About this role
Job summary
NHS England Workforce Training and Education (WTE) manages the education, training and development of NHS clinical professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, doctors, dentists, nurses and allied health professionals.
This post supports pharmacist training across the East of England working with the Pharmacy Education team.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for providing professional leadership, together with expertise, advice and support to:
Deliver the National Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme in the east of England region. Foundation trainee pharmacists, educational supervisors, employers and all involved in the provision of the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme. Actively contribute to the design and development of the pharmacy education programmes and linking to the multi-professional school with shared common resources. Contribute to the business planning processes to provide input into the strategic development of the work related to the GPhC's revised initial education and training of pharmacists standards. Identify and support pharmacist trainees requiring further support during their foundation training period. Contribute to the availability of high quality training and support for pharmacist trainees and educational supervisors. Provide professional expertise on a specific portfolio of work. Manage the provision and development of resources, services and opportunities for pharmacist trainees and their educators across the healthcare professions. Support equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives in pharmacy education. Appreciate and understand how the activities and objectives of the department aligns with the wider business planning for NHS England, in particular to WTE East of England and nominated ICS(s).
About us
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Job description Job responsibilities
Delivery of high standards of education with respect to training posts, curriculum requirements and other education programmes. Commitment to national vision, policies and processes for effective educational delivery and to drive innovation and improvements to healthcare delivery. Ensure appropriate signposting and support for trainees and trainers. Excellent leadership and management behaviours including co-ordinating education provision, the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department. Manage foundation recruitment, workload allocation & team supervision. Responsible for allocated data systems creation, management and utilisation. Work with the team to deliver expert education and pharmacy advice for allocated workstreams/programmes, proposing changes as required. Management of the implementation of the foundation pharmacy programme, in line with NHS England policy and requirements, contributing to the organisation of delivery in the East of England ICS. You can find further details about the role,including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside theorganisational structureand person specificationin the attached Job Descriptionand other supporting documents
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Behaviours and Values Essential
Effective organiser, influencer and networker Promotes innovation, organisational learning and the sharing of best practice across organisational boundaries Excellent leadership and management behaviours including the ability to lead beyond the team and across the department Accountability - takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
Desirable
Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals Organised, systematic and tenacious approach to developing and progressing objectives Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
Skills & Abilities Essential
Skilled communicator able to select from, and utilise, a range of negotiating and influencing strategies appropriate to different audiences and environments Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills and the ability to discern trends from either quantitative or qualitative data Ability to manage and to prioritise workload for a team of staff Ability to prioritise own workload effectively to meet deadlines, whilst managing conflicting deadlines
Desirable
Ability to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Knowledge and understanding of education and training systems and structures in health care Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals Experience and understanding of education and/or professional development and professional support
Desirable
Significant knowledge and experience of quality management, performance management and project management
Qualifications & Training Essential
Masters in pharmacy degree (or equivalent) Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council Established knowledge of healthcare education management or commissioning, acquired through post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Further specialist knowledge or experience to Masters level equivalent
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name NHS England
Address Victoria House
Capital Park
Cambridge
CB21 5XB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)