Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy

Closing Date: 11 November 2025

The Role

Based in the School of Pharmacy, you will participate fully in the School’s range of teaching and research activities, but with a specific focus on work‑based learning. You must have experience of teaching, mentorship, or of supervising undergraduate students or foundation pharmacists. We are interested in people with or without prior experience of working in a school of pharmacy, but who have a strong current knowledge of the practice of pharmacy in one or more sectors.

The School of Pharmacy benefits from being an integral part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences with strong teaching and research links to colleagues in medicine, biomedical sciences, dentistry, psychology and chemistry.

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

Key Accountabilities

• Undertake teaching, module leadership and supervision of undergraduate students;
• Offer expertise in an individual’s specialist area(s);
• Undertake teaching, leadership and supervision duties across a range of the School programmes, with a focus on work‑based learning within the MPharm programme;
• Undertake administrative duties as deemed necessary, including participation in relevant School and Faculty committees and activities;
• Participate in external activity related to pharmacy learning and teaching;
• Contribute to the promotion of undergraduate pharmacy programmes to both current and prospective students;
• Act as a personal tutor to a small group of students, concerned with students’ academic achievements, and pastoral care;
• Contribute to University administration, course planning, curriculum development, the recruitment of students, engage in teaching and scholarly activities and module / programme leadership;
• Participate in relevant staff development activities;
• Undertake other duties, such as participation in School, Faculty and University meetings, as detailed by the Head of School.

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written;
• Creativity and innovation;
• Ability to work well on own initiative and as part of a team;
• Excellent organisational, administrative and planning skills;
• Understanding of current themes and issues in the delivery of pharmacy education;
• Established clinical knowledge and interest in work‑based learning;
• Experience of teaching pharmacy at UG level or of supervising foundation pharmacists;
• Specialist knowledge and interest in an area relevant to the clinical pharmacy strand of an MPharm programme;
• Excellent organisational, administrative and planng skills;

Attributes and Behaviour

• Committed and enthusiastic;
• Good interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Sustained equivalent clinical experience OR a PhD or Professional Doctorate in Pharmacy or closely related subject;
• Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a goldAthena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.