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Educational Supervisor Training for the Community Pharmacy Workforce

We are pleased to offer two fully funded, free to access Supervisor training programmes for those supervising the community pharmacy workforce. These programmes will ensure those involved in educational supervision, are confident to provide support and developmental aid to the pharmacy workforce within community pharmacy.

Programmes

Training for Educational Supervisors including Designated Supervisors (DS)

Both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can apply for the educational supervisor training.

Training for Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP)

Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP) supporting supervision of learners from a community pharmacy setting

About the Programmes

There are two programmes
Programme 1: Training for Educational Supervisors including Designated Supervisors. Both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can apply for the educational supervisor training.

Programme 2: Training for Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPP) supporting supervision of learners from a community pharmacy setting (i.e. community pharmacists completing independent prescribing training, where this training may be taking place in other healthcare settings)

Pharmacist and pharmacy technician roles are evolving rapidly in response to changes in healthcare and growing demand for clinical services in community pharmacy. Learner supervision is needed across the pharmacy professions to underpin the transformation and up-skilling of the growing pharmacy workforce.
This training will ensure those involved in education supervision, including Designated Supervisors and Designated Prescribing Practitioners, are confident to provide support and developmental aid to the pharmacy workforce within community pharmacy.

No. These programmes are fully funded by NHS England.

The modules in the Educational Supervisor Programme Cover the following topics:

  • Introduction to Educational Supervision
  • Learning & Teaching Styles
  • Giving Effective feedback
  • Assessing & Monitoring
  • Supporting trainees

 

The modules in the Designated Prescribing Practitioners Cover the following topics

  • Introduction to DPP Supervision in Pharmacy
  • Learning & Teaching Styles
  • Giving Effective Feedback
  • Developing as a DPP
  • Assessing & Monitoring

Our blended approach supports flexible delivery. The programmes have been designed to fit flexibly around busy work schedules of healthcare professionals, with online modules split into bite-size lessons that last 20-30 minutes. For two of the modules learners can choose to learn online, in person, or a combination of both.

Assessments will include a choice of reflective account, multisource feedback and peer observation of supervision skills

Yes, a certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the programme

The new programmes will launch in September 2023. You are advised to register your interest to receive more information when the programmes launch. 

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