Senior Lecturer in Independent Prescribing - Pharmacist
University of the West of England
Bristol,
City of bristol,
United Kingdom
Education
Skilled Worker
Job posted on July 28, 2025
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Job Description:
About This Role
Independent Prescribing at UWE Bristol is located in the interdisciplinary School of Health and Social Wellbeing. We offer a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes representing the diverse landscape of health and social care, delivered regionally and nationally.
As a Programme team we are focused on the delivery of high-quality teaching and excellent student experience, coupled with outstanding research, all delivered with a strong emphasis on the application of academic understanding to contemporary Independent Prescribing practice. Due to our continuing success, we are now seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual (Pharmacist) to join the Independent Prescribing academic team.
The Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribing programme offers many opportunities for all professions to learn with and from each other both in the academic and practice settings. It is also recognised that nurses, Allied Health Professionals and pharmacists have different pathways to registration, and develop different skills, experiences and competencies in practice before joining the prescribing programme.
Working effectively with colleagues, you will be expected to contribute to a learning environment where students have the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to practice as safe competent and autonomous prescribers.
This role will include planned occasional travel across the South West for the delivery of face to face teaching sessions.
About You
We are looking for individual to join our successful and highly committed multi-professional Independent Prescribing team. The Independent Prescribing team participate in teaching, assessing and supporting multi-professional learners across the South West of England.
Successful candidates will have a high level of insight into contemporary prescribing practice, knowledge of the contemporary theories and concepts which underpin independent prescribing practice, as well as applied pharmacology.
We currently have one permanent 1.0 FTE Senior Lecturer (Pharmacist) post available. We are looking for individuals who meet the essential and/or desirable criteria for this role.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre. Regular bus services link the campus to the main Frenchay site, the city centre and surrounding areas, and nearby Bristol Parkway train station.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Interviews are scheduled to take place online on 11th September 2025.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is predominantly for delivery of online teaching, however there is an expectation that you will attend campus for teaching and associated activities If required.
This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.
Right to Work in the UK
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible.
Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible. If you have any further queries please get in touch with Debbie Moreno-Chamorro (Associate Professor Independent Prescribing) - Deborah2.Moreno-Chamorro@uwe.ac.uk or Jarek Turif -jaroslaw.turif@uwe.ac.uk (Associate Director – Academic Cluster).
Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
APPLY NOW
Independent Prescribing at UWE Bristol is located in the interdisciplinary School of Health and Social Wellbeing. We offer a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes representing the diverse landscape of health and social care, delivered regionally and nationally.
As a Programme team we are focused on the delivery of high-quality teaching and excellent student experience, coupled with outstanding research, all delivered with a strong emphasis on the application of academic understanding to contemporary Independent Prescribing practice. Due to our continuing success, we are now seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual (Pharmacist) to join the Independent Prescribing academic team.
The Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribing programme offers many opportunities for all professions to learn with and from each other both in the academic and practice settings. It is also recognised that nurses, Allied Health Professionals and pharmacists have different pathways to registration, and develop different skills, experiences and competencies in practice before joining the prescribing programme.
Working effectively with colleagues, you will be expected to contribute to a learning environment where students have the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to practice as safe competent and autonomous prescribers.
This role will include planned occasional travel across the South West for the delivery of face to face teaching sessions.
About You
We are looking for individual to join our successful and highly committed multi-professional Independent Prescribing team. The Independent Prescribing team participate in teaching, assessing and supporting multi-professional learners across the South West of England.
Successful candidates will have a high level of insight into contemporary prescribing practice, knowledge of the contemporary theories and concepts which underpin independent prescribing practice, as well as applied pharmacology.
We currently have one permanent 1.0 FTE Senior Lecturer (Pharmacist) post available. We are looking for individuals who meet the essential and/or desirable criteria for this role.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre. Regular bus services link the campus to the main Frenchay site, the city centre and surrounding areas, and nearby Bristol Parkway train station.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol , one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Interviews are scheduled to take place online on 11th September 2025.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is predominantly for delivery of online teaching, however there is an expectation that you will attend campus for teaching and associated activities If required.
This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.
Right to Work in the UK
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible.
Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible. If you have any further queries please get in touch with Debbie Moreno-Chamorro (Associate Professor Independent Prescribing) - Deborah2.Moreno-Chamorro@uwe.ac.uk or Jarek Turif -jaroslaw.turif@uwe.ac.uk (Associate Director – Academic Cluster).
Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.