Facilities Officer

We are looking for a proactive and customer-focused Facilities Officer to support the smooth day-to-day operation of the GPhC office environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied, hands-on role and takes pride in delivering a professional and welcoming experience for all stakeholders.

The Facilities Officer plays an important role in delivering high-quality facilities and reception services across the organisation. This is a varied and hands-on role combining facilities support, reception duties and general office coordination. The role would suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively, takes a proactive approach to problem-solving, and is confident managing a busy and varied workload within a professional office environment.

The successful applicant will:

• Have experience supporting facilities, office or premises management activities within a busy working environment.
• Be confident carrying out practical maintenance and DIY tasks safely and effectively, including minor repairs, office set-ups and general facilities support.
• Possess excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and respond proactively to day-to-day operational issues.
• Have a proactive, hands-on approach and be willing to support a broad range of facilities and reception activities across the organisation.
• Be interested in developing their experience further within facilities management, with the opportunity to support and deputise for the Senior Facilities Manager where required, gaining exposure to wider operational and compliance responsibilities.
• Understand that this role is office-based and requires a visible on-site presence to support the day-to-day operational needs of the organisation.
• Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.

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. 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.

As part of your application for this role, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and you don't have to complete it; however it provides us with useful information for monitoring and reporting purposes and is strictly confidential. The information you provide on this form will not form part of any selection process and will not be shared with the selection panel.

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 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.