Decision Writer

We are looking for a Decision Writer on a 12-month fixed term contract to join our team making important decisions on whether cases need to be considered by one of our independent committees or whether they can be resolved at the end of an investigation. This is an important and influential role where you will lead and support the training and development of other decision makers and take on an ambassadorial role on behalf of the organisation to generate greater understanding of fitness to practise and inspections by professionals, employers and the public.

The Role

• Decision Writers provide high-quality decision‑making on fitness to practise investigations, resolving cases through closure or referring to independent panels.
• They give advice and direction to our triage, casework and administrative teams to ensure consistent, efficient and proportionate case progression and decision making.
• They work with and support our legal team in providing a quality assurance and compliance function, leading and supporting the training and development of a team of decision makers as well as the management of our internal and external stakeholder relationships to enhance the organisation’s effectiveness in delivering key aims.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience in analysing complex or high-volume information to reach proportionate and well-reasoned decisions in line with established criteria.
• Confidence to make independent fair and proportionate decisions in response to investigations into a registrant’s fitness against the threshold and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to act as an advisor across the Regulatory Enforcement function to empower others to apply a robust, risk based and proportionate approach to the handling and progress of fitness to practise concerns.
• Capability to cultivate relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to managing patient safety and public confidence issues including the training and sign off a small team of call‑off and hybrid decision writers.
• An unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Benefits when joining our team

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Life assurance, seasonal 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, with these arrangements due to be reviewed in January 2027. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.

Equal Opportunities

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.

Disability Confident Scheme

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.

Important Notice for Applicants

As part of our pre-employment screening process, this role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In addition, the GPhC will conduct Fitness to Practise (FtP) checks for any applicant who is currently, or has previously been, a registrant of the GPhC. Applicants will be asked to declare this during the application process and may be subject to further internal verification. Any findings may be considered as part of the recruitment decision.