Educational Programme Director for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, Oxford

Educational Programme Director for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headington, Oxford

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 31 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4387a3385a47434b8d2ddb627531851e

Full Job Description

Do you have a passion for education and want to help to shape the future for our foundation trainee pharmacists? Then this unique post for 12 months is for you!
This role involves working as a specialist educator in a fantastic friendly team to deliver excellent training to our 10 foundation trainee pharmacists - this could include developing the reformed curriculum, being a designated supervisor to your own trainee, overseeing the training experience or delivering small group teaching - therefore no two days are the same. Ideally you will be a designated supervisor to a trainee pharmacist and have proven experience in the delivery of training and/or mentoring. We are also delivering a comprehensive programme to pharmacy undergraduates and developing our strategy to support independent prescribing for our future trainee pharmacists - what an exciting time to be involved in education and training!

1. To ensure the provision of an effective learning environment within the pharmacy department of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, which will strengthen foundation trainee pharmacist training and meet the wider pharmacy training needs which arise from Pharmacy in England, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce and the Modernising Pharmacy Careers Programme, and respond to recommendations from national reports such as the Francis Report

2. To act as a Local Learning Set Lead to support the development and delivery of a training programme as required by the Training Programme Director NHSE South East Workforce, Training and Education (WT&E) Directorate.

3. To oversee the quality assurance of Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Training at OUH.

4. To liaise and network with other Education Programme Directors within NHSE to input into the regional programme and promote good practice

5. To input into the strategic planning of the implementation of the GPhC initial education and training for pharmacists to be delivered by 2025-26.

6. To develop and oversee a training programme for undergraduate students on a hospital based placement.

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
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