The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) yesterday (September 3) announced that it is recruiting for its next chief executive and registrar, with the new hire to serve an “initial” four-year term.
The regulator said it is “seeking an outstanding individual” to fill the role following the departure of current chief executive Duncan Rudkin at the end of the year.
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The role “provides strategic, operational and cultural leadership to a workforce of 300 colleagues”, the GPhC said, and ensures the regulator “is agile, inclusive and financially sound”.
It added that it is looking for someone with “proven experience at chief executive or senior executive level within a complex or politically sensitive environment” who can demonstrate “strategic leadership, organisational transformation and high performance delivery”.
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An appointment brief for the position revealed that the role is “offered with an initial four-year service agreement and the potential to extend thereafter”.
The brief said that the salary “will reflect the seniority of the role” and “will depend on skills and experience”.
It added that applications must be submitted by midday on September 22.
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The regulator announced back in July that Rudkin, who has led the organisation for 15 years, will step down from his role in December.
Rudkin said that it has been “a great privilege to lead the staff of the GPhC since its formation in 2010” but that “now is the right time” for him to leave.
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In June, the GPhC announced that it had hired former pharmacist Lynsey Cleland to fill the role of chief standards officer for the next year.
It said Cleland has previously served in “a number of senior roles” at the organisation, including as director for Scotland for several years.
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And more recently, the regulator announced plans to remove “historical” revalidation records from its system to “improve its performance”.
It said that from September 1, records submitted to the system by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians before 2021 will be removed as these are “no longer relevant”.
In July, it announced that it will increase registration fees by 6% in 2025 but “reflect further” before deciding on an increase for next year.
