Job summary
The University of Sheffield MPharm opened in September 2025. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and knowledgeable clinical pharmacist to join the team as a clinical educator (teacher-practitioner), alongside a role in clinical practice at Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SHPU). At SHPU we treat adults in Sheffield and use services that support with mental health, learning disabilities, autism, or dementia. This organisation provides a range of specialist NHS services covering these areas of health and more.

This joint role offers an opportunity for continuing in clinical practice whilst developing the workforce of the future and contributing to the delivery of the undergraduate MPharm degree. The postholder will be substantively appointed by SHPU with an annualised agreement for 2 days working at the University of Sheffield.

The postholder will be involved in the design, development and delivery of high-quality clinical practice-based teaching across a variety of therapeutic disease states using evidence-based practice, with a focus on mental health conditions. This postholder will also be required to contribute to the assessment of students using OSCEs, written assessments and portfolios alongside academic tutoring and professional mentorship.

It is essential for candidates to have excellent communication skills, and an ability to work alongside colleagues to develop the curriculum within the team.

Main duties of the job

• Develop deliver and assess practice and clinical teaching within theMPharm programme.
• As part of the pharmacy service, to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines throughout the Trust.
• To deliver specialist information and expert advice to all members of the multidisciplinary team to maximise patient pharmaceutical care ensure that medicines are prescribed, administered and supplied in a safe, effective and economic manner and to reduce harm caused by medication errors.
• To provide direct supervision and training to clinical pharmacy staff, develop and provide training regarding the use of medicines and medicines governance principles to clinical staff, non-clinical staff, service users and carers.
• To support the Chief Pharmacist in the delivery of all aspects of the Pharmacy Service.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a holistic service is offered.
• Participation in, and provision of, systems of clinical supervision and peer support.
• Oversee the training for undergraduate pharmacists within the trust.

About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Job responsibilities
University Of Sheffield:

• Work with the Pharmacy team and the Head of Pharmacy Practice to design, develop deliver and assess practice and clinical teaching within theMPharm programme ensuring that it is accessible, inclusive and contributes to the Universitys Teaching and Learning Strategy.
• Develop and review assessments in relation to their area of teaching and be involved in associated quality assurance, delivery, marking and feedback.
• Support individual MPharm students in the role as professional mentor and academic tutor.
• Contribute to the development, co-ordination and quality assurance of experiential learning (placements) within the MPharm and at SHPU.
• Supervise student projects as appropriate
• Participate in School admissions and outreach activities which may involve activities outside of standard working hours, for example weekend open and interview days.
• Behave ethically in all aspects of your roleand act as a role-model for MPharm students.
• Work according to University quality assurance processes and other regulatory frameworks including Professional Regulatory bodies e.g. GPhC.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
• Undertake continuing professional development activities for development as a teaching focused academic

SHPU:

1. Responsibility for clinical and other checks within the dispensary and in clinical settings (inpatient and community).
2. Responsibility to act as a pharmacist for the purposes of the 2012 Human Medicines regulations and other statutory instruments.
3. Develop and maintain relationships within a multidisciplinary team environment in order to ensure service users care plans, reflect the best use of pharmacological treatments.
4. Assist and where appropriate take a lead in supporting designated multidisciplinary teams develop safe and effective medicines related practice.
5. Participate in the departmental drug information systems and answer queries resulting from drug use within the Trust.
6. Work with individual service users, carers or groups or to help achieve best outcomes from pharmacological treatments.
7. Provide relevant information on medicines to service users, carers and others in line with the strategic aims of the Pharmacy service.
8. Undertake mandatory and other training as required by the trust
9. Service development of the service.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Teaching experience at level 7 level
• Post graduate diploma
• non medical prescriber (or working towards)

Desirable

• Post graduate teaching qulification
• experience of tutoring a trainee foundation
• Member of RPS/ CMHP , plus credentialled

Experience hospital
Essential

• hospital clinical role
• mental health experience
• evidence of developing a service
• evidence based working

Desirable

• clinical team working
• medicines information experience
• governance process

Skills
Essential

• IT skillls
• ePMA experience
• time management / deadlines
• independence working
• speaking and presentation experience

Desirable

• medication safety demonstartion
• flexibility on working hours

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Apply through our website).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Apply through our website).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).