South East (South Coast)
Pharmacy Education & Training
NVQ level 2 Project
To develop a strategy to implement
the NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services
• Information gathering
• Infrastructure
• Implementation
Drivers for change
Department of Health
Clinical governance
RPSGB
OOverview of Project Plan & Objectives
1 Identify candidates
(by 10.03)
2 Establish Steering Group
(by 9.03)
Access funding
(by 1.04)
4 Develop partnerships
(by 4.04)
L2 underpinning knowledge
(by 11.03)
6 Develop Infrastructure
(by 2.04)
Communicate with stakeholders (on going)
8 Integrate level 2 into lifelong learning (from 4.04)
9 Monitor contracts/SLAs
(from set up)
1 Support
(on going)
1. Identify candidates
Scoping exercise was undertaken to validate WDC data and
confirm actual numbers of ATOs and dispensers
Totals across Kent, Surrey, Sussex,
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
299* ATOs
including 94 dispensers
9 Internal Verifiers 8 IVs in training
39 Assessors
48 assessors in training
Shortfall across region:
14 Internal verifiers & 32 Assessors
Kent
64 ATOs (including 19 dispensers)
2 IVs
(3 more needed)
7 Assessors (9 in training, 8 more needed)
Surrey
62 ATOs (including 7 dispensers)
2 IVs
(1 in training, 1 more needed)
3 A1s (7 in training)
Sussex
67* ATOs (including 31 dispensers)
2 IVs
(2 in training, 7 more needed)
9 A1s (21 in training, 8 more needed)
* excludes ATOs in Eastbourne production unit
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
106 ATOs (including 37 dispensers)
3 IVs
(5 in training, 3 more needed)
20 A1s (11 in training, 16 more needed)
2. Establish Project Steering Group
Membership:
Membership reflects stakeholders: 3 WDCs, SPMs,
also NVQ3 Pharmacy lead, Regional Dental NVQ2 lead
Meetings
Quarterly meetings
Terms of Reference agreed
Project plan and objectives agreed
Lines of communication
Workforce Development Confederation members to WDCs.
The Chairman to Senior Pharmacy Managers.
The Project Lead to NVQ IVs, NVQ centres, Trust E & T leads etc.
Terms of Reference for Project Steering Group
To provide support, advice and information to the Project Lead.
To receive the objectives of the project.
To agree the work plan and timescales set out in the objectives.
To receive progress reports and subsequent adjustments to these.
To ensure lines of communication are established with NVQ centres, Internal
Verifiers, Senior Pharmacy Managers, Strategic Health Authorities and
Workforce Development Confederations.
For individual members to seek information from local areas of responsibility
and feed to the project as necessary.
To co-opt additional members as appropriate.
3. Access funding
NHS WDC sources of funding for NVQs have been identified:
Surrey & Sussex
Costed proposal accepted by the WDC.
Funding agreed and established
Contracts with 2 NVQ centres developed
0.5wte peripatetic assessor/verifier - funding agreed
Hampshire & IOW
Costed proposal accepted
Awaiting WDC confirmation of funding route
Contract with centre being developed
Kent & Medway
Draft costing submitted to WDC
Other potential sources of funding/support
Learning & Skills Council / SEEDA
4 & 5 Develop partnerships & Underpinning Knowledge
Underpinning knowledge and training materials
Training manual: manuals printed and distributed through 4 training workshops
(1 in each county)
Tutors / trainers support manual planned for 2004
Medway SOP have agreed to validate the training materials and the
RPSGB will be approached when the Tutors version is developed
Partnerships
Meetings with NPA Training Manager, Dental NVQ2 Project Lead
ILA and NVQ Leads in WDCs, Medway SoP
NHS Apprenticeship Lead (Kent)
University of Kent
Kent Guidance Consortium
6. Develop Infrastructure
NVQ Centres - 1 centre per county
Accreditation to deliver the Pharmacy Services NVQ level 2 is being sought
NVQ3 candidates from September 2004 will register and receive centre services from
the same centres as the level 2.
Kent
East Kent Trust NVQ centre / Edexcel will cover:
Dartford & Gravesham, East Kent, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells, Medway Maritime
Surrey
Frimley Park NVQ centre – Edexcel will cover:
Ashford & St Peters, Frimley Park, Royal Surrey County
Sussex
West Sussex NVQ centre – City & Guilds will cover:
Brighton & Sussex, East Sussex, Queen Victoria, Royal West Sussex, Surrey & Sussex,
Surrey Oaklands, Worthing & Southlands
Hampshire / IOW
Wessex NVQ centre – City & Guilds will cover:
IOW, Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke
NVQ centre responsibilities include:
Delivering IV training and support
Delivering Assessor training and support
Registration of L2 candidates
Standardisation of assessment
Quality of the qualification
Specified support to candidates
Project Jan – Dec 2004
NVQ Centre contracts
Additional Funding
Monitoring
Support
RPSGB requirements
Diane Evans NVQ2 Project Lead SE(SC)
diane.evans@nhs.net Tel: 07717 774975
Summary of the NVQ Level 2 project
Project manager induction to WDC and project
Funding streams identified to train and support candidates
(initial discussions with WDC)
Project Steering Group
(set up with membership representing stakeholders and WDC)
Meetings with the WDC leads for dental project, cadetships, ILA/NVQ
Cadetship/apprenticeship
(draft scheme devised for Kent)
Level 3 NVQ centre coordinator at Brighton
(met to discuss support for pharmacy NVQs)
Senior Pharmacy Managers for Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
(presentation on the project)
Infrastructure to support candidates and assessors
(1 centre per county, partners being sought)
Basic skills
(funding being sought from LSCs)
Database on candidates, assessors and finance
(data headings and reports devised)
Objectives / Milestones July to December 2003
Infrastructure for implementing L2
Agreed by WDC, SPMs, etc by October 2003
Cadetship/apprenticeship schemes
Models devised and agreed by December 2003
Pharmacy E & T leads
Workshop arranged for July 2003
Trust Training Managers for Kent, Surrey and
Sussex
Meetings arranged for August 2003
Trust Training Managers for Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight
To meet and inform of project; discuss what it
means for local trust training managers by October
2003
LSC and EC funds to be sought
EC Funding application to be made by 9.03,
LSCs to be contacted by October 2003
Models of good practice for training assistants
Seek national models of level 2 pharmacy training,
import appropriate by October 2003
Numbers of assistants
Verification of WDC data by September 2003
Assesors
Agree numbers required to implement L2 and
organise training by October 2003
Set up Level 2 Assessors forums by November
2003
Centres
Contact sites with NVQ centres, assess suitability
for L2, discuss and agree SLA requirements with 4
centres based on one per county by November
2003
Devise training materials
Identify suitable training materials devised by Inter
regional group, local working groups and
individuals to see if they meet the L2 requirements
by October 2003
Print training materials
Explore design and printing presentation of training
materials by December 2003
Database
Set up and data entered by November 2003
Basic skills
Funding, assessment of candidates and support
agreed by December 2003