Assessment and Credentialing Fellow

This role is a fixed-term, part-time position (up to 21 hours per week) for 12 months, which could be a potential secondment opportunity. If you are seeking a secondment, please state this in your cover letter.

Salary: £50,000 per annum FTE (to be pro-rated based on the number of hours agreed with successful applicant)

Are you a pharmacist looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your advanced-level educational capabilities?

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist to join us on a 12-month fellowship to support the promotion and implementation of RPS core advanced credentialing across the UK. This is a part time position allowing the successful candidate to continue working in their substantive system role for part of the week.

The Assessment and Credentialing Fellow will work collaboratively with the Assessment & Credentialing Lead and wider team to support our strategic plans for engagement, marketing and communication of the value of RPS curricula and credentials to key stakeholders across the pharmacy system. In addition, the postholder will support curriculum-related projects and wider activities of the Assessment & Credentialing team to gain wider educational experience.

The successful candidate will be supported with in-house mentorship to develop their understanding of curriculum and assessment design and effective project support. They will also gain experience and be supported to develop their educational and leadership skills.

This post is an excellent opportunity for developing evidence for the non-clinical domains of the RPS Core Advanced curriculum.

Requirements:

• Pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

• Working at, or towards, an advanced level of practice, as defined by the RPS Core Advanced curriculum

• Experience of developing and maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders within an organisation

• Experience of supporting other pharmacists with their learning and education

• Experience of developing educational interventions to groups of learners

• Good understanding of pharmacy practice in hospital and general practice settings

• Good presentation skills, both virtually and in person

• Confidence in engaging with different stakeholders

• Good IT skills including MS word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience of supporting projects on time and in budget

• Proactive approach to work

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Ability to quickly and accurately assimilate information and manage priorities in a dynamic landscape

• Critical thinking and ability to problem solve

The Directorate

The RPS Professional Membership & Education (PMED) directorate is responsible for:

• Leading and supporting members and the profession to deliver and continually improve high-quality patient care.
• Defining and assuring post-registration standards of pharmacy practice through curricula, assessments, and credentialing.
• Supporting members and the profession to deliver and promote the highest standards of pharmacy practice and professionalism.
• Advancing pharmacy practice and science by educating the profession to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to meet changing patient needs.

The Team

This role sits in the Assessment & Credentialing team. The team’s main purpose is to advance pharmacy practice by defining and assuring post-registration standards of patient-focussed pharmacy practice through curricula, assessments, and credentialing. We are a small but dynamic team made up of educational professionals passionate about improving care through education and professional development. We are looking forward to welcoming a pharmacist who wants to further develop their education and assessment experience.

How we are currently working

RPS supports and works in a hybrid way which means you will be able to work from home. However, there will be an expectation for collaborative face-to-face working – on average and typically this may be something like two days per month at our London Office for this specific role. This role may also require travel for external stakeholder meetings. Travel expenses for these meetings will be reimbursed, ensuring that you are not out of pocket for necessary travel.

🗓️ Closing date: 20 September 2024

If you would like to learn more about the role, view our job description 👈

Please attach your CV and covering letter articulating how you meet the specific requirements of the role.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please

contact Patsy Edwards, Assessment and Credentialing Lead, by email:

Patsy.Edwards@rpharms.com

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.