Consultant Pharmacists
Credentialing as a consultant-ready pharmacist
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Consultant Pharmacist credentialing process will help you to understand the requirements to enter consultant-level pharmacy practice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It sets out the entry-level knowledge, skills, behaviours and levels of performance expected of consultant pharmacists. These form the basis of the assessment, which you will be credentialed against.
If you successfully complete the consultant pharmacist credentialing process, you'll be eligible to take an approved consultant pharmacist post.
Overview of the credentialing process

Consultant pharmacist credentialing is available to all pharmacists practising in patient-focussed roles i.e. pharmacists whose roles have a direct influence on the care of individual patients and/or patient populations.
The consultant pharmacist credentialing process is open to all pharmacists, both members and non-members of the RPS.
What is the RPS consultant pharmacist curriculum?
The Consultant Pharmacist Curriculum is based on the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Framework, and in line with the entry-level standard detailed in the NHS consultant pharmacist guidance. The outcomes-based curriculum is based on five broad domains:
DOMAIN
1
Person-centred care and collaboration
DOMAIN
2
Professional practice

CLINICAL PRACTICE
DOMAIN
3
Leadership and management

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
DOMAIN
4
Education

EDUCATION
DOMAIN
5
Research

RESEARCH
The curriculum has been developed in line with the RPS curriculum development quality framework which defines the standards to be met by any RPS post-registration pharmacy curriculum.
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