Pharmacy Clinical Placement Co-ordinator

DMU is an ambitious, globally minded and culturally rich university with a strong commitment to the public good. It strives to maintain a stimulating and inclusive environment that champions difference and celebrates success. DMU is a signatory member of the Technician Commitment, which aims to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.

Faculty / Directorate

Home to four specialist schools - Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences, Applied Social Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, and Leicester School of Pharmacy – the Faculty has a long tradition of providing high quality education and development to professionals who make a significant difference to lives, health, wellbeing, communities and society. The dedicated facilities are designed to replicate current practice and feature industry-standard equipment, enabling staff and students to undertake life changing projects to improve health and social care.

Role

The Clinical Placement Co-ordinator for Pharmacy will support the programme team in the planning and delivery of experiential learning activities, including (but not limited to) clinical placements and simulation.

This will include the planning and allocation of clinical placements, co-creation student of workbooks and tutor guides, quality assurance, alongside data collection, management, and reporting.

They will have an understanding of the use of simulation in clinical teaching, and will support the team with the planning and delivery of clinical teaching through the use of high-fidelity simulation equipment and generative AI.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be qualified as a pharmacist / pharmacy technician (registered with the GPhC) or have equivalent experience in pharmacy education. They will hold a recognised teaching qualification at the appropriate level e.g. Associate Fellowship/Fellowship of Advance HE (formerly known as the Higher Education Academy), or status as a National Vocational Qualification Assessor, or status as an Apprenticeship Assessor. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in teaching and assessing (preferably at undergraduate and / or postgraduate level, but can also be in practice).

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