Practice Educator - Pharmacy

NHS National Services Scotland; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading employer in Scotland as a Practice Educator within the NHS Pharmacy team. This part-time role offers the chance to enhance pharmacy education and support the training of pharmacists through innovative initiatives. Ideal for a registered pharmacist with a passion for education, this position includes hybrid working opportunities and the chance to collaborate across multiple healthcare sectors.

Benefits

Life-work balance with flexible and hybrid working

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual leave of 27 days plus public holidays

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacist in any sector, supporting trainees.
• Ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.
• Experience in supportive educational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support development of education and training for Pharmacist facilitators.
• Collaborate with NES team and community pharmacists.
• Contribute to the design of National Plans for Experiential Learning.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Pharmacist Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Job description

Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Part Time, 22.2 hours per week (22 hours and 12 minutes per week)

Fixed-term or Secondment** for 18 months

**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered.

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

Who We Are

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

The Pharmacy team within NES is responsible through the Executive Medical Director to the NES Board and through the Board to Scottish Government for the commissioning and delivery of postgraduate pharmacy education in Scotland.

PracticeEducators in NES Pharmacy provide supportforthe development of key education solutions as well as support for educational supervisors and learners. This role provides a real opportunity to contribute to a critical stage of pharmacy education support.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative team within NES Pharmacy. This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist with an interest in educational initiatives to expand their career experience.

This role will support the workstream relating to the initial education and training of pharmacists in Scotland. You will support the development and delivery of education and training for Pharmacist facilitators within the service who provide Experiential Learning. You will also support the design and development of the National Plans for Experiential Learning in Scotland.

You will be highly motivated with a desire to support the further implementation of this exciting initiative. You will work closely with members of the NES team, community pharmacists, hospital and primary care pharmacists and colleagues from the Universities.

Do you want to play a key role in enhancing the learning and development experiences of the pharmacy workforce, at the stage of initial education and training (IET)?

Do you enjoy building relationships and a shared vision for the future to support change and innovation?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive in an ever-changing environment?

Working within the NES Pharmacy team, you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within the pharmacy workforce in Scotland.

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See

Practice Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

• Pharmacist Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

• Experience as a pharmacist practicing in any sector (i.e. Community, hospital, primary care), with experience of supporting trainees/learners

• Ability to collaborate effectively and build networks and communities of practice

• Experience in the delivery of activities which support change and development

• Highly effective communicator, with the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information

• Experience working collaboratively and flexibly within a team, across organisations and in multidisciplinary environments

• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary

• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines

Benefits Which Matter

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review

• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday

• NHS discounts and more

Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.

It’s not essential to be in a Practice Educator role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Jennifer MacDougall or Stephanie McFadzean at [e-mail]

Next Steps

**NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Online interviews will take place on 29th July 2025.

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: [e-mail]