About the role
The Department of Life Sciences is seeking to appoint an outstanding academic practitioner as a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Education, and Head of Pharmacy Practice, to strengthen the leadership team delivering our highly successful MPharm degree and taught postgraduate programmes in pharmacy. This is a full-time, permanent appointment.
The school of pharmacy delivers three successful MPharm courses (one at Bath and two at Plymouth) and a suite of postgraduate taught programmes. This represents an exceptional opportunity for a leader and innovator in pharmacy education to further develop our MPharm courses to enable our graduates to meet the future pharmaceutical needs of patients.
This is a new post to join our senior leadership team and lead on the Pharmacy Practice elements of the curriculum. You will bring a deep understanding of the current priorities in developing the pharmacy workforce and a desire to innovate. Experience in curriculum design would be welcome.
About you
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Registration as a pharmacist and a commitment to professional education in pharmacy.
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Excellence in pharmacy education
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Innovative professional practice
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Evidence of leadership
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A strong vision for collaborative educational development and delivery
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The potential to build links with external organisations such as clinical providers and public sector bodies
The Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath was established in 2022 through the merger of the former Departments of Biology & Biochemistry and Pharmacology & Pharmacy. We foster a strong interdisciplinary and collaborative culture supported by education and research centres. The department benefits from being centrally located at the heart of a modern campus-based University with close collaborations with other Science Departments, the Department for Health, Department of Psychology and School of Management.
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Contribute to innovative teaching on the MPharm and postgraduate programmes, including curriculum development aligned to your expertise.
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Have responsibility for the Pharmacy Practice elements of the MPharm including line management of staff in the pharmacy practice team
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Undertake academic citizenship (e.g., Academic Advisor and relevant service roles).
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This postholder will be based in Bath but with occasional travel to Plymouth as necessary.
Further information
This is a full time role (36.5 hours per week).
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Philip Rogers, Director of Pharmacy ([email protected]). Please ensure applications are submitted via the University’s online system. Alongside the online form, upload a full CV.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
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Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
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Generous employer contributory pension schemes
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Cycle to work scheme
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Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
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Staff discount at Team Bath gym
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Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
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Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
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A family-friendly workplace
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An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
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Relocation allowance
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Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
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Staff support groups and networks
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A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
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A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive
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