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We are currently looking for a Senior Inspector to join our Standards & Compliance Team within the Healthcare Quality & Access group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be Home based with occasional travel to our Canary Wharf London and South Mimms offices as well as travel to inspection sites. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
Salary arrangements depend on home location with London-based employees receiving London rate of £67,158. Additionally, you will receive a Market Pay Supplement of £8,000 p.a.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The objective of the Healthcare Quality and Access portfolio is to drive quality and critically appraise benefits and risks to inform robust decisions on healthcare access including accelerated access pathways.
Job description
Whats the role?
As Senior GPvP inspector, you will be a part of the GPvP Compliance Team whose remit is to perform inspections at a wide range of sites in the UK (and potentially overseas) to assess the compliance of organisations with their legal pharmacovigilance obligations. In addition to conducting routine and complex GPvP inspections of UK marketing authorisation holders, you will play a pivotal role in the training, guidance and mentoring of less experienced inspectors in the team. You may also be involved in other activities such as presenting at conferences and training events to help improve industry compliance, dealing with international bodies and other regulatory authorities and helping to drive forward regulatory processes within the UK and further afield with the ultimate aim of protecting public health.
Key responsibilities:
- Perform routine and complex GPvP inspections of marketing authorisation holders and their service providers, primarily within the UK but also potentially overseas. This includes planning, conducting, and reporting inspections and assessing the adequacy of responses from the inspected organisation.
- Support the technical development of the GPvP Compliance Team by providing mentorship and guidance to more junior members of the team.
- Work with GxP Expert inspectors and GxP Compliance Teams to actively contribute to the GxP Compliance Strategy, including the development and integration of enabling inspections supporting innovation.
- Support the continued development of the Compliance Team quality system by maintaining current knowledge and expertise in relevant scientific, professional and administrative matters.
Person specification
Who are we looking for?
Our successful candidate will:
- Have a degree in a relevant science, medical or engineering degree (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, biology, medicine, engineering).
- Have a proven track record of planning, conducting and reporting GPvP inspections in a regulatory capacity in the UK or another country.
- Have in-depth knowledge and experience of pharmacovigilance as well as of inspection techniques and their application to identify complex inspection findings and assess their seriousness.
- Work effectively in a team as well as independently to achieve common goals and to build capacity and knowledge within the team.
- Be confident in communicating and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!
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Benefits
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP’s Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- On-going learning and development
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The selection process:
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.
- Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles and a statement of suitability, attached as a PDF no more than 1,200 of words demonstrating how you meet the person specification (behaviour and technical criteria). Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application. Please ensure not to include any personal identifying information on your supporting information.
- Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided- ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, Mira.Mepa@mhra.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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