Postgraduate Programme Manager (Teaching Fellow)
Job Description
School/Ri/Directorate:
School of Pharmacy
Responsible to:
Director of Postgraduate Studies
Responsible for:
Grade:
Grade:8
Incremental Scale: Yes
Starting Salary: £40,523
Hours:
Full time
Role Summary:
To provide academic teaching and scholarship input into the continuing development and
delivery of the School of Pharmacy’s well-established and critically acclaimed postgraduate
programmes and related courses that are delivered through the School’s Centre for Professional
Development and Lifelong Learning.
To lead and manage the primary care and community pharmacy courses and related modules. This
includes ensuring delivery of courses to community pharmacy organisations with whom we have a
contract, and the development of our Clinical Pharmacy for GP practice courses.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Work Processes and results
Learning and Teaching Support
 Act as a course/programme leader taking responsibility for the development and management
of the primary care, community pharmacy and related courses;
 Design teaching materials, learning support activities and assessment methods that are
appropriate, and may be innovative, and which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm
amongst students;
 Review on a regular basis, course content and materials, updating when required, and
identifying the need for developing the content or structure of the modules/courses;
 Ensure that module/course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and
regulations of the University and School;
 To take sole responsibility for the design, delivery and quality assurance of own
modules/courses, including assessment strategy, student progress and retention;
 To set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to students;
 To moderate the marking of assessments by other tutors;
 Supervise and provide pastoral care to a wide range of students;
 Supervise postgraduate student projects at Diploma and MSc level;
 To train part-time tutors and develop the networks of tutors who contribute to the delivery of the
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programme;
Contribute to the accreditation of courses and quality control processes, including preparation
for University Examination Boards.
Scholarship
 Engage in professional and educational scholarship as required, to support teaching and
student supervision activities;
 Conduct individual or collaborative scholarly projects and disseminate the results of such
activity;
 Maintain a broad, comprehensive knowledge of current professional practice, research and
scholarship in relevant fields to ensure that teaching is of the quality expected by a leading
University;
 Extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to teaching and appropriate
external activities.
General
 Co-ordinate the work of colleagues to identify and respond to students’ needs in relation to the
primary care and community pharmacy pathway;
 Undertake marketing and recruitment activities related to the course;
 Develop ideas for generating income and promoting the subject;
 Tackle issues affecting the delivery of modules/courses within scope of own level of
responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate;
 Spot opportunities for strategic development of new courses or appropriate areas of activity and
contribute to the development of such ideas;
 Contribute to decisions which have an impact on all School postgraduate courses/programmes,
e.g. Learning and Teaching Strategy;
 To co-ordinate the work of others (such as support staff or academic colleagues) to ensure
student needs and expectations are met;
 To take responsibility for quality, audit and other external assessments in own areas of
responsibility;
 To undertake administrative duties within own areas of responsibility;
 To take part in School level strategic planning and contribute to wider strategic planning
processes in the institution, as required.
 Attend meetings, which may be national, with external agencies and providers where necessary
Team Work
 Work closely with both internal (i.e. academic colleagues and support staff) and external
colleagues to ensure effective integration with all aspects of the programme and to ensure
student needs and expectations are met;
 Collaborate with School colleagues in continuous review and development of curricula and
teaching/learning and assessment materials for existing and new programmes;
 Mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development;
 Provide cover for academic colleagues in their absence, as required.
Communication / Documentation
 Communicate effectively across a wide range of audiences;
 Liaise, establish and maintain positive links with external agencies and providers;
 To be the day to day contact for the community pharmacy organisations with whom a contract
is held, to deliver a Postgraduate Diploma;
 Participate in external networks to build relationships for the benefit of the School’s activities
and personal development;
 Resolve problems affecting the quality of course delivery and student progress within own
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areas of responsibility, referring more serious matters to others, as appropriate;
To take responsibility for the pastoral care of students within own areas of responsibility.
Supervision / Staffing
 Depending on the area of work, to supervise and/or co-ordinate the work of others, to ensure
that teaching/learning materials modules/courses and programmes are delivered to the
standards required, as necessary.
Personal Development / Performance
 Demonstrate a commitment to continuing Personal/Professional Development;
 Ability to observe and define priorities and timetables in the achievement of strategic and
operational objectives;
 Adhere to the University's environmental policy and procedures and seek to promote
environmental sustainability within area of responsibility;
 Extend, transform and apply knowledge acquired from scholarship to the development of
teaching and learning materials.
Equality, Diversity, Health and Safety and Strategy
 A strong commitment to the principles and practice of equality and diversity;
 Thorough understanding and application of the Dignity and Respect Framework;
 Take reasonable care of the Health and Safety of yourself and that of any other person who
may be affected by your acts or omissions at work;
 Co-operate with Keele University in ensuring as far as is necessary, that Statutory
Requirements, Codes of Practice, University Policies and School/Departmental health and
safety arrangements are complied with.
This is not intended as an exhaustive list of duties or a restrictive definition of the post but rather
should be read as a guide to the main priorities and typical areas of activity of the post-holder
These activities are subject to amendment over time as priorities and requirements evolve and
as such it may be amended at any time by the line manager following discussion with the post
holder.
This post is unlikely to meet the relevant criteria to allow the University to issue a Certificate of
Sponsorship. Applications from candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in
the UK will be considered against the requirements stated in the recruitment documentation.
Recruitment decisions will be made in accordance with the UK Visas and Immigration guidance.
References
You are asked to provide details of two referees (three if you are applying for an academic or
research post), including your current or most recent employer, on your application form.
Referees should be able to comment on your work and/or educational background and may be
approached before interview. In providing these details you are giving the University permission
to request personal information about you from your referees, which may include confirmation of
your previous salary, disciplinary and work history.
Disability Confident
Keele University is committed to taking positive steps to employ, keep and
develop the abilities of disabled staff and has been awarded the disability
symbol. We undertake to offer all applicants with a disability and who
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meet the minimum essential criteria an interview. If you wish to be considered under this
scheme, please indicate this by selecting ‘Yes’ in the Guaranteed Interview Scheme Section of
your application. You can also provide specific information of any requirements/adjustments
you may require to assist you during the recruitment process within this section.
The information you provide on your application will be forwarded to the recruiting area so that
they may consider whether they can facilitate your requested adjustments. Please note that if
you do not indicate that you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident
scheme in your application, you will not be considered under this Scheme.
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
Postgraduate Programme Manager (Teaching Fellow)
Criteria
Headings
Qualifications/ 
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Education/
Training
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Essential
Degree in Pharmacy
Postgraduate Masters
Degree in a relevant
subject area
Member of the GPhC.
Evidenced
by
A
A
A
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Experience
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Skills/
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Experience of delivering
courses by distance
learning, including
online/’e-learning’/VLE
Relevant professional
practice in primary care
(including community
pharmacy and/or
providing a clinical
service to a GP
practice)
Relevant experience of
teaching and/or
supporting the learning
and professional
development of others
Working knowledge and
understanding of
Pharmacy postgraduate
education
Comprehensive
awareness and
understanding of
professional pharmacy
roles in the key sectors
Sound working
knowledge of emerging
professional models and
roles
A, I
Demonstrable ability to
A, I
A,I
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

A,I
Evidenced
by
Desirable
Postgraduate
teaching
qualification
Doctorate (PhD or
Professional
Doctorate) in clinical
pharmacy practice
(including
education), or
nearing completion,
Member of the RPS.
Working knowledge
of academic and
administrative
procedures in a
university
Experience of
supervising
postgraduate
student projects at
Masters level
Current or previous
teaching role in
higher education
A
A
A
A, I
A,I
A,I
A,I
A,I
A,I
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Aptitudes/
Competences/
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Other

deliver teaching at
postgraduate level
Ability to work effectively
as part of a team
Excellent
communication skills,
including oral
presentation and
writing, and attention to
detail
Strong inter-personal
and networking skills.
Strong IT skills,
including wordprocessing, PowerPoint
(or similar), e-mail,
using the Internet
Able to plan and
organise time effectively
and efficiently
Able to balance the
competing demands
and deadlines
Able to work on own
initiative
Excellent organisational
skills
Ability to liaise
confidently and
effectively with a range
of individuals, including
senior management in
external organisations
Ability to meet the travel
requirements of the post

A, I
Strong leadership
and management
skills
A,I
A, I, P
A, I
A, I, P
A&I&P
A&I
A&I
A&I
A&I
A
For full post details and to apply, please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies
Keele University employees wishing to apply for this vacancy should login to Employee
Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.
Closing date for applications: 29th June 2017
Interview date: 10th July 2017
Post reference: KU00000509
Promoting Equality, Valuing Diversity.
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