Grade B - £39,784 (National) or £45,456 (London - for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – please note this will be pro rata.
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Secondment/FTC for 12 months
Assessment Dates: Tuesday 22 July and Wednesday 23 July 2025

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re a pharmacy professional 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 Medicines Inspector based in the South West, you’ll use your pharmacy expertise to help ensure people receive safe and effective care by supporting inspections and promoting good medicines optimisation across health and social care.

SHOW US

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge, and experience in your application form:
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Pharmacy registration and experience: Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and at least 3 years of experience as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.

• Medicines knowledge: Understanding of medicines law and how it applies to health and social care services.
• Clear communication: Ability to explain complex medicines issues in a simple, accessible way to different audiences.

Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care in the South West.

NEXT STEPS

If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.
You can read the full details of the role in the Job Description
If you’d like an informal chat about the role contact – Hayley File, Regional Medicines Manager at hayley.file@cqc.org.uk or Mary Collier, Regional Medicines Manager at Mary.Collier@cqc.org.uk. For general enquiries, please email recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

EQUITY FOR ALL

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk.
We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.

We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:

• Age
• Sex
• Gender identity or expression
• Sexual orientation
• Religion or belief
• Ethnicity
• Disability

You’ll work closely with others to deliver shared outcomes. In this role, you’ll:
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Assess and Inspect health and social care providers: Provide expert input on medicines optimisation and safety during inspections and investigations.

• Support learning: Help train and develop CQC staff to improve their understanding of medicines optimisation.
• Manage workload effectively, focusing on specific care sectors as agreed.