Learning in Practice Lead

Job overview

The Learning in Practice Lead is a key education and workforce development role responsible for designing, coordinating and delivering high-quality experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate pharmacy students within clinical practice settings. The post works in partnership with Teesside University, to ensure that placement provision meets the requirements of the GPhC and aligns with national education standards.

The post holder will be confident in navigating the Roseberry Park site and will have a good working knowledge of the ward environments, services and multidisciplinary teams. They will be familiar with the pharmacy team and its structure, enabling them to effectively coordinate placements and support learners.

A core aspect of the role involves working collaboratively with university colleagues to develop teaching materials, assessment frameworks and placement models that prepare students for contemporary pharmacy practice. The Learning in Practice Lead will also support the wider pharmacy workforce to adapt to undergraduate training requirements, embedding a strong culture of education, supervision and continuous improvement within the department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the development of structured placement programmes that enable students to achieve required learning outcomes, including Entrustable Learning Activities, while ensuring patient safety and quality of care remain paramount.

The successful applicants main duties will include:

Developing relationships with local and national university colleagues to gain a deeper understanding of their experiences and expectations for future undergraduate placement provision, and develop a delivery plan of how these can be practically achieved during placements.

You will devise resources/policies/protocols that support high quality entrustable Learning Activities and learning opportunities for students whilst on placement and implement required changes within the pharmacy department to allow for meaningful experiential learning environments for students.

The postholder will support with education and training of the wider pharmacy department, including  changes to undergraduate training and coordinate and facilitate students during placements - including receiving evaluations and making improvements to the programmes accordingly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

The core functions of this post are:

• To create, coordinate and deliver placement teaching to undergraduate pharmacy students in line with the university curriculum including:
• Safe prescribing
• Medicine management
• Drug History and Medicine reconciliation
• Development of the MPharm programme for undergraduate pharmacy students.
• To contribute to mentoring and supervision of pharmacy students
• To liaise with universities on matters involving placements
• To maintain personal teaching skills as part of CPD and engage in the peer observation process.
• To ensure that the teaching time allocated to this role is delivered in a transparent and flexible way

The role includes coordinating student placements, supporting supervision and mentorship, gathering feedback and evaluation data, and using this insight to iteratively enhance the quality of learning experiences. The post holder will also contribute to workforce planning by strengthening links between education and service delivery, supporting the development of a sustainable future pharmacy workforce.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.