Job summary
HEIW Pharmacy Deanery are looking to recruit a Pharmacy Clinical Placement Lead to lead the newly implemented Funded Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme.
As a result of mandated changes to the GPhC initial education and training of pharmacists (IETP), there is a requirement for undergraduates to have increased quantity of clinical placements at a "DOES" level in Miller's triangle in order to achieve the new learning outcomes. Funded by Welsh Government, HEIW will be responsible for the funding and Quality assurance of the collaborative programme with HEI's in Wales.
If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to work within an organisation who is committed to innovation, improvement and high-quality education and training, then this job could be for you.
Lead and retain overall responsibility for the Funded Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme.
Apply pharmaceutical expertise and specialist assessment and quality assurance knowledge to the Programme including standardisation and quality assurance.
Main duties of the job
Manage the overall Funded Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme including standardisation and quality assurance processes.
Develop, implement and manage All Wales Policy relating to the development, standardisation and quality assurance.
Manage the Funded Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme, contributing to the provision of quality assured services delivered by student pharmacists.
Work in partnership stakeholders to ensure consistency, standardisation and quality assurance of the Programme throughout Wales.
Work in partnership with stakeholders to monitor the delivery and development of education, training and development resources for the programme.
Support quality management processes.
Manage projects to ensure quality assured education and training for the programme.
Participate in agreed pharmacy practice research, collating data and contributing to evaluation.
Analyse and interpret highly complex data in order to provide regular reports to the head of undergraduate and foundation pharmacist clinical education lead.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values-based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Master's degree or equivalent experience.
- Post-registration experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of developing educational content.
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber.
- Educational qualification.
- Experience of training pharmacists
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience and will have held enhanced responsibility in an educational or healthcare post.
- Evidence of stakeholder experience.
- Experience of working in an educationally focused environment.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of successfully managing staff and teams.
- Experience of strategic planning, operational planning, policy development and implementation
- Experience in the design and evaluation of business/ management processes/systems.
- Experience and/or knowledge of audit, evaluation, research, and development
- Experience /understanding of the external political and social environment, including NHS policy issues and priorities, and the wider agenda of public policy impacting on other relevant agencies
- Experience in writing complex reports for a diverse audience including instances whereby interpretation of related policies is required
- Experience of budget monitoring, financial forecasting, and control
- Experience of planning and delivering education and training.
- Experience in deploying improvement methodologies to develop services
Desirable
- Experience of chairing meetings.
Values
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy profession
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think creatively and strategically and to manage change
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office package
- High level of self-motivation and initiative
- Ability to develop and maintain good communications and working relationships with a wide range of staff and community groups.
- Active interest in the training agenda
- Positive attitude to change
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Master's degree or equivalent experience.
- Post-registration experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of developing educational content.
Desirable
- Independent Prescriber.
- Educational qualification.
- Experience of training pharmacists
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience and will have held enhanced responsibility in an educational or healthcare post.
- Evidence of stakeholder experience.
- Experience of working in an educationally focused environment.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment
- Experience of successfully managing staff and teams.
- Experience of strategic planning, operational planning, policy development and implementation
- Experience in the design and evaluation of business/ management processes/systems.
- Experience and/or knowledge of audit, evaluation, research, and development
- Experience /understanding of the external political and social environment, including NHS policy issues and priorities, and the wider agenda of public policy impacting on other relevant agencies
- Experience in writing complex reports for a diverse audience including instances whereby interpretation of related policies is required
- Experience of budget monitoring, financial forecasting, and control
- Experience of planning and delivering education and training.
- Experience in deploying improvement methodologies to develop services
Desirable
- Experience of chairing meetings.
Values
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy profession
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think creatively and strategically and to manage change
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office package
- High level of self-motivation and initiative
- Ability to develop and maintain good communications and working relationships with a wide range of staff and community groups.
- Active interest in the training agenda
- Positive attitude to change
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
