top 3 scores:
85%

Location flexibility

83%

Hours flexibility

82%

Autonomy

Job Description

Salary: £19,457 per annum (Full time equivalent £44,730 per annum)

This is a permanent part-time role for 14.5 hours across five days a week, with the opportunity for overtime when needed. The working hours will be 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM four days a week and 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM one day a week.

We are looking for a confident Professional Support Pharmacist to join our team at RPS and be part of a multi-functioning team. You will be providing professional advice and develop support tools for our members and support across a wide spectrum of pharmacy practice and professional development related issues. You will contribute to the review and improvement of our systems, processes and operations for enquiry handling, and production of resources.

Requirements:

  • Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) with experience post-qualification practice.
  • Knowledge and experience of working in the NHS, industry or community pharmacy practice.
  • A good understanding of the core issues encountered in daily pharmacy practice in GB
  • Excellent customer service skills including a high level of interpersonal and telephone skills.
  • Ability to quickly and accurately assimilate information and manage priorities in a fast-changing environment.
  • Ability to document information and maintain appropriate records
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, with evidence of having produced quality resources.
  • Demonstrable experience of team working.
  • Experience of developing and maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Experience of developing and training others.
  • Good presentation skills and IT skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

The Directorate

The RPS Professional Membership & Education (PMED) directorate is responsible for:

  • Leading and supporting members and the profession to deliver and continually improve high-quality patient care.
  • Defining and assuring post-registration standards of pharmacy practice through curricula, assessments, and credentialing.
  • Supporting members and the profession to deliver and promote the highest standards of pharmacy practice and professionalism.
  • Advancing pharmacy practice and science by educating the profession to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to meet changing patient needs.

The Team

We are a team of pharmacists working across England, Scotland, and Wales who are passionate about supporting our members with their professional queries. We have experience in a range of pharmacy sectors and work collaboratively to ensure we learn from each other.

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 year at our London Office for this specific role. Additional office time may be required based on business needs.

🗓️ Closing date: 13 December 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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