Leadership Fellow - Supporting sustainable use of medicines

Post reference: FLP 2023 / Bid 54

Host organisation: Health Education England - School of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation

Post location: Any HEE Y&H office (Leeds, Sheffield, Durham, Newcastle)

Potential Applicants: 

• Medical Specialty Trainees(ST3+)
• Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors
• Dental Specialty Trainees (StR)
• Public Health Registrars (ST3+)
• Nurses / Midwives
• Pharmacists / Pharmacy Technicians
• Healthcare Scientists

Number of Posts: 1

Post start date: August 2023

The NHS was the first healthcare system to integrate a net zero target into legislation via the Health Care Act 2022.This places duties on NHS England, all trusts, and integrated care boards to contribute towards statutory emissions and environmental targets. Work is required to communicate existing initiatives with healthcare professionals and service users and to address how medicines more generally contribute to carbon emissions and how this could be addressed. Healthcare professionals who prescribe, administer and supply medicines must have access to appropriate educational support to enable them to deliver safe and effective services whist considering the contribution to the NHS net zero ambitions. This CLF post will support this agenda through scoping, engaging stakeholders and developing and piloting relevant educational interventions.

Interview date: 06/12/2022

Application contact: david.gibson@hee.nhs.uk

 

For application instructions and to download an Application Form, please see the vacancies section on the Future Leaders recruitment website.