# Associate Pharmacy Dean - Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Health Education and Improvement Wales. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-pharmacy-dean-post-registration-pharmacy-pathways/bc4b1f74-ffb6-4f61-bf9b-edbdc11fc0ca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-pharmacy-dean-post-registration-pharmacy-pathways/bc4b1f74-ffb6-4f61-bf9b-edbdc11fc0ca.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Health Education and Improvement Wales - **Location:** Tŷ Dysgu - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £80,698 - £92,984 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (An agile working model to allow flexibility between home and office-based working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T12:30:33.523Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/White/Health_Education_Improvement_Wales/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8346634 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8346634?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://heiw.nhs.wales/ ## Job Content ### Job overview Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is seeking an exceptional and visionary leader to join the Pharmacy Deanery as Associate Pharmacy Dean – Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways. This is a unique opportunity to provide national strategic leadership for the development of post-registration pharmacy career pathways across Wales, supporting the advancement of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians throughout their professional careers. Working at a senior system level, you will lead the development, implementation and assurance of nationally recognised professional progression and credentialling pathways, ensuring the pharmacy workforce has the capability, skills and recognition required to meet the changing needs of patients and services across NHS Wales. We are looking for an experienced and inspirational leader who can demonstrate: - Significant senior leadership experience within pharmacy education, workforce, professional development or service transformation. - A strong track record of delivering complex programmes and influencing policy at a national or system level. - Extensive knowledge of post-registration pharmacy education, professional progression and workforce development. - Exceptional strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. - A passion for developing the pharmacy workforce and improving patient outcomes across Wales. ### Main duties of the job As Associate Pharmacy Dean, you will: - Lead the strategic development of enhanced, advanced and consultant practice pathways across Wales. - Drive the development of future professional progression pathways for pharmacy technicians. - Provide national leadership for credentialling, professional recognition and workforce capability development. - Ensure post-registration education and continuing professional development align with workforce priorities, Welsh Government policy and service transformation programmes. - Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Welsh Government, NHS Wales organisations, Higher Education Institutions, regulators and professional bodies. - Provide leadership and line management for the Post-registration Pharmacy Pathway and CPD Team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Other **Desirable** - Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of leading pharmacy education, training or workforce initiatives at a national level. - Significant senior leadership experience in pharmacy workforce, education or service development - Track record of delivering complex, large-scale programmes or transformation initiatives - Experience of influencing policy and working at a national/system level. - Experience of budget management, commissioning, and financial accountability - Extensive experience of stakeholder engagement across organisational boundaries ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Highly developed strategic thinking and leadership capability. - Advanced negotiation and influencing skills, including managing complex and contentious issues - Ability to interpret complex information and develop innovative, evidence-based solutions. - Ability to build and sustain strategic partnerships and networks. - Strong commitment to improving workforce capability and patient outcomes. ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Registered Pharmacist or Registered Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), or able to demonstrate equivalent professional credibility and expertise in pharmacy education - Master's level knowledge of pharmacy education, workforce transformation and professional development, acquired through postgraduate study and/or substantial senior-level experience. - Extensive knowledge of: oPost-registration pharmacy professional progression, capability development, credentialling and assurance at a national level o NHS Wales workforce and service landscape. o Enhanced, advanced, consultant and emerging equivalent levels of pharmacy practice, including application to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians as frameworks evolve. oNational policy, strategy and regulatory frameworks - A depth of profession knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines such as education management, financial management, performance management, information systems and staff management. ## Documents - [llyfryn heiw (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3002) - [heiw brochure (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3001) - [jdps english (pdf, 176.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10673160) - [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 324.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10687020) - [privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2352) - [oh form - ig ffurflen (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10673161) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2847) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.