Information for educational supervisors

How do I support learners to enrol?

For learners to enrol, they must engage with the four core elements listed below.

• access an e-portfolio: Learners can sign up to and access the RPS e-portfolio following this link*
  • the RPS have developed a guide to help you support learners to use the e-portfolio
  • if you require technical support with the e-portfolio, please contact the RPS e-portfolio support team (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) at: eportfolio@rpharms.com
  • *learners may use alternative e-portfolio platforms provided they are mapped to the RPS post-registration foundation curriculum
• curriculum: The RPS post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum is available following this link
• resources: A suite of resources which are mapped to the RPS post-registration foundation curriculum are available following this link
• access to supervision: For more information on different sectors, see below. 

For learners in health and justice, community pharmacy and primary care*

CPPE is funded to provide support for all four elements of the pathway, including educational supervision. CPPE will provide details of enrolment deadlines on their website which you can access here.

*Learners who are working in primary care and employed as part of the PCN Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) are not eligible to apply for the CPPE newly qualified pharmacist programme. They will be expected to enrol onto the CPPE primary care pharmacy education pathway (PCPEP) instead.

Frequently asked questions

What are the educational supervisor training requirements?

NHS England offers an e-learning for healthcare (ELfH) programme to support educational supervisors develop the skills and knowledge they require. We would expect educational supervisors to have completed Module 1 (Core Skills) within the last 2 years*. We would also encourage educational supervisors to undertake Module 2 (Enhanced Skills). Educational supervisors will be able to use this as evidence towards their advanced practice portfolio.

*Please note: We will accept equivalent learning through accredited providers (such as regional NHS England-funded courses, HEI-delivered educational supervisor training, or CPPE-delivered educational supervisor training).

Is there a time frame by which the pathway must be completed?

As the pathway is learner-led with no endpoint, there is no defined timeline. We would anticipate newly qualified pharmacists will use the pathway for between one and three years. NHS England will provide access to the RPS e-portfolio for a fixed time period, after which learners may wish to continue their access to enable RPS credentialing.

Eligibility issues

Where employers identify staff who may benefit from the pathway but don’t meet the eligibility criteria, they should contact their regional NHS England pharmacy team to discuss:

• East of England: england.wtepharmacy.eoe@nhs.net
• London: england.wtepharmacy.london@nhs.net
• Midlands: england.wtepharmacy.mids@nhs.net
• North East and Yorkshire: england.wtepharmacy.ney@nhs.net
• North West: england.wtepharmacy.nw@nhs.net
• South East: england.wtepharmacy.se@nhs.net
• South West: england.wtepharmacy.sw@nhs.net
• CPPE Newly qualified pharmacist programme: newlyqualified@cppe.ac.uk