Lead Pharmacist Education and Development

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Hastings; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hastings is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for Education and Development. The role focuses on enhancing the Pharmacy workforce through guidance and training for pharmacists. Responsibilities include managing educational programs, supporting development, and collaborating with various bodies. Ideal candidates possess a pharmacy degree, registration with GPhC, and experience in clinical settings. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £55,690 to £62,682 per year and is a permanent full-time role.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Onsite parking at £50 a year

Qualifications

• Qualified pharmacist with current GPhC registration.
• Post-registration clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital.
• Experience in providing education and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead education and development for pharmacy staff.
• Manage foundation trainee pharmacists.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary training.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication skills

Data analysis

Education

BSc (Pharmacy) / BPharm / MPharm

Current GPhC Registration

Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in pharmacy

Royal Pharmaceutical Society and/or UKCPA registration

Training in pharmacoeconomics/change management

Job description

Lead Pharmacist Education and Development

Are you a pharmacist with a passion for education and development?

Are you keen to develop our future Pharmacy workforce from the very start of their initial education and training journey fostering an inclusive learning culture, alongside the opportunity to progress your own personal development, teaching, leadership, prescribing and clinical skills?

If the answer is yes - we would love to have you join us for this exciting opportunity as the Lead Pharmacist for Education and Development at East Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust.

We are looking for a dynamic person to lead the education, training and continual professional development of our pharmacists throughout their career and deliver on the priorities of the NHS 10 year plan.

Working in an acute hospital, you will lead on the delivery of our foundation training year and experiential undergraduate placements for MPharm students at University of Brighton, with an opportunity to engage in regular patient facing clinical practice. Additionally, you will make key contributions to the delivery of our strategic vision for education and development within the pharmacy department gaining experience across several different dimensions through inter-professional education within the trust and working closely with multi-sector partner organisations within the Integrated Care System to develop the future pharmacist workforce.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking the role of Educational Programme Director for: Post Registration Pharmacists and our Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme

Liaison with local, regional and national bodies to enable trainee recruitment and ensure a quality educational program that responds to and meets professional and NHS requirements.

Supportingboth academic and work-placed learning as advised by University of Brighton

Line management of Trainee Pharmacists and specialist pharmacists within the education and development team

Being an Educational Supervisor, Designated Supervisor and Designated Prescribing Practitioner (once annotated)

Working collaboratively with the Lead Technician Education and Development to deliver the department's continuing education activities including supporting the provision of education programmes and clinical training for other staff members

Providing leadership and mentorship support

Facilitation of multi-disciplinary training including prescribing safety assessments for foundation doctors

Provision of a clinical pharmacy service including application of non-medical prescribing skills (once annotated)

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrollment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrollment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Pharmacy) / BPharm / MPharm
• Current GPhC Registration as a pharmacist (Vocational Masters degree in Pharmacy (4yrs) and 1 years preregistration training /foundation year and experience)
• Postgraduate Diploma /MSc in pharmacy with predominantly clinical content or equivalent experience
• CPD portfolio that demonstrates an ongoing commitment to personal development
• Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and / or UKCPA
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty accreditation/at or working towards completion of advanced practice portfolio
• Training in pharmacoeconomics / resource or change management
• Recognised qualification as education supervisor

Experience

• Post registration experience within a clinical pharmacy role within a hospital setting
• Experience in a role which includes the provision of education and development
• Experience in utilising information technology within the workplace including inputting, retrieving information and producing reports
• Experience with managing trainee learner challenges or dealing with trainees requiring additional support
• Previous experience in mentoring and training pharmacy staff
• Previous experience as a Practice, Educational, Designated Supervisor and DPP
• Experience in recruitment and selection
• Experience of training and group facilitation with small and large groups

Skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of the role and the responsibility as identified within the job description.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current practice and policy relating to pharmacy and targets within the NHS
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and elevate when necessary.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and interpret data.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional standards
• Demonstrates an understanding of the needs of patients with relation to the provision of information on safe effective medicines use
• Demonstrates an understanding of risk and a commitment to audit and change management.
• Some understanding of mechanisms for identifying education and training needs.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the national drivers that influence the production of workplace training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Conquest Hospital - with cross-site commitment

Pharmacist Vocational Training Programme Director

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum, per rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

374-ED1055

Job locations

Conquest Hospital - with cross-site commitment