Job vacancy: Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme Director, NHS England, Flexible across North East and Yorkshire Region

Job summary

Main area

Pharmacy

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract

Fixed term: 9 months (until 31 October 2026 - Secondment only for current NHS employees)

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

30 hours per week (Multiple roles available (one post at 30 hours p.w / one post at 15 hours p.w))

Job ref

990-NEY-18104-E

Employer: NHS England
Employer type: NHS
Site: NHS England Office in North East and Yorkshire
Town: Flexible across North East and Yorkshire Region
Salary: £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/11/2025 23:59

Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme Director

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our
patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.

The post-holder is responsible for providing professional leadership, together with expertise, advice and support to:

Contribute to development of a School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation strategy and operational plan. The post-holder will
lead locally on a foundation trainee pharmacist programme.
Lead on the development of policy, process and infrastructure to support workplace learning as a key component of the training
programme, in close liaison with Head of School Foundation Pharmacy and the Regional Pharmacy Lead.
Lead on quality management of the training programme in selected areas.
Actively manage and support local employer- based Educational Supervisors linked to the training programme, through leadership and facilitation of networks, in all sectors and leading cross sector opportunities.
Provide professional expertise and input into multi-professional training.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council.
Educated to Masters’ level, or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area, in Pharmacy and healthcare leadership.

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working as a senior pharmacy professional, with extensive knowledge of pharmacy and medicines optimisation.
Highly developed subject matter expertise, including knowledge of NHS policy, educational policy and healthcare leadership and management.

Skills, Capabilities & Attributes

Essential criteria

Builds stakeholder communication strategies and manage development and delivery of these
Capable of effective planning over medium to long-term timeframes, making adjustments and planning for specialty training and resourcing accordingly
Contributes to the quality management of the training

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (e.g., using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important that the information contained within your application reflects your own knowledge, skill, and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.

If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.

To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role.

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