Declaration of Competence for community pharmacy services Emergency Contraception (pharmacist PGD)

Declaration of Competence
for community pharmacy services
Emergency Contraception (pharmacist PGD)
1.
Introduction to the Self-assessment Process
Registered pharmacists must ensure they meet the standards of conduct, ethics and performance.
Pharmacy professionals are personally responsible for keeping their knowledge and skills up to date
and relevant to their roles and responsibilities. They must also undertake CPD relevant to their
scope of practice.
Pharmacy owners and superintendent pharmacists must make sure the GPhC standards for
registered pharmacies are met. They are responsible for creating and maintaining the right
environment, both organisational and physical, for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy. This
includes ensuring pharmacy teams including locums, have the appropriate skills, qualifications and
competence for their role and the tasks they carry out.
This self-assessment process provides pharmacists with a framework to demonstrate to
themselves, their employers and the service commissioners that they have the skills and knowledge
necessary to deliver an Emergency Contraception service via a Patient Group Direction (PGD).
The framework includes details of available learning mapped to a range of core competencies which
include the clinical, ethical, cultural and legal aspects of delivering this service. In addition to the
GPhC standards of Conduct, Ethics and Performance it is expected that pharmacy professionals:
• Meet the GPhC Standards
• Meet the Practice Standards for Consultation skills in pharmacy practice
as determined by Health Education England.
• Meet their safeguarding responsibilities.
This concept is built on the successful approach to harmonisation of accreditation for service
delivery. Although initially developed in the North West this framework presents a national solution
for the Declaration of Competence for the delivery of community pharmacy services.
2. Self-assessment of core competencies
This self-assessment against the core competencies has been developed in conjunction with CPPE,
national experts and professional groups. It takes into account the:
• British Society for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) guidelines
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s public health standards
If you are NOT able to answer ‘yes’ to all of the self-assessment questions, then you are not yet
ready to deliver the service and should refer to section 4 to further your learning and development.
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3. How to use this self-declaration tool
Where self-declaration of competence is part of the service specification/PGD:
a. Review the suggested learning programmes (section 4).
b. Work through the self- assessment tool to review your competencies.
c. Identify any gaps in your competency and re-visit and complete the learning where necessary.
d. Print and sign the declaration certificate which can be made available to employers,
commissioners and others
e. Keep your competence level under review and repeat the DoC process at least every three years
or sooner if stipulated on the DoC.
4. Learning and Development
The table in section 4.1 contains details of the various CPPE training programmes that you can use
to help develop your skills and knowledge to satisfy the self-assessment. Table 4.2 contains details
of other associated learning. Table 4.3 reminds you of the learning and assessment available to
support you in meeting the core professional competencies within the framework. Information
relating to learning acquired from other training providers can be entered in section 4.4.
What is CPPE?
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is funded through the NHS Multiprofessional Education and Training Fund from Health Education England to provide learning to
support all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing NHS services in England. Further
information and an online tool to facilitate your self-assessment process are available at
www.cppe.ac.uk. Learning outcomes for each of the above programmes and information about the
features and objectives of the workshop are available on the CPPE website.
4.1 CPPE Programmes, Workshops & Assessment you may wish to access
Training/learning
Competencies linked to the selfassessment tool
CPPE Emergency contraception e-learning and
assessment.
a, c, d, e, f.
CPPE Contraception distance-learning programme and
assessment.
CPPE Public Health workshop emergency contraception
and associated pre-workshop task.
c, d.
a, b, e, f, j
4.2 Other associated learning you may wish to access
Training/learning
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
GPG2. Patient Group Directions
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Competency framework: For health professionals using
Patient Group Directions.
Competencies linked to the selfassessment tool
i, k
k
http://www.nice.org.uk/mpc/goodpracticeguidance/GPG2.js
p?domedia=1&mid=BE78D07B-E9E7-39C7C8C22B69D72439B4
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4.3 Learning and assessment to meet core competencies
The GPhC standards
CPPE distance learning: Consultation skills for
pharmacy practice; taking a patient-centred
approach
www.consultationskillsforpharmacypractice.com
1
2, b
Consultation skills for pharmacy practice e-learning
and assessment
CPPE Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
e-learning
CPPE local solutions workshop: Safeguarding
children and vulnerable adults
CPPE e-assessment: Safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults
2, b
2, b
3, g
3, g
3, g
4.4 Learning & Assessment completed from other Training Providers
Training courses and workshops delivered by other trainers may be used, provided that they deliver
the equivalent knowledge and learning outcomes as the CPPE programmes listed in Section 4.1.
You should list these in the table below if undertaken in place of or in addition to the CPPE
programmes. Please also list any practical training course attended here:
Training / Learning / Competencies / Assessment
(list below)
5. Declaration of qualifications and competence to deliver an
Emergency Contraception service
A declaration of competence certificate to deliver an Emergency Contraception service can be
downloaded from the CPPE website. This is personalised to the user and contains evidence of
learning and assessment. This should be printed and signed by the pharmacy professional and can
be used as evidence of competence for employers and service commissioners. A sample certificate
is included at the end of this document.
6. Reassessment of competence
Pharmacists are responsible for reassessing their competence to deliver this service at least once
every three years. This should involve revisiting the self-assessment of core competences,
reflecting on each competency and identifying personal learning needs to assure self-declaration
again at this point. Where changes are introduced to the commissioned service, pharmacists (and
pharmacy staff) will need to update themselves as part of their usual continuing professional
development. Some commissioners may require the pharmacist to attend an update meeting each
year.
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7. Endorsement and support
This model of “Declaration of Competence” has received endorsement from the following national
pharmacy organisations:
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
• Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC)
• Pharmacy Voice (PV)
• Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK)
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Self-assessment of Core Professional Competences
Competency: Are you/do you/can you?
1.) Meet the standards of conduct, ethics and performance?
Yes because:
2.) Meet or be actively working towards the Practice Standards for Consultation skills in
pharmacy practice as determined by Health Education England?
Yes because I have:
3.) Meet the competencies expected of all healthcare professionals with regard to
safeguarding children and vulnerable adults?
Yes because I have:
Competency: Are you/ do you/can you?
(Statements should be supported by appropriate evidence whenever possible)
If the learning you have completed applies to more than one competency then you do not
need to repeat this information. This is for your own self-assessment purposes
a) Understand the aims of the EC service and other sexual health services in your community.
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
b) Apply effective consultation skills to communicate with clients appropriately and sensitively?
Yes I can. Because I have undertaken the following:
c) Know the most up to date information about contraception, emergency contraception and sexual
health and understand the different types and methods of hormonal contraception and non-hormonal
contraception and emergency contraception; their use, advantages, failure rates and complications?
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
d) Understand the pharmacotherapy for the full range of emergency contraception and appropriate
clinical guidance relating to these (e.g. NICE)?
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
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e) Able to counsel and advise using an evidenced based approach?
Yes I am. Because I have undertaken the following:
f) Understand how, when and where to refer clients and when to ask for support and advice yourself?
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
g) Understand confidentiality issues and are you aware of your role in the process of safeguarding
children and vulnerable adults?
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
h) Able to support and develop the pharmacy team in the delivery of a safe and effective service?
Yes I am. Because I have undertaken the following:
i)
Understand the legal implications and professional responsibility of using a Patient Group Direction
(PGD)?
Yes I do. Because I have undertaken the following:
j) Able to demonstrate knowledge of the clinical content of the relevant Patient Group Direction(s)?
Yes I am. Because I have undertaken the following:
k) Satisfy the NICE competency framework for health professionals using Patient Group Direction(s)?
Yes I can. Because I have undertaken the following:
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Local Commissioner Requirements
Pharmacists should be aware that service specifications, documents and contact details may vary
from one area to another; hence you must ensure that you are familiar with the local service and
documents in the area in which you are providing this service.
Training/Learning
Review of most recent service
documents relating to provision of
the service – PGDs, contract or
SLA, claims procedures etc
Review and/or develop relevant
SOP(s) and policies in your
practice
Competency
i, j, k
Date completed
Date review due
h
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Specimen Personal Declaration of Qualifications and
Competence to deliver an Emergency Contraception
service
Pharmacy professional
John Smith
GPhC number:
20202020
About CPPE
We are the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) based within the Faculty of Medical and Human
Sciences at the University of Manchester. CPPE is funded through the NHS Multi-professional Education and Training
Fund from Health Education England and is committed to providing quality learning to support all pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians providing NHS services in England.
Statement of Qualification
The above pharmacy professional has accessed the following learning and successfully completed the listed assessment
from CPPE. Assessments are only listed if accessed and passed
Emergency Contraception service
This section will list personalised information on CPPE learning programmes
and assessment and dates accessed and completed
NB- e-learning programmes and open-learning verified by successful completion of assessment.
Learning and assessment completed from other providers (please print off and list)
Declaration by pharmacy professional I declare that (please tick):
I meet the underlying professional core competencies outlined in statements 1-3
I am a pharmacist who will supply treatment under the PGD element of the service and have completed
the ‘self-assessment’ of EC competencies framework and answered yes to statements a) to k).
I have reviewed the local policies and documentation from commissioners for this service and
reviewed and/or developed relevant SOP(s) in my practice.
The information above is a true representation of my learning and assessment.
I have the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver the Emergency Contraception service and can
demonstrate these skills.
I am a pharmacist and have signed and attached a copy of the relevant PGD(s) for this service which
cover the supply of the following medicine(s):
Signature of Pharmacist ……………………………………………………….
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