About us

UCL School of Pharmacy is one of the world’s leading centres of excellence for pharmaceutical science, education and professional engagement. This is an exciting time to join one of the most highly rated pharmacy schools in the UK, currently rated 4th in the world by QS Rankings (Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2022) as well as 5th in the Shanghai Ranking (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science).

The School has a well-established track record in high quality research across a broad range of drug delivery, drug discovery, pharmacy and patient safety related areas as well as in the development of spinout companies bringing new therapeutic strategies to the patient.

About the role

The post holder will:

Develop, teach and assess on the Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) Course, to meet the needs of pharmacist prescribers working in medicines optimisation, GP practice, Urgent and Emergency Care and provision of NHS 111 services and care homes. This comprises of a mix of face-to-face study days and on-line learning.
Develop and support training for pharmacists in clinical assessment and diagnosis.
Work collaboratively with the MPharm team to integrate prescribing in the MPharm degree.
Support the delivery of the School’s strategy on the use of simulation in the MPharm and Independent Prescribing course.
Develop and support training and assessment for trainee Independent Prescribers and Designated Medical Practitioners / Designated Prescribing Practitioners to develop the trainees’ knowledge, skills and attributes to undertake safe, appropriate and cost-effective independent prescribing in partnership with patients, carers and members of the multi-professional team.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. For more information, please visit Conditions of Service for Academic Staff.

About you

Educated to postgraduate level in a relevant pharmacy-related discipline the post holder will be a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society or equivalent professional body and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a pharmacist independent prescriber.

With at least three year’s experience working as a pharmacist independent prescriber, you must have experience using physical assessment skills in practice and have a proven track record of delivering pharmacy practice teaching in a healthcare professional context. You must have also successfully completed a Physical Assessment Skills course.

This 0.6fte post is funded for one year in the first instance.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
Immigration loan
Relocation scheme for certain posts
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme:Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance

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Further information

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact l.mills@ucl.ac.uk.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact sop.hr@ucl.ac.uk.

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In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here.

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