The School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences at RGU is looking to appoint Lecturers in Clinical Practice to support the delivery of pharmacy courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels including our highly regarded Master of Pharmacy (MPharm), MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice, MSc Advanced Pharmacy Practice, and Independent Prescribing course. These are permanent positions open to applicants from various clinical backgrounds, including pharmacy, nursing, medical and physiotherapy.

You will be passionate about enhancing the student experience and committed to integrating practice into academia. Teaching is delivered both on-campus and online and you will be expected to take the lead on developing and delivering content for students. You will be expected to be able to work flexibly and responsively with regards to team and workload requirements and show a commitment to engage in scholarly activity, for personal and professional development.

Although advertised as full-time posts, and in keeping with RGU's commitment to work/life balance, we will consider applicants from a healthcare background who would be interested in retaining a commitment to ‘real life’ practice. This may include for example secondments, shared posts, and part-time working. We would be very interested in discussing innovative models for this role and working with external partners to offer flexibility.

You will also have the opportunity to work from home for a portion of the working week, but you must be able to deliver teaching on campus to meet course requirements. You will benefit from a generous pension scheme, 46 days annual leave (including statutory holidays and Christmas closure), an onsite nursery and sports centre, as well as a range of voluntary health and travel benefits

This post is subject to the individual being required to join the PVG scheme. 

We understand that any career move is a big decision, but particularly if you are changing direction. Please make contact with us directly if you are interested in the post and we will provide you with an application link if you wish to proceed. Please email Lindsey Taylor (Principal Lecturer), email: l.taylor@rgu.ac.uk and Dr Amy Arnold (Principal Lecturer), email: a.arnold1@rgu.ac.uk

Please direct all communication to both Lindsey and Amy to ensure the quickest response to your enquiry.

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER

RESPONSIBLE TO: Dean of School

RESPONSIBLE FOR: No line management responsibility

PURPOSE OF POST:

To support the development and delivery of the undergraduate Master of Pharmacy course and the postgraduate courses (MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice; MSc Advanced Pharmacy Practice) including Pharmacist Independent Prescribing and participation in research/service development and evaluation or as otherwise required by the Dean of School.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

The duties and responsibilities of a Lecturer including contribution to the design, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as research/service development & evaluation.

Duties include an appropriate balance of the following:

Develop and maintain expertise in subject areas
Participate in subject and course development
Participate in course curriculum development
Establish and maintain relevant professional and industrial links, as necessary, for the effective operation of the School's courses (e.g., engagement in work of external bodies, educational and professional)

Teaching and related activities (both face-to-face and online) including:

Participation in the design, delivery and assessment of face-to-face and online activities
Participation in authoring and review of learning materials
Contribution to the online support of students using the RGU virtual learning environment
Examining and assessment
Developing courses and curricula

Scholarly activity and personal development including:

Educational management and administration
Participation in relevant internal and external committees
Working groups and project teams
Mentoring, pastoral care and other forms of student support
Participation in quality assurance procedures
Participation in staff appraisal scheme
Representing the university or profession on external bodies.

Research activity including:

Developing research skills
Contributing to the School research portfolio in an area of pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and Professional Memberships

MPharm (or equivalent) pharmacy degree or a degree in a related healthcare discipline

Knowledge

Knowledge of a broad range of clinical practice areas

Understanding of educational methods and learning styles relevant to healthcare professionals

Experience

Up-to-date and current clinical practice experience

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and Professional Memberships

GPhC Registrant with annotation as Pharmacist Independent Prescriber or equivalent registration with other healthcare regulatory bodies.

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent)

PhD and/or relevant research experience

Experience

Active prescriber experience

Experience of education and training

Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating healthcare services and public health initiatives.

Behaviours

Behaviour 1: Communication - Ability to receive, understand and convey information requiring careful explanation and information of a complex or conceptual nature, in a clear and accurate manner.

Behaviour 2: Pastoral Care and Welfare - Experience of calming and reassuring those with work/study related problems who may be experiencing distress, dealing with difficult welfare situations or confidential matters and providing support for those in considerable distress or requiring long-term complex support.

Behaviour 3: Teaching and Learning Support - Experience of providing standard information or delivering teaching or training, designing content or learning materials within existing frameworks and developing innovative approaches to learning experience and the curriculum.

Behaviour 4: Service Delivery - Experience of exploring and adapting a service to meet customers' expectations and also identifying ways of improving standards.

Behaviour 5: Liaison and Networking - Experience of circulating information in an accurate and timely manner, working across team boundaries to build and strengthen working relationships, leading and developing internal networks to pursue a shared interest and leading and building external networks to enhance the work of the organisation.

Behaviour 6: Analysis and Research - Experience of identifying or designing data gathering and analytical methods appropriate for each investigation, and producing reports that identify key issues and findings.