Administrative And Wider Contribution Duties

• Participate in the student recruitment and induction procedures of the School (e.g. School and University Open Days).
• Contribute to the promotion and external profile of the School.
• Contribute to the School's/College’s management, and participate in the administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g. director of teaching, senior tutor, exams officer or admissions officer roles).
• Contribute to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives.
• Contributing to addressing undergraduate and post graduate student experience and student recruitment and retention.
• Lead in knowledge transfer and impact activities.
• Undertake other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School (e.g. leadership of school or College projects, which may involve interdisciplinary groups, membership of School boards and task groups).

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
• The post holder will be expected to comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme.
• The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for themselves and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by their actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
• The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures, and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their post.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Educated to PhD level or equivalent in pharmaceutical chemistry or a relevant subject area. Experience of teaching and/or leadership within a UK school of pharmacy or medicine.
• In addition to the above, to be appointed at grade 8 or 9:
  • Minimum of 3 years substantial teaching experience for conversion to HEA Fellowship within 3 years of appointment or a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) OR recognised by HEA as a Fellow / Recognised by Advance HE as a Fellow (For Grade 8) or Senior Fellow (SL).

Desirable

• Ability to teach across the areas of both pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmaceutics, e.g. in areas such as physical chemistry and chemistry applied to drug formulation.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of teaching in higher education with evidence of successful student learning outcomes.
• Experience in developing and delivering innovative approaches to curriculum design, module development, teaching methods, and assessment.
• Have experience of teaching in higher education with evidence of successful student learning outcomes.
• Demonstrate effective teaching capability in a relevant subject area.

In Addition, To Be Appointed At Grade 8

• Experience of module development and delivery in higher education.
• Experience of supervising undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
• Experience of teaching at higher education level with evidence of excellence in teaching and successful student learning outcomes.

In addition to the above, to be appointed at grade 9:

• Demonstrated leadership in the design, delivery, or enhancement of high-quality courses, and in contributing to departmental initiatives that improve teaching.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching (e.g. teaching profile, peer observation, student feedback, teaching award).
• Evidence of involvement in academic quality assurance assessments (e.g. annual course monitoring, internal and/or external validation panels).

Desirable

• Evidence of recognition as an authority and leader in discipline (e.g. through conference participation as invited speaker with national and/or international reach).
• Evidence of scholarship relating to learning and teaching through publication in referred journals and/or books, articles and/or conference proceedings.
• Experience in the design, development and delivery of innovative undergraduate MPharm curricula, teaching and assessment strategies, aligned to the GPhC IETP standards.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written skills and demonstrable IT Skills as required (e.g. VLE techniques and other forms of learning technologies).
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly in English, conveying ideas and concepts both verbally and in writing to a diverse audience.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines.

Desirable

• An appreciation of the bilingual context of health and care delivery across North Wales.
• The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this role. If applicants are not able to speak/write in Welsh at present, there are many opportunities to learn if the successful candidate wishes to do so.

General

• The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity, and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.
• We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.
• We are a member of Advance HE's Athena Swan Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
• All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references. We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of