Professionals

Tutor Information

  • Applying to be a tutor
  • Experienced tutors
  • Tutor training courses
  • Tutor responsibilities
  • Tutor Manual
  • Change of Tutor
  • Tutor Support Evening
  • Quality Assurance

In this critical pre-registration training year, trainees need to put their knowledge and skills developed at university into practice and learn to become competent pharmacists.  Your role as tutor is vital.  You are expected to be the role model and guide the trainee throughout the year.  You will observe the trainee's performance, assess his/her competence, give him/her feedback and ultimately make the decision that he/she is fit to go on the register.

Applying to be a tutor

If you have at least three years experience as a registered pharmacist in the aspect of pharmacy with which the particular training establishment is concerned you are eligible to apply to attend the tutor training course.

Experienced tutors

Experienced tutors must attend a refresher training course every five years if they wish to continue as pre-registration tutors.

Tutor training course

Training courses for new tutors are held in April/May each year.  It is normally one full day for new tutors and a half day for experienced tutors.

The 2012 Tutor Course will held on four dates, to enrol on one of the events please click here.

Tutor responsibilities

When you agree to take on the responsibilities of a tutor for a pre-registration trainee, you must complete the Tutor declaration which accompanies the trainee's application to the Society.

The Guidance Notes contain information regarding tutor responsibilities. 

Tutor Manual

Information about pre-registration is provided in the Tutor Manual.  This is given to trainees when they collect their training materials from the Society. 

A copy of the 2011-12 Tutor Manual may be downloaded here.

Change of Tutor

Any change in tutor must be notified in writing to the Society as soon as is known and a Change of Tutor Form submitted.

Tutor Information Evening

A tutor support evening will be held on 18th January 2012. This is useful for tutors who have not recently attended a tutor training course to learn about recent changes in training.  It provides an opportunity to meet other tutors and exchange information on best practice.  Please click on the link for full details of the Tutor Information Evening 2012.  Any tutor wishing to enrol can do so by using the following link: psni.org.uk/courses/list.

Quality Assurance

All pharmacists undertaking the role of tutor must meet the eligibility criteria and attend a Tutor training course.

At the end of each training year, trainees are issued with a questionnaire seeking to establish the views of the trainee on the competence of their tutor against a range of competencies.  Each active tutor receives an individualised feedback report showing their performance as judged by their trainee and the mean scores obtained in that training year.