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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
407-WCCSS-8016312
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall Healthcare Trust
Town
Walsall
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
24/07/2026

Employer heading

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Lead Pharmacist for Education and Training (Subject to AFC Banding)

8a

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

 

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

 

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

 

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

 

RESPECT    COMPASSION    TEAMWORK    PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

Do you have a passion for training and developing others? If so, this rewarding role could be just what you are looking for! Come and join our supportive and friendly pharmacy department.

We have an exciting opportunity for a GPhC registered Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Education and Training Team.

You will have a key role in shaping the delivery of training programmes within the pharmacy department; providing support to trainees and all staff involved in their supervision.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a team and has exceptional organisational skills. You must have a sound clinical background, be a great 'people person' and have the ambition to develop staff and services.

You will retain your clinical skills by having designated clinical service provision time. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be lead the Pharmacy Education & Training Team. They will lead the co-ordination, implementation, development, and delivery of training programmes for all pharmacy trainees.

They will lead the Pharmacy E&T Team and support the wider pharmacy team to develop and support learners and supervisors, and to ensure an effective, inclusive and innovative learning environment and culture.

The post holder will provide dispensary and clinical ward pharmacy services where required.  

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. 

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will act as the Lead Pharmacist in all aspects of Education and Training for the Pharmacy Department, including supervision, leadership and management of pharmacy students, foundation training programme, diploma training programme, all technician training programmes and post qualification training programmes.

This will include co-ordination and support for Designated Supervisors (DS) and Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP) and supervisors for post qualification training programmes.  This will include management of associated finances, applications and registration   of training sites and development and delivery of the associated training programmes and packages.

 The post holder will also be responsible for leading the Education and Training team and other technicians and pharmacists within the department to develop, monitor and oversee delivery of all induction, governance, rotations, step-up programmes and revalidation/ reaccreditation training for all grades of staff.

 The post holder will also lead, co-ordinate, develop and deliver relevant medicines training to other clinical staff within the Trust, including medical students, medical staff, nursing staff and others.

The post holder will also be responsible for the delivery of clinical pharmacy patient focussed services and supporting colleagues in its wider delivery across the Trust. The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of pharmacy services throughout the Trust.

The post holder will provides a high level of pharmaceutical support, advice and information to medical, nursing and other healthcare staff providing clinical care.

The post holder will supports pharmacy research and development and contributes to the publication, presentation and dissemination of research and development.

The post holder will contribute to weekend, bank holiday and on-call duties as rota’d.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy
  • Completion of a one-year pre-registration programme
  • Current UK professional registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
  • Independent Prescriber

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sufficient breadth and depth of post-registration hospital Pharmacist practice, to acquire the competencies needed for the job
  • Excellent pharmaceutical and pharmacological knowledge.
  • Experience in carrying out audits and projects.
  • Experience of supervising and directing pharmacy staff
  • Able to work effectively both alone and in a team
  • Lectures, talks, training given (Medical/Nursing/Pharmacy staff and patients).
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of development in a service area of pharmacy
  • Able to plan and implement change

Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Very high specialist knowledge of medicines actions and usage
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the current and longer term issues facing pharmacy services within the NHS.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
karamjit badyal
Job title
Principal Pharmacist Medication Safety Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01922721172

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Address
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Pleck Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS
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