top 3 scores:
85%

Location flexibility

83%

Hours flexibility

82%

Autonomy

Job Description

Salary: £46,000 per annum (or pro-rata for part-time)

Contract: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract

Are you a pharmacist with a range of clinical and medicines information experience?

Do you have a passion for finding information, analysing and presenting it clearly and concisely?

We have an exciting opportunity for a diligent, enthusiastic, and detail-orientated Clinical Writer to join our Editorial team. In this role you will contribute to content creation, including searching for and selecting relevant information, organising and writing or checking content suitable for use in PhP products (British National Formulary, Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference, Stockley’s Drug Interactions, etc) and taking clinical and professional responsibility for the accuracy, safety, and appropriateness of the content.

This job is available full-time or part-time (at least three days a week).

To learn more about the role of a clinical writer see: https://careers.rpharms.com/pages/clinical-writers-at-rps

Requirements:

  • A pharmacy graduate with a wide experience of pharmacy practice;
  • An excellent knowledge of the clinical use of drugs and medicines;
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely;
  • The ability to critically analyse source material and judge the clinical relevance of information on medicines;
  • Ability to work effectively within a team and to organise own workload.

The Directorate

In the Publishing Directorate, we’re the world leaders in evidence-based pharmaceutical publications and guidance. Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals trust us to provide expert analysis, educational support, webinars, and news that informs, supports and enhances their practice. We independently source, evaluate, and communicate and make practical medicines knowledge accessible worldwide. In the Publishing Directorate, the following teams work collaboratively to provide our world-class products: the Journals team; the Sales and Marketing team; the Technology team; the Product team and the Editorial team (in which this role sits).

The Team

Pharmaceutical Press publications are produced by an editorial team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and scientists, with a range of backgrounds and experience. A team with a diverse workload, we rely on good communication and work in a flexible, collaborative way to create high-quality medicines information for users of our content.

How we are currently working

RPS supports and works in a hybrid way, which means you will be able to work from home; however, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something between 4–8 working days per month at our London Office.

🗓️ Closing date: 06 October 2024

Interviews will take place from 09 October to 18
October 2024.

If you would like to learn more about the role, view our job description 👈

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Open to part time work for some roles
Enhanced sick pay
Health insurance
Gym membership
Dental coverage
Compassionate leave
Mental health platform access
Company shutdown periods
Birthday off
Buy or sell annual leave
Optional unpaid leave
Accrued annual leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Carer’s leave
Cycle to work scheme
Fully stocked snack cupboard
Faith rooms
Salary sacrifice
Life assurance
Annual pay rises
Interest free loans
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
L&D budget
Employee discounts
Skilled worker visas
Employee assistance programme
Volunteer days
Open to compressed hours
Flexible working week
Tax-free childcare
Meditation space
Hackathons
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Royal Pharmaceutical Society what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
85%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
83%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
62%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
72%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
75%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
82%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
65%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
66%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
70%
Employees enjoy the working environment
Mission
75%
Employees feel quite excited about the company mission
Salary
56%
Employees feel that their salary is fair and in line with the market average

Working at Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Company employees

210

Gender diversity (male:female)

76:24

Currently Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

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