Accreditation and Recognition Panel - Lay Members

About the General Pharmaceutical Council (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. One of the main ways we do this is by ensuring the quality of pharmacy education and training.

We are seeking Lay Members to join our Accreditation and Recognition panel to review initial education and training provision for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The role

Accreditation and recognition panel members use their expertise to ensure that education and training programmes and qualifications are fit for purpose, through rigorous application of the GPhC education and training standards, making judgements on the basis of evidence.

We are seeking to recruit individuals with experience of collaborative decision making, who are deft at considering written and verbal evidence in a balanced way and who can apply knowledge and experience to decision making in a fair and transparent manner.

We are seeking individuals who are not registrants of the GPhC or any other health or social care body.

• Do you have with experience of representing the viewpoint of patients and the public?
• Do you have experience of participating in evidence-based decision-making taking account of relevant policy, guidance, legislation and best practice?
• Do you have a broad understanding of healthcare regulation, UK healthcare systems, and/or higher education systems?

If so, we encourage you to find out more about this role by reading our application information and role specification, and welcome your application.

Accreditation and recognition events take place both by videoconference and at sites around the UK. Panel members must therefore be willing to travel and stay overnight. Accreditation panel members can expect to be assigned around 3 - 6 accreditation and recognition events per academic year. We are thus interested in applicants located anywhere in Great Britain.

Accreditation and recognition panel members are remunerated for their work and expenses are paid.

Appointment type

Two years term of office. The role is part-time.

Applying for this role

If you feel you have the required experience and skills please complete the online application form and submit it online. You can find this on our website by clicking on the Apply button - you will also find further information about these roles here including details of remuneration etc. Incidentally a CV and cover letter will not be accepted.

Closing date: 3 rd March 2025

Interview dates: 19 th /20 th March 2025 (virtual)

We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.