Pharmacy Inspectors

To assess the performance of

registered pharmacy premises against the standards for registered pharmacies

through a programme of inspections in line with our approach to inspections of

pharmacies.

Take action as appropriate to ensure that pharmacies make the

improvements necessary to meet the standards including statutory enforcement

action where appropriate.

Identify, recognise, and support good and innovative

practice from services delivered from registered pharmacies through the

generation of notable practice case examples published on the knowledge hub.

Provide recommendations to the Registrar on the suitability for registration of

new pharmacy premises.

Work collaboratively with the Enforcement portfolio to

provide advice on pharmacy practice to inform investigations of allegations

into pharmacy professionals fitness to practise. Work with other portfolios

and teams across the organisation to engage and maintain effective

relationships with Registrants and other external stakeholders to promote good

pharmacy practice.

Schedule and deliver a programme of monitoring

and inspection of registered pharmacies in accordance with the policies and

procedures of the GPhC. Ensure outcomes of inspections are consistently in

line with the inspection decision-making framework, ensuring that all

judgements are auditable and that published inspection reports meet quality

and in-house style standards and requirements.

Make professional evidence-based judgements on

whether a pharmacy is meeting the standards. Where pharmacies are not meeting

the standards, ensure that improvements are made through continued engagement

with the pharmacy using non-statutory and where appropriate, statutory

enforcement action.

Undertake visits to pharmacy premises applying

to join the register to check their ability to be able to meet the premises

standards at opening. Make evidence-based recommendations to the Registrar in

line with policy and procedures on suitability to register, including whether

any conditions should be considered.

Establish and sustain effective working

relationships with registrants, healthcare providers and other relevant

stakeholders and where appropriate to undertake joint working with other

inspectorates.

Work collaboratively with the Enforcement

portfolio to help inform their investigations into registrants fitness to

practise in line with policies and procedures. Work collaboratively with the

Concerns team, to provide advice on pharmacy practice to inform the assessment

of new concerns into allegations of impaired fitness to practise of pharmacy

professional registrants.

Identify, recognise, and support good and

innovative practice in registered pharmacy premises through the generation of

notable practice case studies published on the knowledge hub.

Working with other portfolios and teams across

the GPhC as appropriate, for example the Policy and Standards and

Communications teams. Identify opportunities for promoting the work of the

GPhC and provide advice and secure assurance with standards of good practice

through presentations and other engagement with Registrants and stakeholders

within the allocated portfolio.

Collect and report all information and

intelligence effectively and accurately using the appropriate data management

systems so that it may be accessed and utilised across the organisation.

Maintain skills and competencies in pharmacy,

medicine management, and the regulatory process by participating in

appropriate training.

We are a respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.

Our organisation has a long-term vision and a desire for highly skilled and specialist staff. We are committed to providing workforce learning and development opportunities.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.

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