The Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy will play a critical role in the development, approval, and delivery of the clinical and prescribing components of the new MPharm programme.
The postholder must be a GPhC‑registered pharmacist and a qualified independent prescriber and will bring current prescribing expertise to curriculum design, teaching, assessment, and quality assurance.
This role is integral to the University’s successful completion of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) accreditation process for a new MPharm degree, providing assurance that prescribing‑related education is led, delivered, and assessed by appropriately qualified staff.
Appointment may be made on either a Teaching and Scholarship or a Teaching and Research contract, depending on the experience and profile of the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities
Contribute substantially to the development of the clinical pharmacy and prescribing curriculum within the MPharm programme, ensuring alignment with GPhC Initial Education and Training Standards.
Lead or co‑lead the design of clinical pharmacy, therapeutics, and prescribing aspects of modules, including learning outcomes, content, assessment strategies, and marking criteria.
Deliver high‑quality teaching using a range of pedagogical approaches, including lectures, seminars, simulation‑based education, and practice‑focused learning.
Ensure teaching reflects current evidence‑based practice, safe and effective prescribing, medicines optimisation, and patient safety.
Support horizontal and vertical integration of clinical pharmacy with pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences.
Contribute to course approval documentation, validation events, and GPhC accreditation activities.
Hold and maintain an independent prescribing qualification.
Use prescribing experience to inform curriculum content, assessment design, and teaching delivery.
Embed principles of clinical reasoning, prescribing governance and accountability, shared decision‑making and patient‑centred care.
Act as a clinical and prescribing role model for students and colleagues.
Contribute to academic administration, quality assurance, and enhancement activities.
Participate actively in course teams, School meetings, and University committees.
Work collaboratively across pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, and external clinical partners.
Uphold University values relating to equality, diversity, inclusion, sustainability, and wellbeing.
Maintain ongoing professional development in teaching, assessment, and (where appropriate) research.
Teaching and Scholarship Contract
Engage in scholarship related to clinical pharmacy, prescribing practice, or pharmacy education.
Disseminate pedagogic or practice‑based work through presentations, publications, or professional forums.
Maintain professional credibility through continued engagement with clinical pharmacy and CPD.
Teaching and Research Contract
Maintain an active research profile in clinical pharmacy, prescribing, or pharmacy education, with outputs of a quality appropriate for REF submission.
Contribute to the development of research proposals and funding applications.
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, and co‑supervise doctoral students where appropriate.
Embed research activity within teaching and curriculum design.
The above does not represent an exhaustive list of duties associated with this role.
Selection methods:
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a presentation and a teaching session, followed by a formal panel interview. The presentation and teaching briefs are as follows:
Presentation:
Please deliver a 20-minute presentation outlining your plans for developing the clinical pharmacy curriculum for the MPharm at University of Worcester.
Teaching session:
Please facilitate a 30-minute interactive teaching session on a clinical pharmacy topic of your choice, suitable for Level 4 undergraduate MPharm students.
For the purposes of this teaching session, you should assume the audience are Level 4 undergraduate students.
Please note, the presentation and teaching session will take place on campus on Day 1 of the selection process, with successful candidates at that stage progressing to the formal panel interview on Day 2.
What's In It For You
Annual incremental increase up to £44,746, with the opportunity to progress to £56,535 subject to performance and the university reward scheme
47 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days)
Access to a range of benefits such as our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Tusker Car Leasing
Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
In-house training and development support
A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment
Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria).
Please note that this post may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route if your individual circumstances enable this in accordance with the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information on how the Skilled Worker visa rules may apply to you please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Interview Date: - 18th September 2026
