Specialist Pharmacist Education & Training

Job overview

Specialist Pharmacist Education & Training

Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics & Therapies

Band: 8a

Salary: £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata

Interview Date: 18th December 2025

We are recruiting for a Specialist Pharmacist - Education & Training who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

To be the responsible pharmacist for the development and delivery of undergraduate pharmacy placements at Medway NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with Medway School of Pharmacy providing structured training, supervision and support.

To lead on Foundation Training and act as the Education Programme Director for Trainee Pharmacists, implementing a multi-sector training programme aligned with GPhC Initial Education & Training Standards for Pharmacists.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Education and Training

To be responsible for the delivery of undergraduate pharmacy placements.

To be the Education Programme Director for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists.

To be an educational supervisor for Foundation pharmacists undertaking foundation training, as appropriate.

To liaise with pharmacy staff to ensure a structured educational experience for undergraduate pharmacy placements.

To support Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development in implementing the Pharmacy Education Strategy

To support Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development to develop, deliver and evaluate training programmes for pharmacy staff.

To support on developing a structured CPD training programme for pharmacy staff.

To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development, as required.

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Promoting the safe, rational and cost effective use of medicines in accordance with the Kent and Medway Formulary recommendations and other evidence based guidelines.

To evaluate the clinical appropriateness, safety and legality of prescriptions based upon the patients’ diseases, co-morbidities and other medication and treatments taken, contacting the prescriber to make agreed changes as appropriate

Promoting efficient discharge planning inclusive of patient counselling and education.

Following procedures to reduce medicine waste and support the medicines efficiencies programme (e.g. by using patient own drugs)

Working with pharmacy and other Health Care Professionals to improve patient flow.

Answering or referring medicine information queries as appropriate.

Management and Leadership

Providing strong leadership and management ensuring that responsibilities and decision making are delegated appropriately, and that all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities and deliver effectively.

Line-managing direct reports to include performance management, appraisals, regular one to one, objective/target setting, and personal development plans.

Undertaking coaching of staff to improve performance

Undertaking and manage formal trust HR policies e.g. disciplinary, sickness, grievance etc.

Undertaking a robust recruitment processes of staff that adhere to trust policies including review of roles/responsibilities, preparing/agreeing adverts, short listing, chairing interview panels and selecting staff.

Ensuring staff managed are fully compliant with statutory and mandatory training

Appropriately managing difficult and ambiguous problems

Providing professional leadership and support for other pharmacy services as needed.

General

To participate in the late night duties, weekend and bank holiday rotas and provide emergency duty commitment as determined by the needs of the pharmacy department.

To participate in ward pharmacy rotas and attend ward pharmacy meetings as appropriate.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as requested by the Chief Pharmacist.

To, at all times, practice in accordance with the Pharmacy Professional Standards of the General Pharmaceutical Council and undertake annual revalidation.

To maintain at all times the rules relating to patient confidentiality.

To support the Lead Pharmacist Education & Quality Development in reviewing and implementing an Education Strategy supporting the development of all staff within the pharmacy department.

To contribute to the provision of professional leadership, advice and support for pharmacy services including dispensary and pharmacy clinical services.

You will build relationships and work with internal stakeholders and external partners to support the delivery of high quality education and training for all colleagues across the pharmacy department.