1. Advanced Pharmacy Practice Competency Frameworks
Laura O’Loan
Assistant Director for Vocational Programmes
NICPLD 1

2. Advanced Pharmacy Practice Competency Frameworks
Generic competency framework for health service staff
Pharmacy-specific competency frameworks
BOPA competency framework for specialised oncology pharmacists
New Professional Leadership Body (GB)
Specialised Curriculum Group (SCG)
SCG syllabus for specialist and advanced cancer care pharmacists
Advanced Practice Development in NI

3. Competency framework for health service staff
Knowledge and Skills Frameworks (KSF)
GENERIC competency framework
for ALL health service staff covered by AfC
all AfC posts have a KSF outline
6 core dimensions
2 or 3 specific dimensions
used for annual Development Review
career progression (PDP)
pay progression (within AfC Bands)

4. KSF outlines for pharmacists
GHP KSF outlines for pharmacists
Band 6 (pharmacist)
Band 7 (pharmacist specialist)
Band 8a (pharmacist advanced)
Band 8b /8c (pharmacist team leader)
Band 8c /8d /9 (pharmacist professional manager)
National AfC profiles for pharmacists
Band 8b /8c /8d (consultant pharmacist)

5. KSF Band 8b-d Band 8a Band 7 Band 6 (Consultant pharmacist) advanced)
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
KSF

6. Pharmacy-specific competency frameworks
General Level Framework (GLF)
Supports the development from registered pharmacist to a general level of practice
Has been mapped to the GHP KSF outline for AfC Band 6 pharmacists
Advanced & Consultant Level Framework (ACLF)
Supports higher level practice

7. Advanced & Consultant Level Framework (ACLF)
34 competencies in 6 clusters
Expert Professional Practice (50% of time)
Building Working Relationships
Leadership
Management
Education, Training and Development
Research and Evaluation
Each competency has 3 levels of attainment:
Foundation
Excellence
Mastery (Consultant Pharmacist accreditation)

8. KSF GLF / ACLF Band 8b-d ACLF (mastery) Band 8a ACLF (excellence)
(Consultant
pharmacist)
ACLF (mastery)
Band 6
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
KSF
GLF / ACLF

9. BOPA competency framework for specialised oncology pharmacists
Specific competencies for pharmacists providing care to cancer patients
Mapped to the ACLF
Expert Professional Practice (EPP)
Building Working Relationships (BWR)
3 levels of practice
Foundation
Excellence
Mastery

10. KSF GLF / ACLF Band 8b-d ACLF (mastery) Band 8a ACLF (excellence)
(Consultant
pharmacist)
ACLF (mastery)
Mastery
(EPP/BWR)
Band 6
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
BOPA mastery
(EPP/BWR)
Excellence
(EPP/BWR)
Foundation
(EPP/BWR)
KSF
GLF / ACLF

11. GB - New Professional Leadership Body (PLB)
April 2010

12. Professional support and advice
GB - New Professional Leadership Body (PLB)
GPhC
Regulation of pharmacists, technicians and premises
April 2010
PLB
Professional support and advice

13. GB - New Professional Leadership Body (PLB)
PRLOG
Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group
TransCom
Transitional
Committee
GPhC
Regulation of pharmacists, technicians and premises
April 2010
PLB
Professional support and advice

14. Professional Leadership Body (GB)
Transitional Working Group (TWG)
GLF / ACLF to be used for Advanced and Specialist Practice
Proposals for levels of practice
Accreditation? (portfolio?)

15. KSF GLF / ACLF PLB (TBC) Band 8b-d ACLF (mastery) Consultant
pharmacist)
ACLF (mastery)
Consultant
practitioner
Band 6
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
Pharmacist
Practitioner
Chartered
Advanced
practitioner
KSF
GLF / ACLF
PLB (TBC)

16. Professional Leadership Body (GB)
Advanced & specialist practice project team
Working with existing specialist groups
most of these are UK-wide
Development of specialist curricula

17. Professional Leadership Body (GB)
Standardised curriculum for all specialisms
for advanced pharmacy practice
British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) / FCP
Cardiology
College of Mental Health Pharmacists (CMHP)
Critical Care
Community Services
Diabetes
National QA Committee & Technical Services
Education and Training
Neonatal & Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG) / FNPP
Elderly care
Ophthalmology Pharmacists
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Primary Care
Infection Management
Procurement Group
Leadership Development Group
UK Medicines Information (UKMI)
Pain management
UK HIV Pharmacy Association (HIVPA)
Quality & Risk Management
UK Renal Pharmacy Group (UKRPG)
Respiratory
UK Psychiatric Pharmacy Group (UKPPG)
Surgery and Theatres

18. KSF GLF / ACLF PLB (TBC) Band 8b-d ACLF (mastery) Consultant
pharmacist)
ACLF (mastery)
Consultant
practitioner
Band 6
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
Pharmacist
Practitioner
Chartered
Advanced
practitioner
KSF
GLF / ACLF
PLB (TBC)

19. Cancer care specialist & advanced practice
Competency framework for specialised oncology pharmacists
EPP/BWR
Handbook for specialist and advanced practice in cancer care
Incorporates SCG syllabus for specialist and advanced cancer care pharmacists (foundation & excellence)
Specialist knowledge
Common knowledge

20. GLF / ACLF KSF PLB (TBC) Band 6 Band 7 Band 8a GLF ACLF (foundation)
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
Pharmacist
Practitioner
Chartered
Advanced
practitioner
GLF / ACLF
KSF
PLB (TBC)

21. Advanced Practice Development in Northern Ireland
Hospital VT Programme
linked to GLF
Developing Advanced Practice Programme
linked to ACLF (foundation & excellence)
New PG Diploma/MSc in Advanced Pharmacy Practice
joint venture between NICPLD and QUB School of Pharmacy
due to start September 2010

22. Advanced therapeutics and prescribing
Band 6
(Pharmacist)
Band 7
(Pharmacist
specialist)
Band 8a
advanced)
GLF
ACLF (foundation)
ACLF (excellence)
Pharmacist
Practitioner
Chartered
Advanced
practitioner
Advanced and
specialist practice
+ 1 year
MSc in APP
Advanced therapeutics and prescribing
Diploma in APP
+ 18 months
Hospital VT
programme
2 years
GLF / ACLF
KSF
PLB (TBC)

23. Advanced therapeutics and prescribing Hospital VT programme
Registered pharmacist
Band 6
(GLF foundation)
General
practitioner
(GLF
2 gateway)
Pharmacist
specialist
Band 7
(ACLF foundation)
advanced
Band 8a
(ACLF excellence)
Advanced and
specialist practice
Advanced practice (portfolio)
Research project
+ 1 year
MSc in APP
Research methods
Advanced therapeutics and prescribing
Independent and supplementary prescribing course
Diploma in APP
+ 18 months
Advanced therapeutics
Antibiotics, Cardiovascular
Diabetes, Respiratory
Hospital
VT programme
2 years
Dispensary
Live and distance learning programmes
Clinical/MM
Clinical effectiveness
Technical
services

24. Any questions?
Any questions??