(1 Day – Tutor Directed Online Workshop)
Overview
The IPU Step-Up to Supervising Pharmacist course has been designed to help prepare pharmacists for the transition to supervising pharmacist. The course will give a grounding in your legal and professional responsibilities to the regulator and those under the HSE contract. It will equip pharmacists with the knowledge required to carry out the role and assist them in building strong relationships with their superintendents and owners.
Classes of fellow pharmacists will provide a forum to discuss and work through concerns that you may have about moving into the role. Recommended for pharmacists with 1-2 years postreg experience, those returning to the profession or those who have recently joined the register from another country.
Course Content
- What is a Supervising Pharmacist?;
- Legal requirements of the Pharmacy Act 2007 – Why are they necessary;
- The Role of the PSI;
- What does a Supervising Pharmacist do? Your responsibilities Vs responsibilities of superintendent;
- Supervising Pharmacist Detail Responsibilities;
– Professional Performance Optimisation – Staff Development & Training
– Production Distribution and Supply of Medicinal Products/Preparations – RX, OTC
– Providing Pharmaceutical Care – Consultations, Services
– Effective Pharmacy Systems and activities – Stock Sourcing/Management
– Effective Operation of the Pharmacy – SOPs, Risk Management, Audit
- Pharmacy Assessment System;
- HSE /GMS Contract Requirements for the Supervising Pharmacist; and
- Documentation & Resources to familiarise yourself with.
Course Delivery and Methodology
This highly interactive course is delivered over one day via a tutor directed online workshop, which includes tutor-led presentations, discussions and group and individual exercises.
There are no formal entry requirements however participants will either be practising or aspiring to the position of supervising pharmacist. Learners will need a computer/laptop or a mobile device and set of earphones/headset to attend.
Course Schedule
The spring workshop date is Sunday, 8 March 2026. The workshop runs from 10.00am – 4.00pm with a break for lunch.
Assessment
Participants who complete the course will receive an IPU Professional Academy Certificate of Completion.
Course Fee
The cost of this course is €299 for learners working for IPU members; or €599 for learners working for non-members.
How to Enrol and Pay
- Go to www.ipu.ie.
- In the top menu, click on “IPU Professional Academy” and then select Training Courses.
- If you want to browse first, just click View Course to read the details.
- From the Training Courses page, you can add courses to a shopping cart by hovering over the course you want and clicking Add to Cart. You will be able to increase the quantity at the Checkout point. You can continue adding other courses to the cart, or when you are done, click View basket on the last course you added, or, if you are viewing a course, click on the basket icon in the right-hand corner and click View Basket.
- From here, you can increase the quantity but make sure to click Update Basket if you do so.
- Please, make sure you click on the green button ”Members Login” and log on if you are a member, so the system will show the member price.
- Click Proceed to Checkout when you are happy with your booking (s) and enter your billing and pharmacist details.
- You can then scroll down to enter the student details. For example, if you are intending on booking one student on one course and then two students on to a different course, you will see three student bookings appear in the Checkout, since you are booking three slots. The name of the course (s) you have selected will appear at the top of each slot so you can enter the details of the appropriate student to the selected course. You would then repeat the same for the next two student slots.
- After entering all the required information, enter your card details and click Place Order to pay for all of the bookings in one go.
This eLearning course is available to purchase 24/7 and is placed on the IPU Professional Academy Learning Management System (LMS).
