Job Description

Salary

72,499.00 - 104,687.00 commensurate with experience and academic research profile.

Basis

Full time

Region

Permanent - Full time

Job Type

Academic

Job reference

R08953



The School of Applied Sciences (SOAS) is a highly successful, dynamic and evolving School comprising approx. 100 academic and research staff and 60+ PGR researchers. The School successfully delivers a cohesive portfolio of science courses and CPD which allows multidisciplinary working and encourages a problem-solving mind-set.

The School is supported by three UWE Research Centres; the Centre for Biomedical Research (CBR), the Science Communication Unit (SCU), the Centre for Sustainable Agri-food and Environment (SAFE) and the Institute of Biosensing Technology (IBST). The School has state-of-the-art research facilities including recently refurbished molecular biology laboratories, cell culture facilities, imaging suite, human analysis laboratory, electron microscope unit and specialised facilities for the development of bio-sensors.

The School of Applied Sciences has a successful and growing portfolio of health-related programmes and research. We have a long and successful history of delivering programmes in the Biomedical Sciences and more recently we have developed a highly successful MSc in Health Technology, and an MSc Applied Transfusion and Transplant Science working with NHS Blood and Transplant.

The School of Applied Sciences is a very proud recipient of an Athena SWAN Silver Award and our commitment to creating a culture for gender equality is reflected in a number of ongoing actions related to workload management, flexible working and career development within the School.

Within the College, the School of Health and Social Wellbeing (SHSW) has an established reputation delivering a range of health and allied health courses. This includes nursing, paramedic science, radiography, etc. and the highly successful Independent Prescribing course.

We are seeking an established and exceptional academic leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol as Professor of Pharmacy. The Pharmacy initiative includes the development of a new MPharm programme and expanding the pharmacy subject area through the development of related Professional Development courses (CPD) or research activities. The post holder will lead the Pharmacy subject group, and as such will manage a group of pharmacy academic staff. The Professor of Pharmacy will initially drive and oversee the development of the new MPharm programme which is progressing through GPhC accreditation.

The Professor of Pharmacy will be a member of the College of Health, Science and Society (CHSS), and although based within the School of Applied Sciences they will work across the College. CHSS is a large, diverse and dynamic College within the University ecosystem with an extensive research portfolio ranging from fundamental to applied and practice-oriented and is supported through a number of established Research Centres. Our research is funded by the UK Research Councils, Innovate UK, National Institute for Health Research, local businesses, national and international industry, European Commission and other competitive national and international funding bodies.

About you

You will be expected to have a PhD in a subject relevant to this post or have a relevant master's qualification with significant professional practice. UWE Professors are defined by their distinction, standing and leadership in their subject, discipline and/or practice. We are seeking an established and exceptional leader to grasp this opportunity of leading the development of Pharmacy at UWE Bristol as Professor of Pharmacy.

You will lead the Pharmacy subject group, and as such will manage a group of pharmacy academic staff. You will be a pharmacy professional with GPhC registration. You will lead the MPharm development through the GPhC's accreditation journey through curriculum development and the associated quality assurance. We have recently had a very successful Step one event and are preparing for Step 2.

You will also be expected to make a significant contribution to one of the following domains - Research with impact; Advancing Teaching and Learning; Knowledge Exchange, Practice and Innovation. You will use your external networks to enhance the pharmacy portfolio through new CPD provision.

You should hold a significant track record of esteem in areas such as pharmacogenomics and personalised prescribing; cancer biology, including novel therapeutics; patient engagement and service user evaluation; pharmacy education, and to those with experience of academic curriculum design and programme development.

A pharmacy professional with GPhC registration, you should have experience of curriculum development and familiarity with the MPharm (curriculum 2021) programme and experience of meeting GPhC standards.

You should be able to align to the UWE values and demonstrate your experience of leading and motivating groups of people, collegiate working and organisational skills. You will also be expected to demonstrate how you will keep abreast of latest developments in this subject area and external best practice benchmarks.

You will be supported in this role by an experienced professor as a mentor. The School provides staff development funds to support personal and subject related training for academic staff.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

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.

We particularly encourage applications from Global Majority background and/or female candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact: Dean of Applied Sciences, Dr Lyn Newton: Lyn.newton@uwe.ac.uk or Deputy Head of School, Professor Emmanuel Adukwu Emmanuel.adukwu@uwe.ac.uk

This is a permanent, full-time post.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment and professorial merit pay guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills, experience and research profile.

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 therefore campus based with some opportunity for remote/home working.

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 to be sponsored under the criteria.

Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We'd love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about 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 , 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.