Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term position for 2 years working 21 hours per week. 

A Senior Lecturer with expertise in Pharmacy Practice is being sought to support the expansion of the MPharm programme and to help fully prepare graduates for their expanding clinical roles within the pharmacy workforce. The role is initially offered as a part-time (0.6 FTE) fixed-term 2-year position, although there may be scope for this to be extended in the future.

Applicants will typically be GPhC-registered pharmacists, ideally with independent prescriber annotation, however, pharmacists registered overseas, GPhC-registered pharmacy technicians, or non-pharmacists with significant pharmacy experience can also be considered if they meet the person specification criteria. The role is open to applicants with a background in higher education or with experience in other sectors of the pharmacy profession.

The Swansea curriculum incorporates inter‐professional education, public and patient involvement, enhanced placement learning and clinical skills, all underpinned by fundamental scientific principles forming an integrated programme that is at the vanguard of pharmacy education. You will work closely with colleagues in the Practice of Pharmacy Teaching Group, and you will also play an important role in community stakeholder involvement and relationship building, particularly amongst placement partners and patient and public volunteers.

It is our intention to help students become pharmacists who are leaders in their profession, be that through the clinical management of patients, the discovery and development of new medicines or through improved community health. Our aim is to deliver a programme that meets the current and future needs of the pharmacy profession in Wales, inspires and attract ambitious students, and supports the long-term ambitions of the Pharmacy: Delivering a Healthier Wales vision. 

You'll be joining a friendly and encouraging community of pharmacy academics and a wider group of supportive healthcare professional colleagues across the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. Swansea is a great place to live and work, the gateway to the Gower with its fantastic beaches and close to the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons).

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

In your cover letter please include a statement explaining how you meet the “person specification criteria” listed in the Job description. Click the 'Apply' button above.

Interviews will take place online and shortlisted candidates will be invited to deliver a 10-minute mini-lecture to staff and students as part of the selection process.

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