Agenda for change and the new career path

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Agenda for change and the new career path

• Richard Cattell
• Director
• South West MI Training

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Outline

• How career development will work with
• Agenda for Change
• How a pharmacy career might develop with
• Agenda for Change
• What choices are there on the pharmacy career
  path?
• What challenges might this represent for NHS
  Pharmacy Inc?

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An AfC Career Path

• Apply for first role on qualification
• Job Description / Person Specification
• Recruited
• Annual development reviews
• KSF outline supports ID of competence at
• Recruitment
• Final pay point in band

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An AfC Career Path

• KSF outline
• foundation gateway is to check that basic
  demands of post are met..
• Pay progression and development
• Determine individuals development plan
• second gateway confirms that individuals
• are applying their knowledge and skills
• consistently to meet the demands of their post

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Moving through the Bands (pay points)

• 6 (8)
• 21630 - 29302
• 7 (8)
• 26106 - 34417
• 8a (5)
• 33298 - 39958
• 8b (5)
• 38746 47949

• 8c (5)
• 46671 57539
• 8d (5)
• 55941 69260
• 9
• 66063 83546

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Progressing within and through the Bands

• Normal
• Through foundation gateway within 12 months
• Annual progression
• Through second gateway to move to final point in
  band
• Accelerated
• Meet Person Specification
• Need experience, knowledge and training

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How a pharmacy career might develop with Agenda
for Change

• Band 6
• Newly qualified
• 3 years
• Training programme
• Broad training
• Specialities
• NHS
• Competency based
• Experiential
• HEI qualification

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How a pharmacy career might develop with Agenda
for Change

• Band 7
• 4-5yrs training
• More depth, narrower fields
• Specialty based
• ?First decision about final career destination
• Band 8a
• 4-5years in post
• Specialist role
• Organisational lead in that technical area

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How a pharmacy career might develop with Agenda
for Change

• Band 8b/c
• Team leader
• Increasing organisational responsibility
• Band 8c/9
• Most Senior Pharmacist in organisation
• Organisational responsibility for
• medicines agenda

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What choices near the top of the pharmacy career
path?

• Team leading / management
• Tradtional route
• Consultant Pharmacist
• 50 expert patient care
• RD
• Education and training
• Professional leadership
• Regional Specialist (network, SHA, beyond)
• Providing expert advice across a range of
  organisations

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How will the Consultant role compare?

• Role and responsibilities
• For consultant status in JE terms
• KTE highest in professional group
• AJS and FTA highest level
• Comparison with Specialist and Professional
  Manager Pharmaceutical Services
• HR / finance / information systems
• RD / patient care / mental effort

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Consultant Pharmacist

• Accredited approval and recruitment
• Consistent career path
• Defined competence framework by specialty
• Standard job outline

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What challenges might this represent for NHS
Pharmacy Inc?

• What is a specialty?
• Medicines Information
• Paediatrics
• Medicines Usage Review
• Oncology
• Public Health
• Management / Leadership
• Who decides on standards?
• When should I have to make a decision about my
  career?
• Flexibility versus competence!

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What challenges might this represent for NHS
Pharmacy Inc?

• Consistent person specifications for roles to
  determine progression
• Determine consultant level practice
• Accredit training programme from qualification?
• Some career options?
• Professional Manager
• Regional Specialist
• Consultant Pharmacist
• Or a blend of the three?

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What challenges might this represent for NHS
Pharmacy Inc?

• Career paths
• Breadth versus depth
• Consistent standard across and within
  specialities
• Key points
• General training
• Advanced training
• Career choice
• Consistent and coherent standards for experience,
  knowledge and skills across profession

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Agenda for Change and the Pharmacy Career Path

• How career development will work with
• Agenda for Change
• How a pharmacy career might develop with
• Agenda for Change
• What choices are there on the pharmacy career
  path?
• What challenges might this represent for NHS
  Pharmacy Inc?