Medical Education Pharmacist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare seeks a dedicated professional to lead training programs for medical students. This role involves managing and delivering educational initiatives, ensuring the highest standards of medical education. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the organization fosters a supportive environment for both staff and patients. Join a team that champions collaborative working and innovation, contributing to the development of future healthcare professionals. If you are passionate about medical education and are ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safe prescribing principles and NHS governance.
• 3 years post-registration hospital experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage training programs for medical undergraduates.
• Line manage Education Fellows and advise on medicines.

Skills

Oral and written communication skills

Teamwork and influencing skills

Teaching skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Service development

Education

Vocational 4 year masters degree in pharmacy

Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy

Post graduate Certificate in Education

Certificate in Supplementary/ Independent Prescribing

Job description

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Main area: Medical Education

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Tues - Fri)

Job ref: 349-COR-6704004*

Site: Wythenshawe Hospital

Town: Wythenshawe

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

Job overview

MFT in partnership with the University of Manchester (UoM) delivers clinical training and experience to approximately 450 medical students at the Wythenshawe Campus. They are attached to the Trust in clinical years 3, 4 and 5 of their undergraduate medical programme.

Main duties of the job

1. To be responsible for the development, management, delivery and evaluation of training programmes in prescribing and therapeutics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th year medical undergraduates based at MFT Wythenshawe Campus.
2. To line manage full time Education Fellows.
3. To act as a source of expertise advising students, patients, carers, medical staff, nurses and AHPs across the Trust about medicines.
4. To line manage Education Fellows in line with Trust HR policies and guidance.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of key principles of safe and effective prescribing and the risks associated with poor prescribing.
• Knowledge of national guidance (e.g. NICE), evidence based medicine and prescribing legislation.
• Knowledge of the Medicines Management, Clinical Governance and Modernisation agendas of the NHS.
• Advanced knowledge of medical education agendas and teaching methods.
• Knowledge of training pathway for undergraduate medical students.

Experience

• 3 years post registration hospital experience or equivalent documented clinical experience.
• Experience in teaching small and large groups.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate students.
• Experience of curriculum planning and evaluating.
• Experience of performing assessments.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work as part of a team and influence other grades of staff and professions.
• Proven teaching skills using various methods (e.g. face to face, online).
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload, work accurately under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage time, people and resources to deliver outcomes.
• Ability to develop services.

Qualifications

• Vocational 4 year masters degree in pharmacy & 1 year pre-registration training.
• Post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent documented clinical experience.
• Post graduate Certificate in Education.
• Certificate in Supplementary/ Independent Prescribing.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.