About us
FPM is a small charity and membership body based in North London. Our members are pharmaceutical physicians – doctors who are experts in all aspects of medicines development, including many who have spearheaded the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. FPM and our members share a key goal – to advance the science and practice of pharmaceutical medicine to improve the health of patients around the world. Our small, vibrant and professional staff team work to support our members through education, appraisals, training, networking, advocacy and public engagement activities.
About the Role
We wish to appoint a Responsible Officer to enable us to meet our legally required obligation as a designated body. The Responsible Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring professional standards and regulatory compliance. The responsibilities of the role include overseeing revalidation processes, ensuring adherence to regulations, and maintaining the standards of FPM.
We are looking for an experienced professional, who will take a proactive and enthusiastic approach to supporting our connected doctors through their revalidation. Working closely with the Revalidation team you will provide guidance and knowledge, whilst driving a mindset of continuous improvement.
Experience as a Responsible Officer is beneficial but not mandatory, though applicants must meet the GMC’s requirements to be considered as a candidate.
Find out more about us at www.fpm.org.uk/revalidation
About the Responsible Officer role
Purpose and summary of job:
- The Responsible Officer (RO) is the legally responsible officer for revalidation at FPM. The successful candidate needs:
- To ensure the development, production and introduction of required policies, procedures and protocols necessary for FPM to fulfil its obligations as a Designated Body.
- To work with FPM’s Appraisal Leads to ensure that the doctors who have a prescribed connection take part in annual appraisal.
- To establish and implement procedures to investigate concerns raises about a doctor’s fitness to practise and where appropriate, to refer concerns about a doctor to the General Medical Council.
- Where a doctor who has a prescribed connection with FPM is subject to conditions imposed by or undertakings agreed with the GMC, to monitor compliance with those conditions.
- To make recommendations to the GMC about the fitness to practise of doctors who have a prescribed connection with FPM.
- To ensure secure records of doctors’ fitness to practise evaluations including appraisals and any other investigations or assessments.
Remunerations and Conditions
The role is 16 hours per week, to be structured as is beneficial to the role with renumeration of £25,000 per annum.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV along with a covering letter of no more than 500 words explaining why you are interested in and suitable for the role to recruitment@fpm.org.uk. CVs in isolation cannot be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 12:00 (UK time) on Monday 16 June
Interviews week commencing 23 June 2025
FPM welcomes and actively seeks to recruit people to its activities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. FPM aspires to reflect the diversity of its members in all its committees, senior roles and staff in general.
If you have any questions about the role or application process, please email fpm@fpm.org.uk.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.