Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Post Title: Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

SBU/Department:  Life and Medical Sciences / Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences

FTE: 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week) 6-month Fixed Term Contract, 0.4fte (working 14.8 hours per week) 2 year Fixed Term Contract

Salary: UH7 £35,333 (pro rata) pa with potential to progress to £42,155 (pro rata) pa on achieving designated skills and experience

Duration of Contract: Fixed term (6 months at 1.0fte, 2 years at 0.4fte)

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield.

The school are excited to be able to offer two opportunities to join as an Academic member of staff, both are Fixed Term Contracts with one being 6 months at 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week) and the other is 2 years at 0.4fte (working 14.8 hours per week). 

Main duties and responsibilities

You will be responsible for teaching and research in the field of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, across undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes. Additionally you will design and delivery of learning and teaching materials (including examinations) and co- ordinate and support the development of modules in degree programmes and undertake the role of module lead. You will undertake the role of academic tutor and the supervision of student research projects.

Contribution to module review reports and writing reports, as well as developing research opportunities and scholarly activity in the field of clinical pharmacy practice are also duties of the role. 

Skills and experience needed  

You must have clinical pharmacy practice experience of working in hospital/ community or primary care. You will be expected to have good relevant IT skills and the ability to plan and manage your own activities effectively and deal with sensitive material with strict confidentiality. In addition to this, you must be proficient in English Language.

You will be flexible and adaptable to workload and team requirements and will have good interpersonal and presentation skills. Good oral and written communication skills will also be required. Relevant teaching and research experience, including contributing to successful research grant awards and/or publications are desirable.

Qualifications required

You must hold a minimum of a good undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in pharmacy and a post-graduate diploma or Masters in a relevant field. In addition to this, you will also be registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.

Applicants are asked to attach a personal statement showing clearly how their skills match the Person Specification.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries – Kelly Lefteri, Head of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Sciences email k.a.lefteri@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 6 November 2022

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference Number: 043556

Date advert placed: 20 October 2022

The University offers every individual the opportunity to succeed. We want our staff to represent multi-faceted life experiences, varied cultural heritage and to encourage cognitive diversity. We recognise that the field is not ‘level’ and want to actively address barriers to progression. Markers of success to date include no gender pay gap within the School where this post sits and holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award. We also challenge stereotypes and partner with networks both within and outside of the University to enhance inclusion in the workplace. We wholeheartedly encourage applications from BAME and LGTBQ candidates, who are currently under-represented within the School.

We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts