Pharmacist Ambassador
- Employer
- Taurus Healthcare Recruitment Team
- Location
- Hereford, Herefordshire
- Salary
- £53,168 per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 6 Apr 2023
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- Role
- Community Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacist
- Sector
- Hospital - NHS
- Contract Type
- Work Placement
- Hours
- Variable
Hours per week: 15
Location: Hereford/Hybrid working
Job type: Fixed Term/secondment for 1 year - potential for extension
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an exciting team who supports education and training for Primary Care Pharmacy teams within PCNs and General Practice?
HEE Training Hubs lead on innovative approaches to training and development for Primary Care. We support those on the frontline to be able to deliver safe and caring services for patients. We work across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Linking with PCNs and practices to offer workforce planning, staff development and training for all staff. We are commissioned by the NHS via Health Education England.
The Pharmacist Ambassador role has been developed to support PCN pharmacists with senior leadership to guide CPD, ensure professional accountability from a governance perspective and act as an expert advisor to the PCNs and employed pharmacists.
This post is to support the Worcestershire PCNs but the post holder will be required to link in with the Herefordshire Lead Pharmacist to promote shared learning across the ICB.
Main Duties
The successful candidate will be a senior pharmacist who is:
- A clinical champion within the field of primary care pharmacy
- An able speaker and confident communicator
- Able to help to support a group of pharmacists with diverse backgrounds
- Forward thinking and enthusiastic about developing the future roles of Pharmacists within PCNs
- Self-motivated to be able to develop an offer to PCNs to meet their diverse needs
Main Duties are:
- The post holder will be the professional ambassador for primary care network (PCN) pharmacists appointed across the Worcestershire as part of the Training Hub infrastructure to support additional roles and expansion of advancing practice.
The post has been developed to support PCN pharmacists with senior leadership to guide CPD, ensure professional accountability from a governance perspective and act as an expert advisor to the PCNs and employed pharmacists.
About us
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Primary Care Training Hub is hosted by Taurus Healthcare on behalf of HEE. The Training Hub goals are to support workforce planning, embed education, training and development to support growth and retention of Herefordshire and Worcestershire primary care workforce. This facilitates the development of teams that deliver care to the people of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, by creating an environment in which excellence can flourish and each individual is supported to achieve their full potential. This includes development for staff within our team to further their own personal and career aspirations.
Taurus Healthcare is the Herefordshire GP federation whose aims are to support local practices, provide clinical services and work with local health and care organisations. We believe that General Practice is the cornerstone of our health and care system, providing holistic care to individuals and families to live independent, healthy, fulfilled lives.
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