Foundation training manual 2021/22

1 Foundation training manual 2021/22 . June 2021. The text of this document (but not the logo and branding) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium, as long as it is reproduced accurately and not in a misleading context. This material must be acknowledged as General Pharmaceutical Council copyright and the document title specified. If we have quoted third party material, you must get permission from the copyright holder. Contact us at if you would like a copy of the document in another format (for example, in larger type or in a different language). General Pharmaceutical Council 2021. Contents Welcome from the 4. 1. The Foundation training year .. 5. 2. Making the most of your Foundation training year .. 6. 3. Starting your training .. 19. 4. Developing and demonstrating your knowledge and competence .. 22. 5. The registration assessment .. 31. 6. After the registration assessment .. 35. 7. Interim learning outcomes.

2 37. 8. Useful sources of help and information .. 44. June 2021. Welcome from the registrar On behalf of the General Pharmaceutical standards expected of a pharmacist. During the Council (GPhC), let me welcome you to your 52 weeks of the Foundation training year you Foundation training year. will be able to apply your academic knowledge in real-life situations and you should take every The GPhC is the independent pharmacy opportunity to learn and gain experience regulator in Great Britain. Our role is to protect throughout the year. the public and give them assurance that they will receive safe and effective care when using Your Foundation training year is not just about pharmacy services. We set standards for assessments, but about learning how to practise pharmacy professionals and pharmacies to in a way that delivers the best outcomes for enter and remain on our register, and we seek patients and members of the public. Your assurance that pharmacy professionals and designated supervisor(s) for the Foundation pharmacies continue to meet our standards, training year can help to guide you in these including by inspecting pharmacies.

3 Areas. We act to protect the public and to uphold During the Foundation training year, we will public confidence in pharmacy if there are communicate with you through myGPhC and concerns about a pharmacy professional or per email. pharmacy on our register. Through our work we We encourage you to familiarise yourself with help to promote professionalism, support the resources on our website. You can also continuous improvement and assure the quality consult our bi-monthly e-newsletter Regulate. and safety of pharmacy. I hope that you enjoy your Foundation training We are involved in the lives of pharmacists from year. If you have any questions or feedback on the day they start their education and training . the Foundation training scheme, please do We set the standards for the initial education contact us. and training of pharmacists (January 2021). and we accredit MPharm and OSPAP Best wishes programmes. We also approve training arrangements for the Foundation training year (which replaces the pre-registration year from July 2021), and set and run the final assessment that you will have to pass before you can apply to be registered as a pharmacist.

4 The Foundation training year gives you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate that you have the skills, knowledge, understanding Duncan Rudkin and professional behaviours to practise to the Chief Executive and Registrar 4 Foundation training manual 2021/22 . 1. The Foundation training year Key features Special circumstances for The key features of the Foundation training year extending the time limits are: We may extend the limits if your training has it takes at least 52 weeks (if done full time) been interrupted, or if you have had to complete it part time, for example because of: you will train under the supervision of one or more designated supervisor(s) part-time study you must be formally assessed signed off' reasonable adjustments to accommodate a at least four times by your designated specific need supervisor(s) maternity or paternity leave you must pass the registration assessment a serious illness (you can have only three attempts at this).

5 Time spent serving in the Army Reserves or there are limits on the time allowed to finish completing national service the Foundation training year, and these are explained in the GPhC Criteria for an international pandemic registration as a pharmacist. We will only grant extensions on the basis of appropriate evidence. This could include Time limits evidence from an appropriately qualified To make sure you have up-to-date knowledge professional. and skills when you apply to register as a If you think your circumstances may mean you pharmacist, we put a time limit on successfully can have the time limits extended, please completing the full initial education and training contact us. pathway. You must complete your initial pharmacy education and training successfully and apply to register with the GPhC within: eight years of the date you began your MPharm degree (or nine years if you completed an accredited Foundation degree course before the MPharm degree), or four years of the date you began your OSPAP postgraduate diploma Foundation training manual 2021/22 5.

6 June 2021. 2. Making the most of your Foundation training year The aim of the Foundation professionalism, that will be expected of students and trainees if they apply to join the training year Register. You should use them as a tool to help To become a pharmacist, you must be able to you prepare for registration and read them demonstrate that you have the knowledge (by alongside other relevant documents that are passing the registration assessment) and provided by your education and training experience (developed during the Foundation provider. training year) needed to practise as a The public expects pharmacists to be pharmacist. competent and fit to practise pharmacy. We set When mistakes happen, professionalism can be standards that pharmacy professionals are tested. But in the end, we believe professional expected to meet if they are to become practice offers the best protection for patients registered and stay registered.

7 And people who use pharmacy services. Demonstrating that you have kept to our The Foundation training year gives you the standards is part of the registration process. chance to apply your academic knowledge in a You will spend at least 26 weeks working in a real-life situation. The aim is for you to develop patient-facing role, and everything you do and demonstrate the skills, knowledge, during this time (and throughout your training ). understanding and professional behaviours you should show that you are keeping to our need to practise to the standards expected of a standards. pharmacist, and in a way that delivers the best If you are not able to show that you have kept to outcome for patients and members of the these standards it could affect your eligibility to public. register even if you are signed off by your GPhC's Standards for pharmacy designated supervisor and pass the registration assessment. professionals We have guidance which tells you more about The standards for pharmacy professionals our standards and supports all pharmacy are relevant to you (and to all student and professionals in practising safely and effectively.)

8 Trainee pharmacists) while you are on your You can find: journey towards registration and practice. Guidance on patient confidentiality These standards explain the skills, knowledge, understanding and professional behaviours, to Guidance on consent demonstrate how safe and effective care is Guidance on maintaining clear sexual delivered through person-centred' boundaries 6 Foundation training manual 2021/22 . Guidance on raising concerns We expect and encourage all registrants to reflect on their own learning and continuing Guidance on religion, personal values professional development needs concerning the and beliefs duty of candour. Guidance on demonstrating professionalism online Duty of candour to others Healthcare professionals must also be open and The professional duty of honest with their colleagues, employers and candour other relevant organisations, and take part in Duty of candour to patients reviews and investigations when they are asked to.

9 They must support and encourage each Health professionals must be open and honest other to be open and honest and not stop with patients when something goes wrong with someone from raising concerns. their treatment or care which causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress. This is Healthcare professionals must also be open and known as the duty of candour'. honest with their regulators, raising concerns when this is appropriate. This means that healthcare professionals must: If you are raising a concern about someone or tell the patient (or the patient's advocate, something at your place of work, read our carer or family if this is appropriate) when guidance on raising concerns. something has gone wrong Designated supervisor apologise to the patient (or the patient's advocate, carer or family if this is assessments ( sign offs'). appropriate) Many trainee pharmacists worry so much about offer an appropriate remedy or support to the registration assessment that they do not put matters right where possible and focus enough on their training .

10 Under the explain fully to the patient the long- and Foundation training scheme, you will need to be short-term effects of what has happened signed off by your designated supervisor(s) four (or explain to the patient's advocate, carer times at 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks. or family if this is appropriate). You are not eligible to sit the registration We work with other regulators, employers and assessment unless you get a satisfactory commissioners of services to help develop a progress report (please see section ) on your culture in which the principles of openness and progression towards demonstrating the interim honesty are shared and acted on. learning outcomes at 39 weeks. Therefore, getting the most out of your Foundation Foundation training manual 2021/22 7. June 2021. trainingyear is every bit as important as passing knowledge and behaviours you will need to the registration assessment. work independently as a professional pharmacist.