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What is the LEADER LX? 

The Autonomous Leadership Assessment Skills (LEADER) is an Autonomous Learning Experience (LX) that can be used to document and guide self-reflection of an occasion where a pharmacist utilised management, leadership and/or teamwork skills through real-time or retrospective review of a professional situation.  

It is a Workplace Based Assessment (WBA) tool that can be used for inclusion towards advancing practice recognition.

The main outcome of the tool LX is to record evidence of current professional practice in a situation that utilizes a combination of management, leadership and/or teamwork skills in a chosen professional setting or topic. 

Examples 

• Conducting a performance review on a member or your team 

• Overseeing the development or review of a new service in your team or practice area (e.g., integration of Partnered Pharmacist charting in the emergency department OR roll out of automatic dispensing machines on your ward) 

• Develop and implement a cultural awareness policy* 

• Develop and implement a policy for providing health information to consumers* 

• Managing a customer complaint 

• Managing a dispensing error 

• Developing a pharmacy business plan*

* Denotes Learning Experiences that may assist in meeting Quality Care 2020 requirements 

Leadership Assessment Skills (LEADER) Process 

Choosing a LEADER Situation

There is a wide variety of skills or situations that may be appropriate for reflection using the Autonomous LEADER toolLX. See some suggested examples above. Ideally an Autonomous LEADER should focus on a scenario that has been completed to allow the pharmacist to also consider the outcomes of the scenario. Ultimately the exact scenario, role played, and the skills expected by the pharmacist will vary depending on the practice recognition level they are aiming to meet. 

Practice Recognition Level

The LEADER Learning Experience is mapped to Domain 4 of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016. Please note that not all the domain 4 indicators listed in this document may be relevant to this Learning Experience.

The pharmacist must identify a LEADER opportunity that applies to their current level of practice (e.g. ANZCAP resident, register or consultant) and area of specialty.

Please refer to the ANZCAP recognition descriptors article for the further guidance on markers of performance for each ANZCAP recognition level.

Complexity 

In some scenarios the same skill or situation may be used for pharmacists aiming for different levels of practice recognition. However, the complexity and expected knowledge, skills and role will vary. 

Collaborator

Pharmacists may have engaged in discussion with professional peers, mentors or managers to encourage reflective practice. However, this is an Autonomous Learning Experience and therefore the final submission should be completed by the pharmacist without collaboration. 

Reflection & Goal Setting 

The pharmacist is encouraged to utilize the SMART goal technique to develop any learning or development goals that are identified from self-reflection after the experience. 

Forms and Templates

The Evidence of the LEADER tool is available on the ANZCAP Digital platform. Ideally pharmacists will enter relevant information into the digital tool after completion of the LEADER experience. Alternatively, pharmacists may use LEADER tools from their own workplace and upload it to the digital platform where they can then confirm completion of activity is documented directly into the ANZCAP digital platform as an Autonomous Learning Experience (LX).   For further details step by step instructions on how to complete a Learning Experience on the ANZCAP digital platform do this please refer to the How to complete a Learning Experience article.

If ANZCAP members wish to use a LEADER form from their own organisation, the completed form may be uploaded into the Supporting Evidence section of the LX. (Please note that for the LX to become validated the candidate must still complete all sections marked with an asterisk *).

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