Development and Piloting of a Competency Framework for Pharmacy Educational and Practice Supervisors

Authors

  • Sue C Jones King’s College London
  • Gail Fleming Princess Royal Hospital, West Sussex
  • David Hay King’s College London
  • Mustafa Ibrahim King’s College London
  • Mike Pettit Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital
  • Emma Wright Princess Royal Hospital, West Sussex
  • Barry Jubraj University College London School of Pharmacy

Keywords:

Competency, Concept Mapping, Continuing Professional Development, Experiential Learning, Pharmacy Tutor, Practice Supervision

Abstract

Background: Pharmacy workplace educators currently have little benchmarking and qualification for their role. This project aimed to develop minimum standards required for educators in the workplace.

Aims: To investigate, through the development of a tool, the roles in pharmacy of: Practice Supervisor, Educational Supervisor and Educational Programme Director.

Method: A group named ‘Developing Educational and Practice Supervisors’ investigated how to support the development of Practice Supervisor, Educational Supervisor and Educational Programme Director roles in the workplace. Through a workshop, ideas were generated with concept mapping techniques used to organise the results.

Results: A six-cluster competency framework was developed that captured the three roles of Practice Supervisor, Educational Supervisor and Educational Programme Director. A pilot (n =10) demonstrated usability and applicability.

Conclusion: The Developing Educational and Practice Supervisors framework can support the development of pharmacy educators. Moreover, it can assist the career development of pharmacy educators through the progression of roles from Practice Supervisor to Educational Supervisor and Educational Programme Director. 

Author Biographies

Sue C Jones, King’s College London

Clinical Pharmacy Practice Lecturer, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Gail Fleming, Princess Royal Hospital, West Sussex

Head of Pharmacy, Kent, Surrey & Sussex (KSS) Deanery Pharmacy. 

David Hay, King’s College London

Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, King’s Learning Institute

Mustafa Ibrahim, King’s College London

Pharmacy Student, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mike Pettit, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital

Practice Director, John Harris Clinical Pharmacy Unit

Emma Wright, Princess Royal Hospital, West Sussex

Highly Specialist Pharmacist, KSS Deanery Pharmacy

Barry Jubraj, University College London School of Pharmacy

Lead for Work-based Learning Support, The Joint Programmes Board

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23-08-2012

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Jones, S. C., Fleming, G., Hay, D., Ibrahim, M., Pettit, M., Wright, E., & Jubraj, B. (2012). Development and Piloting of a Competency Framework for Pharmacy Educational and Practice Supervisors. Pharmacy Education, 12. Retrieved from https://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/286

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