Pharmacy Clinical Placement Facilitator

The HEIW Pharmacy Deanery is looking to appoint a Pharmacy Clinical Placement Facilitator based in North Wales to support the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme for Wales. These opportunities are available at 0.4 FTE.

Role Overview

Now preparing to embark on its fourth cohort, the programme, developed collaboratively by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and the Schools of Pharmacy in Wales, provides every pharmacy undergraduate with additional days of supervised placements in hospitals, GP practices, and community pharmacies across their four-year undergraduate programme.

The programme is designed around the use of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to support undergraduate students in gaining the necessary clinical experience to meet the 'does' level on Miller's Triangle.

The post holder will play a key role in managing the allocated region of this all-Wales programme and will use their pharmaceutical expertise and experience of the delivering Pharmacy Learning outcomes to deliver a quality assured programme.

Responsibilities

• Build effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders including Higher Education Institutions and host training organisations within Local Health Boards and the community and primary care sectors.
• Support the Clinical Placement Lead in managing the all-Wales Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme.
• Coordinate recruitment events to promote the benefits of studying and working in Wales.
• Manage the quality management processes for the Funded Pharmacy Undergraduate Placement Programme.
• Provide training and ongoing support to Placement Supervisors of the Funded Pharmacy Placements Programme.
• Work with Higher Education Institutions and their students to support the delivery of the EPAs and the programme.
• Manage, coordinate and support colleagues, within their area of expertise (Acute Care / Primary Care / Community Pharmacy) and across NHS Wales, in developing the learning environment and ensuring education/training provision supports policy initiatives and are cognisant of existing educational framework.

Qualifications and Skills

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working at HEIW

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW’s is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

• Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
• Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
• Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect

• A corporate induction and 90-day Welcome itinerary,
• Compassionate leadership,
• A meaningful values-based performance appraisal process,
• The opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as “One HEIW Team”. Do you want to join that team?