Medway school of pharmacy

The Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (PgCert/Dip GPP) is a part time programme run over two to four years. It is designed to equip general level pharmacy practitioners with the core skills and competencies they require to provide holistic pharmaceutical care in a practice setting. It is suitable for pharmacists working in the managed sector of the National Health Service (NHS Agenda for Change band 6) and aligns with the nationally agreed pharmacy practitioner development strategy. It is also aimed at general level pharmacists working in community pharmacy practice and should facilitate their progression to the new role designated in the Health Bill 2005 of ‘responsible pharmacist’.

Teaching

The programme is delivered by guided self directed student learning linked with contact days (a minimum of 5 per 30 credit course), workplace learning and is supported by learning sets.

Assessment

• A range of academic assessment strategies have been adopted including
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Competency-based portfolio review
• Written assignments to include: short essays; critical appraisals; reflective analysis of clinical work.

Practical experience in the workplace will be assessed against the general level competency framework for general practitioners by the practice tutor at regular intervals to agreed criteria.

Careers

Completion of the practice elements of the course will also lead to the award of a Statement of Completion of General Pharmacist Training (SCGPT) from an accredited training centre.