Pharmacy Teaching Assistant

Grade 7: £16.70 per hour (full time salary equivalent £30,497 per annum).
This is a fixed term position until 31/07/2022 (renewable in line with the academic year).

The role provides an exciting opportunity to join Swansea University Medical School, one of the UK’s leading Medical Schools.

Swansea University Medical School provides an interdisciplinary approach, educating and training the next generation of doctors, life scientists, and health professionals. It collaborates with the NHS, business and the third sector in a spirit of open innovation and has established itself as a world-class place to learn, research and innovate.  The Medical School ranks 1st in the UK for research environment and 2nd for overall research quality (REF2014-2021) and 3rd for Medicine (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021). 

The Medical School became the first department within the University to achieve an Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) Athena SWAN Charter Silver Award in 2015, and was re-awarded in 2019 in recognition of its commitment to equality. The University also holds the Athena SWAN Charter Silver Award.

Swansea University has been awarded the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence and Student Outcome Framework (TEF) Gold award to recognise its excellent teaching standards.

Your role as a pharmacy teaching assistant will include preparation for class and laboratory delivery. This will involve familiarising yourself with relevant subject material and background information, and any relevant protocols, risk assessments and procedures associated with each practical class, including health and safety requirements. You will also support students by delivering guided feedback sessions as directed by the academic/module lead. In addition you will be responsible for marking  students’ work in accordance with the mark scheme.

Depending upon the learning environment in which you are working, you will also: set up relevant equipment and materials; explain and demonstrate relevant concepts and techniques, for example through practical experimentation; answer technical queries from students regarding their practical activities and explain and clarify subject material and procedures; proactively engage with students during the laboratory class to maximise their success with practical activities, asking questions to promote learning.; manage minor spillages and problem-solving related to lab equipment.

In the Pharmacy Skills Suite, you will be expected to answer queries from students and explain and clarify subject material and techniques; assist students with their use of software and completion of computer-based tasks; proactively engage with students during the class to maximise their success, asking questions to promote learning.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to; Andrew Morris [email protected]  

The salary will be on the Grade 7 salary scale for Academic and related Staff.

The appointment is subject to the General Terms of Appointment for Academic and related Staff.

The following link provides further information on the benefits of working in Swansea University: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/new-staff/benefits-of-working-at-swansea/

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.