Lead Pharmacist for Foundation Training Year (Maternity Cover)

Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND
Deadline: 26 Feb 2024

The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lead Pharmacist for Foundation Training Year (Maternity Cover).

The successful candidate will manage and lead the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Foundation Training Year for pharmacists. This programme of learning must fulfil the Commission from the Department of Health and facilitate the implementation of Government strategy for the delivery of pharmacy services. This role will require travel to training sites across Northern Ireland.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

  • Degree in Pharmacy.
  • Member or eligible for membership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
  • Substantial recent experience as a Registered Pharmacist.
  • Experience of working in community pharmacy and/or hospital and/or primary care.
  • Experience of networking within pharmacy and multi-disciplinary collaboration.
  • Experience in project management.

    • Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, please click on the Candidate Information link below.

    This post is available on a fixed term contract until 21 March 2025. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

    At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

    We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

    • Great terms & conditions
    • Pension schemes
    • Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
    • Family-friendly initiatives
    • Career development opportunities
    • Support for health & mental wellbeing
    • Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

    Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

    We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit:  www.qub.ac.uk/diversity ; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi  and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

    Informal enquiries may be directed to Frances Lloyd via [email protected]

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