About the programme
This elearning programme aims to provide trainee pharmacists and early careers pharmacists with an insight into the variety of different clinical scenarios that may be encountered out of normal working hours. Created in partnership with the National Foundation Pharmacist Programme, these assessments provide learners with knowledge and confidence in how to manage different clinical queries independently. In addition, learners will become familiar with using a range of resources to help answer queries and respond appropriately.
This programme consists of:
- A core assessment comprised of scenarios in the following topics:
- General medicine
- Cardiology
- Neurosurgery
- Renal
- Women’s & children
- Administration
- High risk drugs
- Microbiology
- Drug interactions
- Prioritisation of queries
- Specialist assessments comprised of scenarios in the following topics:
- Mental health
- Clinical trials
- Haematology
- Liver
- Aseptics and parenteral nutrition
Learners should attempt to complete the core assessment as a minimum prior to undertaking an on-call shift. It is recommended that learners also complete the specialist assessments for their own development as appropriate. This programme should be considered as a supplementary resource alongside existing local induction and training for on-call pharmacists.
Meet the team
Zena Uppal
Early Careers Training Programme Director & Senior Clinical Pharmacist, HEE London and South East Pharmacy (LaSE) and Kings College Hospital
Jaimisha Patel
Pharmacy Programme Facilitator, London and Kent Surrey and Sussex Pharmacy, HEE LaSE
Iain Taylor
Pharmacy Programme Facilitator – Assessment and Trainee voice, HEE LaSE
Fahmeda Jangi
Regional Facilitator (Pre-registration Pharmacist in General Practice), HEE LaSE
Andi Blackmore
Programme Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Laura Pope
Project Manager, HEE elearning for healthcare
Stephen Gibbons
Lead Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Angelina Montinaro
Lead Learning Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Naomi Knight
Graphic Designer, HEE elearning for healthcare
Louise Garrahan
Communications and Stakeholder Officer, HEE elearning for healthcare
How to access
In order to access any elfh programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Assessments for on-call pharmacists programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
If you already have an account with elfh, then you can enrol on to the assessments for on-call pharmacists programme by logging in to the elfh Hub, selecting My Account > Enrolment and selecting the programme. You can then access the programme immediately in the My e-Learning section.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are an HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Assessments for on-call pharmacists programme, please contact elfh directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.
More information
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