National Associate Pharmacy Dean, Post-Registration Pathways

Health-Education-and-Improvement-Wales; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Public sector pension

Job summary

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an exceptional and visionary leader to join the Pharmacy Deanery as Associate Pharmacy Dean – Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways. This national role leads development of post-registration career pathways across Wales, ensuring professional progression for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to meet patient and service needs.

The post involves strategic leadership at system level, shaping credentialling, CPD alignment with policy, and

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist or Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), or able to demonstrate equivalent professional credibility and expertise in pharmacy education
• Master’s level knowledge of pharmacy education, workforce transformation and professional development, acquired through postgraduate study and/or substantial senior-level experience.
• Extensive knowledge of: post-registration pharmacy professional progression, credentialling and assurance at a national level; NHS Wales workforce and service landscape; enhanced, advanced, consultant and emerging equivalent levels of pharmacy practice.
• A depth of profession knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines such as education management, financial management, performance management, information systems and staff management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of enhanced, advanced and consultant practice pathways across Wales.
• Drive the development of future professional progression pathways for pharmacy technicians.
• Provide national leadership for credentialling, professional recognition and workforce capability development.
• Ensure post-registration education and continuing professional development align with workforce priorities, Welsh Government policy and service transformation programmes.
• Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Welsh Government, NHS Wales organisations, Higher Education Institutions, regulators and professional bodies.
• Provide leadership and line management for the Post-registration Pharmacy Pathway and CPD Team.

Job description

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an exceptional and visionary leader to join the Pharmacy Deanery as Associate Pharmacy Dean – Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways. This national role leads development of post-registration career pathways across Wales, ensuring professional progression for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to meet patient and service needs.

The post involves strategic leadership at system level, shaping credentialling, CPD alignment with policy, and