Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy, Workforce Training & Education, East of England
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 0.4 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 990-EOE-6447574-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 2-4 Victoria House
- Town
- Fulbourn, Cambridge
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Foundation Pharmacy Training Facilitator
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
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
- Deliver on a wide range of activities and projects, as identified by post-holder’s line manager.
- 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.
- Manage foundation recruitment, workload allocation & team supervision.
- 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 ICSs.
Working for our organisation
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
- Delivering value for money.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
· Be an active key member of the foundation school contributing to the design and development of the pharmacy education programmes and linking to the multi-professional school with shared common resources.
· Support the business planning processes to provide input into the strategic development of the work of the department.
· 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 from 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 ICS(s).
The post holder will be based at our Cambridge office in the East of England but may be required to work at other locations in the East of England from time to time. You will have the opportunity to work remotely as determined by the changing needs of the business.
Person specification
Behaviours and Values
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Experience in a health related, or higher education, environment
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Significant knowledge and experience of quality management, performance management and project management
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Masters in pharmacy degree (or equivalent) or Level 3 diploma in principles and practice for pharmacy technicians and accredited checking (or equivalent)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nkiruka Umaru
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Pharmacy & Post-reg Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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