Full Time Senior Registration Assessment Officer Required

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Are you a registered pharmacist with a keen interest in education and assessment? Join our innovative team as a Senior Registration Assessment Officer. In this role, you’ll use your pharmacy expertise to ensure the quality and development of the national registration assessment, playing a vital part in shaping the future of pharmacy practice.

Key Details

• Closing Date: 31 July 2024 (11.59pm)
• Interview Dates: August dates TBC (virtual interviews)
• Location: Home-based with occasional office meetings
• Hours: 35 hours per week (9.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday)

About the Role

As a Senior Registration Assessment Officer, you will:

• Lead the development and maintenance of internal policies and procedures.
• Manage the question bank and provide project management support for the Board of Assessors and the Reasonable Adjustments Panel.
• Ensure quality assurance for registration assessments and develop assessment material.
• Provide coaching to question writers and standard setters.
• Project manage external contractors’ activities, anticipating and managing risks effectively.
• Support the Professional Assessment Manager, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of work.

This role supports flexible working and job share arrangements where appropriate and is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Qualifications and Skills

• Registered pharmacist with extensive UK pharmacist experience, preferably in multiple sectors.
• Strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

Joining our team means enjoying a rewarding and challenging work environment with a good work-life balance and an excellent benefits package, including:

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• Choice between NHS England pension scheme or Standard Life.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan, and more.

About the GPhC

We are a respected regulatory body that oversees pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies in Great Britain, ensuring high standards of care for pharmacy service users. Committed to a long-term vision, we focus on workforce learning and development opportunities.

Post-pandemic, we have adopted a hybrid working approach, primarily home-based with office attendance as needed. We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture, holding ourselves to the same high standards we expect of others.

How to Apply

If you have the necessary experience and skills, please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above. Ensure you complete the supporting statement section, detailing how you meet the criteria for the role and where you learned about this vacancy. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.

For application preparation, consult the knowledge and skills section of the job description document.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and being inclusive.

Location: London, Hybrid/Remote
Salary: £43,742 per annum, plus benefits
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 18th July 2024
Closes: 31st July 2024
Job Ref: REQ00026

As part of your application, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and confidential, used only for monitoring and reporting purposes and not shared with the selection panel.