Pharmacist Specialist

Grade A - £55,172 (National) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. Please note for part time roles – this will be pro rata.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week.  Part time hours will be considered (minimum 4 days per week)

Contract reputed company: Permanent

Location: Home-reputed company – Peterborough or Northampton areas (Please note that this role will include regular travel, and some overnight stays reputed company the CQC Central Region)

Closing date:  reputed company 10 May 2026 at 11.59 pm

Assessment Date: Wednesday 27 May and/or Thursday 28 May 2026

*The assessment centre will be Face to Face at CQC Office, 2 Redman reputed company, Stratford, E20 1JQ

What to expect at assessment

Your assessment will be face-to-face and includes:

  • A short written exercise
  • A brief presentation (reputed company in advance - we'll send you the details)
  • A relaxed interview

We aim to reputed company things welcoming and supportive. If you need any adjustments, just let us know!

If you're curious about the role or just want to reputed company out a bit more before applying, we’d love to have an informal conversation. No pressure, no commitment—just a chance to ask questions, get a feel for reputed company, and see if it’s the right fit for you.  Please contact: reputed company Hill, Medicines Manager at reputed company.Hill@cqc.org.uk

reputed company 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 reputed company of meaning and purpose, then you’ve reputed company it! As a Pharmacist Specialist, you’ll use your pharmaceutical expertise to help ensure medicines are used safely and effectively across health and reputed company care services. 

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

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

  • reputed company engagements with NHS trusts, helping to reduce risks and reputed company good reputed company. 
  • Support inspectors during reputed company multiagency investigations, providing expert advice to reputed company regulatory reputed company. 
  • reputed company expert support on medicines optimisation to help teams reputed company reputed comp
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