Lead Pharmacist for eLearning

Career Opportunities at Queen's

Lead Pharmacist for eLearning

About the job:

NICPLD offer over 90 eLearning programmes, making eLearning their most widely used educational format. The postholder will join the eLearning team in leading on the provision eLearning programmes for pharmacists, trainee pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. In this process, the post-holder will provide educational and pharmaceutical expertise, thus contributing to an educationally innovative and relevant programme of learning.

NICPLD is funded by the Department of Health to deliver a wide range of pharmacy learning and development programmes across Northern Ireland. Some programmes are also available to other healthcare professionals. Programmes are offered through two websites: NICPLD.org and MedicinesNI.com.

NICPLD staff are employed by Queen's University Belfast. This role is primarily home-based (remote working), with access to office facilities at the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA), Beechill House, Belfast, and occasional in-person attendance as required. This hybrid arrangement differs from the typical working model at Queen's University Belfast and reflects the unique nature of the post.

The post is 1.0 although we can consider a minimum of 0.4 FTE. Secondment arrangements may be accommodated; please confirm support from your current employer before applying.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

Qualifications:

• Masters or Honours degree in pharmacy.
• Member or eligible for membership of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.

Experience:

• Significant recent clinical experience in any patient facing pharmacy sector, with at least two years’ relevant experience post qualification.
• Experience in project management

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information. 

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. 

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/. 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity. 

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport. 

Candidate Information