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

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Sub Department: Academic

Salary: £44,746 to £56,535

The Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice will make a significant contribution to the design, development, approval, and delivery of the new MPharm programme, with particular responsibility for pharmacy practice, professionalism, and patient‑centred learning.

On appointment, the postholder will play a key role in curriculum development and course approval, including active involvement in the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) accreditation process for new MPharm courses.

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 pharmacy practice curriculum within the MPharm programme, ensuring alignment with GPhC Initial Education and Training Standards.
• Lead or co‑lead the design of pharmacy practice 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.
• Support horizontal and vertical integration of pharmacy practice with pharmaceutical science and clinical content.
• Contribute to course approval documentation, validation events, and GPhC accreditation activities.
• Support student development in professionalism, communication skills, ethical practice, and readiness for professional training.
• Contribute to academic administration, quality assurance, and enhancement activities.
• Participate actively in course teams, School meetings, and University committees.
• Engage constructively with colleagues across disciplines and professional groups.
• 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 pharmacy practice, pedagogy, or professional education.
• Disseminate pedagogic or practice‑based work through presentations, publications, or professional forums.
• Maintain professional credibility through continued engagement with pharmacy practice and CPD.

Teaching and Research Contract

• Maintain an active research profile in pharmacy practice, pharmacy education, or a related field, 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.

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

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 pharmacy practice curriculum for the MPharm at University of Worcester.

Teaching session: 

• Please facilitate a 30-minute interactive teaching session on a pharmacy practice 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.

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: - 24th September 2026

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Sub Department: Academic

Salary: £44,746 to £56,535

Working primarily in the Biological Sciences subject areas you will provide technical support to our teaching and research laboratories.  

Your role will mainly involve supporting laboratory practical sessions by preparing and setting out equipment and materials and working closely with students to explain and demonstrate experiments and how to use equipment. You will advise and support students with research projects, maintain prep rooms and research labs. 

It is essential you have a degree in a biological science or related science subject. You will need to have excellent laboratory and chemical safety knowledge and the ability to prepare reagents and solutions for class practicals. 

You will be expected to work flexibly and have, or develop, skills to allow you to support the team’s delivery across a range of disciplines, for example mammalian cell culture or environmental analysis. You will be highly motivated and meticulous in your work, with a professional work ethic, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively, sharing your expertise to develop the knowledge and skills of colleagues and students.

You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, the ability to organise your own workload and take initiative as appropriate. 

What's In It For You?

• Annual incremental increase up to £26,707, with the opportunity to progress to £30,378 subject to performance and the university reward scheme
• Up to 34 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days) rising to 39 total days after 5 years’ continuous service
• Access to a range of benefits including our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme
• 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 does not meet the minimum salary requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post who will require sponsorship to work in the UK.

For further details see the job description and person specification.

Contact: Dr Anne Sinnott, a.sinnott@worc.ac.uk

Interview Date: - Tuesday 25th August 2026

Closing Date: 11 Aug 2026

Sub Department: Professional Services

Salary: £26,707 to £30,378