The Pharmacy Training Company finalists 

Excellence in Education & Training Awards for Practice and Educational Supervisors

The awards were open for anyone who has successfully completed the HEE LaSE commissioned training course for Educational or Practice Supervisors provided by The Pharmacy Training Company and scored more than 88% on all their assignments. The awards were accessible to all registered professionals irrespective of their level of career progression. 

Certificates and prizes were awarded at the HEE Quality Day in November 2019 and it was lovely to be able to recognise the massive contribution of these often over-looked contributors to success in the workplace! 

Congratulations to our winners - excellent role models and leaders in education. 

 Categories:

Individuals were recognised under each category described below/

• Overall winner

• Hospital Pharmacist ES 

• Community Pharmacist ES

• Hospital Pharmacy technician ES

• Hospital Pharmacy PS – Pharmacist or Pharmacy technician

• Other Sector pharmacy ES or PS -  includes those working in General Practice, CCG, Vocational Training Scheme 

Submissions were judged using the following criteria:

The outcomes or criteria to be demonstrated will be the same for each category to recognise the core generic skills needed to undertake the role. Individuals can nominate themselves or can be nominated by someone - in either case providing evidence for each criteria

Under each of the headings the Panel will be looking for a maximum of 200 words on how you meet each of the criteria. A range of evidence can be provided from case studies, data, reports to feedback.

• Excellence in teaching – Excellence in the assignments with marks consistently achieved at 90-100% and how learning from the course has made a positive impact on tutoring the individual’s trainee or pharmacy team.

• Being a good role model - Model the GPhC standards/guidance for tutors or supervisors. How this individual complies with the guidance and has positively impacted those around them.

• Going the extra mile – Going over and above your role in education and training. How this individual has delivered other training or undertaken extra work outside their role to add to positively impact those in training.

• Proven quality – Demonstrate your commitment to and achievement of quality in education & training.  How quality measures such as exam passes, progress reports, and feedback from others all feed into how the training is improved year on year.

• Innovation and development – Demonstrate how you have developed the training, yourself or others to further advance your role as an exceptional tutor or supervisor. How the individual has developed innovative and/or creative training solutions and built on the training they provide.

Panel: 

The nominations were judged by a Panel comprised of members of the HEE LaSE ES and PS Steering Group. The Panel were looking for evidence on how the individual meets each of the criteria.

Prize: 

Certificate and Accommodation Voucher (used for the Clinical Pharmacy Congress or Pharmacy Show overnight stays).