Grade A - £52,737 (National Framework) or £58,409 per annum (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week. Part Time/condensed hours will be considered - min. 4 days per week.
Contract Type: Secondment/FTC for 23 months
Location: Home based within the North of England.
Please note: This role will include regular travel within the North Region.
Assessment Date: Tuesday 22 July 2025

ARE YOU COMMITTED TO HELPING US REGULATE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WITHIN ENGLAND?

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING…

With excellent leadership and communication, you will proactively take the lead in specifically allocated areas to support and advise inspections teams in predicting, identifying and prioritising medicines risks. You will routinely provide training and support for CQC representatives for issues relating to medicines optimisation and actively engage with key external stakeholders to promote the safe management of medicines.
We are looking for a specialist pharmacist with expertise in mental health. You should have experience of effectively influencing mental health services and policy to drive medicines optimisation. You will have successfully led change in mental health settings, demonstrating integrity and professionalism when responding to challenge to ensure patient care is at the heart of your approach.
Please refer to the job description for a full list of essential skills and experience - click on the link below:

PHARMACIST SPECIALIST JOB DESCRIPTION

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Simon Hill, Regional Medicines Manager at Simon.Hill@cqc.org.uk or Celia Osuagwa, Regional Medicines Manager at Celia.Osuagwu@cqc.org.uk

WHY THIS COULD BE A GREAT ROLE FOR YOU…

As a Pharmacist Specialist with significant experience in mental health, you’ll be part of a dynamic Medicines Optimisation Team providing specialist advice and expert knowledge to support inspection, registration and risk management across the organisation. You will be leading and promoting CQC’s medicines optimisation agenda in all health and social care services.