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Practice Educator – Pharmacy
Agenda for Change Band 7; £40,872 to £47,846 per annum, pro rata (pay award pending)
2 posts (15 hours per week and 37.5 hours per week)
Secondment /Fixed term until March 2023
(Secondment only for NHS staff in the first instance)
Base flexible
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is an education and training body and a special health board within NHS Scotland. NES is responsible for developing and delivering education and training for the healthcare workforce in Scotland. Full information on the recruiting department is available here https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/
What you'll do
This is an exciting opportunity to join our innovative team within NES Pharmacy. This is an excellent opportunity for pharmacists with an interest in educational initiatives to expand their career experience. We have two distinct roles with our Professional Development (PD) workstream and with our Foundation Training Year (FTY) workstream.
Professional Development (0.4 WTE)
Working within the professional development team, you will focus on the further development and delivery of education and training to meet the requirements of the pharmacy workforce in Scotland. You will have a specific focus on the development of new and updating of existing online resources available via Turas Learn.
You will be highly motivated, demonstrate good attention to detail and have a desire to promote best educational practice. This role requires you to have the ability to adapt quickly to and effectively use new technology and IT software. This role would also allow you to showcase your creativity and design skills.
FTY (1 WTE, this post may be offered on a full time or part time basis).
The postholder will support the FTY workstream to further develop and deliver education and training for Trainee Pharmacists across Scotland. Your work will help the Principal Lead and Practice Education Co-ordinators in providing support and guidance to trainee pharmacists and designated supervisors in this workstream. You will have a key role in the delivery of the curriculum and assessment strategy and will also support the design and development of the quality management aspects of the scheme. Experience of Foundation training will be advantageous, as will knowledge of the GPhC Initial Education and Training Standards and how these apply to Foundation Training.
For both roles you will be highly motivated with a desire to support the further implementation of this exciting initiative. You will work closely with members of the NES team and the wider NES team networks, community pharmacists, hospital and primary care pharmacists, colleagues from the Universities and the wider external stakeholder environment as required.
What you'll bring
You will be a qualified Pharmacist with a Masters’ degree in Pharmacy or equivalent. You should be member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain. You will also bring excellent interpersonal skill and the ability to develop and maintain good communications and working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Please note that travel across Scotland can be a business-as-usual requirement of this role and may require overnight stays (currently on hold). We will offer remote interviews hosted via Microsoft Teams.
Closing Date: Sunday 21st August
Interview Date: will be arranged – and will be flexible
Informal enquiries may be directed to Peter Hamilton (PD) or Fiona Woodley (FTY) at pharmacy@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.
Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.
We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
https://www.careers.nhs.scot/about/who-we-are/
If you have any queries regarding the application portal or the recruitment process, please contact us at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot