Role: Professional Standards Pharmacist – Maternity Cover
Location: Perivale – London (UB6 with hybrid working and some UK travel)
Salary: £40k - £60k DOE plus extensive benefits
Contract type: Fixed term contract - Maternity Cover (up to 14 months)
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: 40 hrs per week, Monday to Friday between 0900 – 1800 – core hours are 1000 – 1730)
Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.4 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.
This role is within the Professional Standards Team, led by the Superintendent Pharmacist. We require a Professional Standards Pharmacist to support our Head of Quality and Compliance, to cover a period of maternity leave in the team. The role will be required until March 2026, and may be extended beyond this as a permanent role subject to business needs.
What’s in it for you?
Occupational sick pay
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Contributory pension
Discounted insurance (Aviva)
Employee discount site
Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes)
Employee assistance programme
In-house mental health support
Free onsite parking
Health and wellbeing initiatives
Social events throughout the year
Cycle to work scheme
Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)
Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)
Long service bonus
Refer a friend bonus
Blue light card
Hybrid working
Commitment to CPD/training
25 days annual leave increasing with service
Annual leave buy and sell scheme
Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds
25% Discount & health & beauty purchases
25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services
What you’ll be doing?
Support the Head of Quality and Compliance and the wider team with day-to-day activities
Ensure the business meets and ideally exceeds external requirements in terms of legal, ethical, professional, and clinical standards, and the same for our internal company policies and standards
Proactive in identifying areas in the business for improvement in relation to the above, and considering solutions
Taking ownership of patient and stakeholder concerns from start to finish
Develop an understanding of facility operations and work with facility teams to investigate and mitigate incidents
Understanding regulations regarding medicines advertising; reviewing marketing copy, emails, blog posts; writing new copy
Working within a dynamic and high-pressure environment
Meeting set targets for individuals and team to meet business targets
Working with key teams across the business
Representing the business in a professional manner in external forums where necessary
Ensuring that the workplace remains fun, relaxed, and friendly
Who are we looking for?
Pharmacist registered with the GPhC
Understanding of pharmacy law and ethics; professional standards; NHS contract, GPhC standards and guidance, regulatory inspection criteria
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Good problem-solving skills; creative
IT literate (used IT systems and is quick to learn) with the ability to use MS Office and Google/Google docs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) at intermediate level
Understanding of pharmacy law and ethics; professional standards; NHS contract, GPhC standards and guidance, regulatory inspection criteria
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Good problem-solving skills; creative
IT literate (used IT systems and is quick to learn)
Ability to use MS Office and Google/Google docs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) at intermediate level
Demonstrates a patient first approach at all times and strives to exceed patient expectations
What happens next?
Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.
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All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.
Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.
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