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Practice Educator – Pharmacy (Post-Registration Foundation programme for Newly Qualified Pharmacists)
Hours: Part Time; 15 hours per week (potentially more to be available)
Duration: Fixed term / secondment until 31st March 2023
(SLA or secondment only for NHS staff in the first instance)
Flexible Location: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations. Full information on the recruiting department is available at 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 for minimum 2 days a week on a temporary basis up to the end of March 2023 (more sessions may become available). This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist with an interest in educational initiatives to expand their career experience.
This role will involve working within the NES Post-Registration Foundation programme for Pharmacists workstream to support the Senior Educators and the Principal Lead in the implementation of the cross-sector programme. You will have working knowledge of the programme, good interpersonal skills, be able to prioritise your workload to meet the demands of the various stakeholders and be able to work using your initiative. You will be highly motivated with a desire to support the further implementation of this programme and workstream deliverables. You will work closely with members of the NES team, community pharmacists, hospital and primary care pharmacists as well as educational leads and senior stakeholders.
What you'll bring
You will be a qualified Pharmacist with a Masters’ degree in Pharmacy or equivalent. You will ideally have completed and passed the previous foundation programme. You should be member of the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain.
Please note that travel across Scotland may be required as a business as usual requirement of this role.
Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to the job information pack below.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Fiona McMillan, Principal Lead, or to Ellen Jo Fowler, Practice Educator, via the e mail address nes.pharmacistfp@nhs.scot
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.
Closing Date: 11 October 2022
Interview Date: first week November 2022
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