Job summary
The HEIW Pharmacy Deanery invites applications for the position of Pharmacy Clinical Placement Facilitator to support the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme in Wales. This role is available as a 0.6 FTE secondment or maternity cover.
Developed in partnership by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and the Schools of Pharmacy at Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea Universities, the programme offers pharmacy undergraduates additional supervised placement days in hospitals, GP practices, and community pharmacies throughout their four-year course.
The programme is structured around Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), enabling students to acquire essential clinical experience to achieve the 'does' level corresponding to Miller's Triangle.
The successful candidate will assume responsibility for managing an allocated region within this nationwide initiative, utilising their pharmaceutical expertise and background in facilitating Pharmacy Learning outcomes to ensure the delivery of a quality-assured programme.
The post requires the development of effective working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including Higher Education Institutions and host training organisations across Local Health Boards and community and primary care sectors.
This position presents an outstanding opportunity to join a dynamic team driving impactful change in pharmacist education and training across Wales.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the Clinical Placement lead to manage the All-Wales programme for the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme.
Coordinate recruitment events to promote the benefits of studying and working in Wales.
Manage the quality management processes for the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme.
To provide training and ongoing support to Placement Supervisors of the Funded Pharmacy Placements Programme.
Working with Higher Education Institutions and their students to support the delivery of the EPAs and the programme.
Manage, co-ordinate and support colleagues, within their area of expertise (Acute Care / Primary Care / Community Pharmacy) and across NHS Wales, in developing the learning environment and ensuring education/training provision supports policy initiatives and are cognisant of existing educational framework.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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.
This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line managers approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.
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.
This post is being offered as a secondment opportunity only. If you wish to apply, you must have your line managers approval before making an application. This post is for a fixed secondment period but may be extended or made permanent at the end of the secondment period depending on available funding and business requirement.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent.
- Post-registration experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Reasonable postgraduate experience and will have held 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 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 reports for a diverse audience including instances whereby interpretation of related policies is required.
- Experience of planning and delivering education and training.
- Experience in deploying improvement methodologies to develop services.
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning, operational planning, policy development and implementation.
Values
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy profession.
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think creatively and strategically and to manage change.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Excellent team player.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
- Ability to work autonomously to agreed objectives and timescales.
- Effective time management skills, including prioritisation of conflicting tasks.
- 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.
Desirable
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree or equivalent.
- Post-registration experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Reasonable postgraduate experience and will have held 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 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 reports for a diverse audience including instances whereby interpretation of related policies is required.
- Experience of planning and delivering education and training.
- Experience in deploying improvement methodologies to develop services.
Desirable
- Experience of strategic planning, operational planning, policy development and implementation.
Values
Essential
- Role model for pharmacy profession.
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to think creatively and strategically and to manage change.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Excellent team player.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
- Ability to work autonomously to agreed objectives and timescales.
- Effective time management skills, including prioritisation of conflicting tasks.
- 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.
Desirable
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
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).
