Location: England/Wales/Scotland

Reports to: RCPharm Pharmacy Engagement Leads

Role Purpose:

To coordinate and support activities within a Region. This includes managing and supporting the delivery of local face-to-face events, contributing to virtual events, promoting RCPharm events through local networks, and representing RCPharm at relevant events where possible.

The purpose of an RCPharm Ambassador is:

1. To enable pharmacists at all stages of career and from all sectors to network within a geographically specific network.

2. To share best practice and celebrate success.

3. To bring RCPharm policies, services and products to life within a local area and or region.

4. To provide feedback to RCPharm on its policies, services and products to enable RCPharm to adapt and change to meet members’ needs.

Main Accountabilities:

1. To work with the RCPharm Engagement Team to plan and deliver regional events for RCPharm members and non-members in the area.

2. To communicate regularly with the RCPharm Engagement Team about ideas for events, ongoing organisation and promotion of events.

3. To meet regularly with the RCPharm Engagement Team to discuss local and regional activities and engagement.

4. To signpost local and regional RCPharm members, as well as other pharmacists, to the benefits of RCPharm membership.

5. To bring RCPharm products and services to life at a regional and local level.

6. To provide feedback to RCPharm from members and non-members.

7. To visit universities within their region to promote RCPharm and its services, where time and travel commitments allow.

This list is a summary of the main accountabilities of this role and is not exhaustive. The role holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties from time to time.

Success Measures:

• Successful development and delivery of an active, inclusive and welcoming RCPharm Region that engages and supports local members.

• Well-attended events featuring relevant and topical content that meets the needs of pharmacists at all career stages and across all sectors.

• Increased engagement with local and regional events by both RCPharm members and non-members.

• Increase in sign up of non-members to the RCPharm newsletters.

Knowledge & Skills for this role:

• Well-connected in pharmacy at a local and regional level, with a good knowledge of local and regional RCPharm members.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Excellent planning and organisation skills.

• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently.

• Good negotiation and influencing skills.

• A passion for developing and advancing pharmacy practice.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows software packages and Teams.

• Awareness of social media.