisation team that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it! As a Pharmacist Specialist, you’ll use your pharmaceutical expertise to help ensure medicines are used safely and effectively across health and social care services.

You’ll be working with inspection teams and with external partners to improve how medicines are managed in health and social care settings. Your advice and leadership will help protect people and promote better outcomes.

The role
As a Pharmacist Specialist in CQC’s Medicines Optimisation team you will:

• Lead engagements with NHS trusts, helping to reduce risks and share good practice.
• Support inspectors during complex multiagency investigations, providing expert advice to make regulatory decisions.
• Provide expert support on medicines optimisation to help teams make sound, evidence-based decisions.
• Lead on medicines risk related to medicines use across regulated services, helping CQC take action where needed.
• Deliver training and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders to build understanding and improve practice.

Job description

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We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Pharmacy registration and experience: You’re a registered pharmacist with at least 5 years’ experience in clinical care across health or social care settings.
• Expertise in medicines optimisation: You’ve led work to improve how medicines are managed and can apply your knowledge to different care environments.
• Clear communication of complex issues: You’ve translated technical information into clear advice for a range of audiences.

We encourage applications from pharmacists working in community pharmacy, especially where you have experience working with social care organisations, such as care homes and nursing homes.

Bring your expertise to a role in CQC that really makes a difference.

Person specification

Specific Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Practised as a pharmacist for a minimum of 5 years.
• Experience of managing pharmaceutical services and delivering clinical care in primary, secondary and/or social care settings.
• Specialist professional knowledge of effective medicines optimisation and safe management of medicines in primary, secondary and/ or social care services.
• Understanding of medicines law and its application to registered services.
• Ability to apply specialist pharmaceutical and regulatory knowledge to all registered settings. Ability to analyse, translate and present complex technical information, making it accessible and understood by internal and external audiences.
• Experience of engaging effectively with people who use services.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills. IT literate with thorough understanding of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively and demonstrate excellent leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritise, manage own workload and referrals effectively.
• Ability effectively communicate with people at all levels and in multiple settings.

Benefits

• The Benefits

  We offer a wide range of , including:

  • Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
  • NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
  • Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

  Please see our page for the full list.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk