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Senior Educator Pharmacy

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

Flexible Location

Location: Flexible base: NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Please note, regular presence at our offices throughout Scotland is a requirement for this role. Were happy to talk about how you want to work. 

Work Pattern: Fixed term, Part Time, 22 hours 12 mins per week 

Fixed term or Secondment** for 12 months 

**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non-NHS applicants, a fixed-term or secondment would be considered. 

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. 

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.

The Pharmacy team within NES is responsible through the Executive Medical Director to the NES Board and through the Board to Scottish Government for the commissioning and delivery of postgraduate pharmacy education in Scotland. 

SeniorEducators in NES Pharmacy provide supportforthe development of key education solutions as well as support for educational supervisors and learners. This role provides a real opportunity to contribute to a critical stage of pharmacy education support. This post will work 22.2 hours (specific hours are currently 22 hours, 12 minutes) in line with the reduced working week now applied to all NHS posts. Any further reduction in the working week (for the same level of salary) will apply to this post. We will work with you to arrange a practical work pattern. 

The Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the workstream responsible for organising and supporting education and training for pharmacy students across Scotland, within the NES national Additional Cost of Teaching in Pharmacy (ACTp) programme. 

This role will work collaboratively across NES, Schools of Pharmacy (Universities) and the NHS Scotland pharmacy service, bringing pharmacy coordination expertise to the national context, promoting, and supporting educational developments across the career pathways. 

This post has a flexible base, working alongside a team focussed across the national delivery.

Do you want to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across Scotland to play a lead role in supporting national training initiatives that provide education and development opportunities for the pharmacy workforce? 

Do you enjoy working with a wide range of organisations to lead on initiatives that promote career and development opportunities for the pharmacy workforce? 

Do you want to play a key role in enhancing the learning and development experiences of the pharmacy workforce and in particular the stage of initial education and training (IET)? 

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive in an ever-changing environment? 

Do you enjoy building relationships and a shared vision for the future in order to support change and innovation? 

Working within the NES Pharmacy team you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within the pharmacy workforce in Scotland. 

Does this sound like you? 

What We Love to See 

Senior Educators offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, wed love you to apply:

Pharmacist Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) 

Significant experience as a pharmacist practicing in any sector (i.e. Community, hospital, primary care) 

Knowledge and experience of leading and supporting workstreams that enhance career and role development for the pharmacy workforce

Experience of working in an educationally focused environment 

Experience in understanding of the key factors and practices essential to high-quality learning and education and how these are effectively embedded and continually enhanced 

Experience working collaboratively and flexibly within in a team and in multidisciplinary environments 

Proven communication, interpersonal, negotiating, influencing and facilitation skills at a senior level, with the ability to communicate sensitive and complex information 

Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary 

Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads and that of others, and to meet strict deadlines 

Benefits Which Matter 

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working 

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review

Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday

NHS discounts and more 

 
Diversity and Inclusion 

Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work. 

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience regardless of the outcome. 

Its not essential to be in a Senior Educator role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work. 

If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Stephanie McFadzean or Jennifer MacDougall, Principal Leads at

Next Steps 

Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you can initially work remotely, or work from one of our NES offices (thereafter working in a hybrid capacity). 

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. 

Online interviews (including a presentation) will take place on 18th November 2024. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview. 

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below. 

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.  

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service,