Foundation Training Facilitator

NHS England; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare organization in Cambridge is looking for a Professional Lead to support pharmacist training. The role entails developing education programs and providing leadership and support to foundation pharmacist trainees. Candidates should have a Masters in Pharmacy and significant experience in healthcare education management. Excellent analytical, organisational, and leadership skills are crucial. This position is on-site with opportunities for impactful work in the NHS.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuing professional development

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and prioritise workload effectively.
• Experience of managing and motivating a team.
• Knowledge of education and training systems in health care.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and support for pharmacist trainees.
• Design and deliver educational plans for foundation trainees.
• Contribute to pharmacy education programme development.

Skills

Effective organiser

Skilled communicator

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Masters in pharmacy degree

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

NHS England Workforce Training and Education (WTE) manages the education, training and development of NHS clinical professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, doctors, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals.

This post supports pharmacist training across the East of England working with the Pharmacy Education team.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing professional leadership, together with expertise, advice and support to:

Design, create and deliver appropriate teaching, learning and assessment plans to support foundation pharmacist trainees and their educational supervisors.

Actively contribute to the design and development of the pharmacy education programmes and linking to the multi-professional school with shared common resources.

Contribute to the business planning processes to provide input into the strategic development of the work related to the GPhC's revised initial education and training of pharmacists standards.

Identify and support pharmacist trainees requiring further support during their foundation training period.

Contribute to the availability of high quality training and support for pharmacist trainees and educational supervisors.

Provide professional expertise on a specific portfolio of work.

Manage the provision and development of resources, services and opportunities for pharmacist trainees and their educators across the healthcare professions.

Support equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in pharmacy education.

Appreciate and understand how the activities and objectives of the department aligns with the wider business planning for NHS England, in particular to WTE East of England and nominated IC(s).

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

Job responsibilities

• Delivery of high standards of education with respect to training posts, curriculum requirements and other education programmes.
• Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational delivery and to drive innovation and improvements to healthcare delivery.
• Ensure appropriate signposting and support for trainees and trainers.
• Excellent leadership and management behaviours including co-ordinating education provision, the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department.
• Responsible for allocated data systems creation, management and utilisation.
• Work with the team to deliver expert education and pharmacy advice for allocated workstreams/programmes, proposing changes as required.
• Management of the implementation of the foundation pharmacy programme, in line with NHS England policy and requirements, contributing to the organisation of delivery in the East of England IC(s).
• Manage foundation recruitment, workload allocation & team supervision.

You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person Specification

Behaviours and Values

• Effective organiser, influencer and networker
• Promotes innovation, organisational learning and the sharing of best practice across organisational boundaries
• Excellent leadership and management behaviours including the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department
• Accountability - takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Organised, systematic and tenacious approach to developing and progressing objectives
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision

Skills & Abilities

• Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills and the ability to discern trends from either quantitative or qualitative data
• Ability to manage and to prioritise workload for a team of staff
• Ability to prioritise own workload effectively to meet deadlines, whilst managing conflicting deadlines
• Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Experience & Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of education and training systems and structures in health care
• Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
• Experience and understanding of education and/or professional development and professional support
• Significant knowledge and experience of quality management, performance management and project management

Qualifications & Training

• Masters in pharmacy degree (or equivalent)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Established knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Further specialist knowledge or experience to Masters level equivalent