Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice

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- Internal Applicants Only

Faculty of Health and Social Care

School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences

Salary: £48,882 to £56,535 per annum pro rata 0.4 FTE - days to be confirmed Post Type: Part Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: Monday 03 August 2026 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: HR

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last five years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2035, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

You will join a truly innovative School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences, with a suite of face-to-face and online postgraduate programmes, including independent prescribing and a fully integrated MPharm based on Team-Based Learning (TBL), and excellence in research.

The key objective of this postholder will be to contribute to our postgraduate programmes (including Independent Prescribing) which are aimed at registered pharmacists. You will also contribute to the MPharm programme. You will guide and support students through these programmes in order that they can develop their skills in professional and clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research domains of practice.

• The postholder will primarily focus on learning, teaching and assessment, including module leadership for both postgraduate pharmacy and MPharm programmes
• The postholder will also undertake research in a relevant area and support pharmacists to develop their research potential.

• MPharm degree or equivalent
• Professional Registration with the UK General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Successful completion of a postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, non-medical prescribing, PGCert/MSc clinical education) OR significant professional experience as a pharmacist working in a variety of settings
• Advance HE Fellow (D2) or equivalent experience and commitment to obtaining this following appointment
• Experience of contributing to effective teaching on a programme or clinical practice including evaluation of personal teaching.
• Experience of clinical practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making and of working within a range of multidisciplinary teams.

Do not meet every single requirement?

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description or advert, we encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with the hiring manager. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The University of Bradford, and the School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences celebrates diversity and encourages applications from under-represented groups.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

• 30 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension…