Pharmacy InterSim Fellow

The KN Cheung SK Chin Simulation Centre ('InterSim') was established in 2021, to champion interprofessional simulation-based healthcare education. The InterSim Centre provides a dedicated space for medical, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery and dentistry students to learn together in interactive scenarios that replicate real clinical practice. Since then, over 7,000 students have benefited from training in this state-of-the-art facility. The School of Pharmacy and InterSim are delighted to seek to appoint a Pharmacy InterSim Fellow for 12 months to make a significant contribution to the development of interprofessional clinical teaching in our simulation centre.

This is a new and innovative post with the successful candidate collaborating with and co-designing interprofessional simulation teaching with an interprofessional team of Fellows and other key partners such as patients and students. Clinical experience as a pharmacist prescriber, in particular, is desirable to help shape clinical teaching in this area. The post holder will be expected to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in simulated settings.

This position has been supported and jointly funded by:

• Ulster Garden Villages Limited
• Northern Pharmacies Limited Trust Fund
• School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold a Pharmacy degree.
• Registered pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland or the General Pharmaceutical Council (GB).
• Currently working in a patient-facing environment at Band 7 level (or equivalent) minimum with 2 years' experience post-registration in a patient-facing environment.
• Experience of facilitating student/trainee learning on placement.
• Good presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Good communicator, written and oral.
• Able to present plans and report to the wider academic community and non-academic audiences.
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise competing demands.
• Ability to manage resources.
• A team player who can develop effective internal and external links.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

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