We are looking to recruit a Senior Policy Officer to lead on impactful policy initiatives relating to our standards for pharmacy across Great Britain.
Closing date: 28th May 2026 (11.59pm)
Interview dates: TBA
Salary: £31,613 - £36,698 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus benefits
Location: Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid working approach)
Hours: 35 hours per week, from 9.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday
The Role
The Senior Policy Officer will be involved in a wide range of engaging and meaningful policy work, including reviewing our existing standards and supporting guidance, stakeholder engagement, and work on the supply of medicines used for weight management, amongst others. This is an important role that offers the opportunity to develop your policy expertise while contributing to important and varied programmes of work.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and manage a variety of different stakeholder relationships, including with internal colleagues across the organisation as well as external stakeholders from across the pharmacy sector, including membership bodies, representative bodies, and other healthcare regulators, as well as patients and the public.
* Support and work closely with policy practitioners from across the organisation, gaining valuable policy experience and development opportunities.
* Assist in the design, development, and delivery of policies in line with the strategic aims and objectives of the GPhC.
* Be able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
* Be highly organised and able to prepare high quality written documents for different audiences.
* Possess strong communication skills with the ability to influence effectively.
* Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Benefits
* 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
* Pension scheme.
* Flexible working arrangements.
* Career breaks and sabbaticals.
* Life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.
About the GPhC
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 have adopted a hybrid working approach which combines office and home working. Staff are currently required to attend the office for a minimum of 12 days per quarter, rising to 18 days per quarter from July 2026.
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.
Whilst we are proud to be members of the Disability Confident Scheme, you don’t have to have a disability for us to discuss reasonable adjustments. Please let us know if you need any support during the application or interview process and we will happily discuss this with you.
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