Quality Assurance and Consistency Officer London, England
Job description
We are looking for a candidate with the appropriate skills to support the Quality Assurance and Consistency Manager in delivering a programme of quality and compliance audits and reviews.
Salary: £31,613 - £36,698 per annum, plus benefits, depending on skills and experience
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Hours: 35 hours per week, from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday
Closing date: 8 September 2023
The role
The Quality Assurance and Consistency Officer will help us in delivering a first-class service within our Fitness to Practise and Inspections, Insight and Intelligence directorates, as well as supporting our Hearings and Governance services on a commissioned basis.
A key component of the role is delivery of a programme of quality assurance and compliance audits, taking on ad-hoc work such as supporting internal reviews and work conducted by external auditors and legal service providers.
This role is subject to a basic DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks.
The successful applicant will:
- Undertake a programme of effective and timely quality assurance and compliance audits.
- Analyse data, report and make recommendations.
- Further develop the directorates' quality assurance framework.
- Support and contribute to continuous improvement and/or project related work across the Fitness to Practise directorate.
- Have experience of completing audit and compliance work within a regulatory environment; investigations, casework or legal services.
- Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as IT skills.
- Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits when joining our team
In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, applicants can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:
- 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
- A choice between two pension providers: NHS pension scheme or Standard Life.
- Flexible working arrangements including reduced hours and home working.
- Career breaks and sabbaticals.
- Subsidised gym membership.
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.
About the GPhC
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.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have adopted a hybrid working approach which combines office and home working. Staff are predominantly home-based and office attendance depends on the nature of the role and the requirements of the team.
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.
Applying for this role
If you feel you have the required experience and skills and would like to join us, please submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet each of the criteria for the role and where you found the vacancy by using the submission link below. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Please consult the job description document to help you with your application, which is available via our 'working for us' page on our GPhC website: pharmacyregulation.org
We welcome applications from all sections of the community
We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.
As part of your application for this role, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and you don't have to complete it; however it provides us with useful information for monitoring and reporting purposes and is strictly confidential. The information you provide on this form will not form part of any selection process and will not be shared with the selection panel.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £31,613.00-£36,698.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, E14
Application deadline: 08/09/2023
