Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 082-PST007-0825
- Employer
- Health Education and Improvement Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ty Dysgu
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Clinical Placement Facilitator
Band 7
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Job overview
The HEIW Pharmacy Deanery is looking to appoint multiple Pharmacy Clinical Placement Facilitators to support the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Clinical Placement Programme for Wales. Opportunities are available on a full time or part time basis.
Now preparing to embark on its third cohort, the programme, developed collaboratively by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and the Schools of Pharmacy at Cardiff, Swansea and Bangor Universities, provides every pharmacy undergraduate with additional days of supervised placements in hospitals, GP practices, and community pharmacies across their four-year undergraduate programme.
The programme is designed around the use of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to support undergraduate students in gaining the necessary clinical experience to meet the 'does' level on Miller's Triangle.
The post holder will play a key role in managing the allocated region of this all-Wales programme using their pharmaceutical expertise and experience of Pharmacy Learning outcomes to deliver a quality assured programme.
The role requires the post holder to build effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including Higher Education Institutions and host training organisations within multiple pharmacy sectors.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a team that is currently delivering a significant programme of change to Pharmacist education and training in 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.
Working for our organisation
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?
Detailed job description and main 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.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Post-registration experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of strategic planning, operational planning, policy development and implementation.
Values
Essential criteria
- Role model for pharmacy profession.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nerys Slater
- Job title
- Pharmacy Clinical Placement Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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