for the community pharmacy workforce
31 August 2023
New Educational supervisor training for the community pharmacy workforce
NHS England have announced fully funded educational supervision training for those supervising the community pharmacy workforce.
This training will ensure those involved in educational supervision, including Designated Supervisors (DSs), Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician education supervisors and Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs), are confident to provide support and developmental aid to the pharmacy workforce within community pharmacy.
This new training offer provides 500 places exclusively for prospective DPPs and 500 places for other educational supervisors, including DSs, previously pre-reg tutors.
Sign up now for Educational supervisor training for the community pharmacy workforce, which will be delivered by ProPharmace.
Who is eligible: Both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians wishing to supervise colleagues in community pharmacies can apply for the educational supervision training. Regulatory changes in 2019 mean that experienced independent prescribers of any professional can apply for DPP training to support community pharmacists to become independent prescribers.
About the training: The training will be delivered flexibly to accommodate work schedules and will allow learners to develop their skills and knowledge around delivering educational supervision whilst keeping patient safety and person-centred care at the forefront.
Online modules are split into bite-size lessons that last 20-30 minutes. For some modules, learners can choose to learn online, in person, or a combination of both.
Modules in the Educational supervision programme cover the following topics:
- Introduction to educational supervision
- Learning & teaching styles
- Giving effective feedback
- Assessing & monitoring
- Supporting trainees
Modules in the DPP programme cover the following topics:
- Introduction to DPP supervision in pharmacy
- Learning & teaching styles
- Giving effective feedback
- Developing as a DPP
- Assessing & monitoring
- Assessments will include a choice of reflective account, multisource feedback and peer observation of supervision skills.
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