Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme Facilitator

Job responsibilities

The Midlands Pharmacy Team is responsible for supporting the delivery of the NHSE mandate by supporting the optimisation of the pharmacy workforce.As a Training Programme Facilitator for the Pharmacy Team you will provide professional expertise to the Pharmacy training and education programmes, overseeing delivery of a portfolio of programmes and interventions on behalf of the Pharmacy leadership team, with a focus on the trainee pharmacist programme across the Midlands.

The role requires excellent leadership and management skills alongside the ability to lead matrix working initiatives.Under the direction of the Foundation Training Lead your role responsibilities are defined below.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing and implementing appropriate teaching, learning and assessment plans to support trainees and their educational supervisors

Being an active member of the Trainee Team contributing to the design and development of the pharmacy education programme

Supporting the business planning processes to provide input into the strategic development of the work of the department

Identifying and supporting pharmacy trainees requiring additional support

Contribute to the availability of high quality training and support for Pharmacy Practice And Educational Supervisors

Providing professional expertise on a specific portfolio of work

Managing the provision and development of resources, services and opportunities for pharmacists and their educators from across the healthcare professions

Support equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in pharmacy education

Overseeing a portfolio of training activity programmes

Having an understanding and awareness of how the activities and objectives of the department align with the wider business planning for HEE, in particular to HEE South East and a designated area

Working closely with system partners at an ICS level to delivery the foundation pharmacist reform agenda.

The post holder will be based at an NHSE Midlands office but may be required to work at other locations within the Midlands from time to time. You will have the opportunity to work remotely as determined by the changing needs of the business.

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Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist
• Educated to a Master's level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior area, in Pharmacy and healthcare leadership
• Extensive knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience of training

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of education and training systems and structures in healthcare
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of managing professional support for trainees/learners and multiprofessional faculty development and associated professional teams
• Experience of chairing meetings and facilitating groups
• Experience of using computers including basic Microsoft Office software, databases and reporting tools

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to reconcile strategic and operational issues
• Able to effectively manage a competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities
• Excellent English language skills written, including the ability to write concise, analytical and well-constructed reports, presentations and committee papers, and to draft and edit guidance documentation.
• Ability to receive a verbal brief and initiate a workstream from this brief with ease
• Ability to work independently, but also as a part of a team, able to contribute to the wider mission of the organisation, with the ability to work flexiby
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information to a wide range of differing groups, anticipating and addressing barriers to communication to ensure effective decision making and deliver

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

Behaviours & Values

Essential

• Effective organiser, influencer and networker
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work as part of a team and operate effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills
• Leads by example, role modelling a supportive, inclusive culture, with a focus on quality and 'can do' attitude, inclusive management style encouraging engagement and input from all levels within the organisation
• Excellent leadership and management behaviours including the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department

Desirable

• Able to influence and motivate colleagues both internally and across organisations providing education and training across the region
• Adaptability and ability to cope with uncertainty and change

UK Registration

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