Foundation Pharmacy Training Facilitator

Job 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.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

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Behaviours and Values

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Knowledge and understanding of education and training systems and structures in health care
• 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

• Significant knowledge and experience of quality management, performance management and project management

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Masters in pharmacy degree (or equivalent)
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Established knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training

Desirable

• Further specialist knowledge or experience to Masters level equivalent

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).