Advancing Pharmacy Practice
Beyond post registration early career years, pharmacists may choose to continue to develop their knowledge, skills, and competence to evolve their scope of practice.
The Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England outlines the core capabilities for health and care professionals working at an advanced level of practice regardless of their setting, subject area, and job role. Linked to this, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum describes the entry level standards for advanced pharmacists working in patient facing roles.
Whilst developing as an advanced level practitioner, colleagues may choose to undertake formal postgraduate training courses such as an Advanced Clinical Practice Masters (MSc), Advanced Pharmacy Practice qualification or similar.
For National Pharmacy Workforce Training & Education offers, including advanced practice pharmacist specific training offers, please see the webpage link below
The Centre for Advancing Practice
The Centre for Advancing Practice website contains information relating to Advanced Practice development and qualifications and is available through the link below.
The London Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice contains details of funding for advanced practice training available for learners in London in the London Faculty Handbook which is updated yearly. They also provide information on advanced practice training, events and advice, and the link to the website is below.
If you have questions regarding the London Faculty for Advanced Practice training offers, you can contact the NHS England WT&E London Regional Faculty for Advancing Practice team by email england.acpenquireslondon@nhs.net.
To receive email updates from the London Advanced Practice Faculty about their work and upcoming regional events, sign up to the Advanced Practice mailing list or through the London region faculty website link below.
NHS England WT&E Advanced Practice Community of Practice
Are you interested in developing your advanced practice networks?
NHS England have developed a community of practice for advanced practitioners available through NHS Futures Platform. Further information about this is available on the London Faculty for Advancing Practice website below.
Advanced Practitioner Webinar (Jan 2024)
The Advanced Practice Webinar was hosted by Pharmacy London and the London Region Faculty for Advancing Practice in January 2024.
The webinar focus was on Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training opportunities available for all professions including pharmacists. The aims of the webinar were to increase awareness of funded ACP training opportunities for pharmacists, provide a better understanding of the commitment required by both learners and employers, and to promote the benefits of completing advanced practitioner training for organisations as well as professional development.
The webinar included an overview of the training offer from the London Faculty and a university course provider, as well as case studies of the experience of ACP training from the perspectives of a learner and ACP pharmacists working in primary and secondary care sectors.
NOTE: This content was correct at the time of publishing in Jan 2024. Updates to content since the webinar:
- The Multiprofessional Framework has been updated in 2025 - see the link above for the updated version.
- The apprenticeship funded route will no longer be available from Jan 2025.
- RPS E-portfolio supported route is under review, click here for updates on the Centre for Advancing Practice e-portfolio supported route.
- Credentials are now referred to as Area-specific Frameworks, click here for further information.
- The City course content may have changed. Please see City university website for up to date information.
- Up-to-date details of current NHS England WT&E advanced practice training offers and funding available can be found in the links above for the London faculty webpage and handbook.