Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway Launch

NHS England have launched the Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway for 2024/2025. This aims to link the initial education and training reforms to a continuum of development into post-registration. 

About the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway 

The pathway aims to support newly qualified pharmacists to experience a smooth transition into being an independent practitioner. There are four core elements of the pathway: 

• E-Portfolio: Supports learners to assess their learning needs, develop an action plan, and reflect upon their experiences. The e-Portfolio provided is mapped to the RPS Post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum and will enable newly qualified pharmacists to develop through reflection on their practice, using work-based formative assessment and validated supervised learning events. Learners may use alternative e-Portfolios, provided they are mapped to the correct curriculum. 

• Curriculum: The RPS Post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum is designed to support pharmacists progress from meeting the initial standards of education and training through to being confident practitioners who can provide increasingly complex care. 

• Learning resources: Curated resources have been mapped against the curriculum domains. This virtual library will support the professional development of newly qualified pharmacists, based on their individual learning needs, and can complement resources available locally. The learning resource library is available online. 

• Access to supervision: We will support access to supervision for all pharmacists on this pathway. Please see the Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway webpage for more information. 

The RPS Post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum learning outcomes have been designed to develop prescribing competence. This means that the NHS England Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway, using these learning outcomes, helps newly qualified pharmacists to develop the skills and competence they need to prepare for a prescribing course. 

Further information about eligibility, timelines, funding and enrolment can be found on the Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway webpage.