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What is the LEADER LX? 

The Autonomous Leadership Assessment Skills (LEADER) Learning Experience 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 ANZCAP recognition.

The main outcome of the 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 LX. See some suggested examples above. To allow the outcome to be included in the reflection, an Autonomous LEADER should focus on an activity that has been completed. 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. 

Learning Experience Details

The LEADER LX requires the pharmacist to document the following information:

Date

Document the date that the experience or activity was completed.

Brief Description

Provide a brief description of the experience. Some examples of the type of information that may be included in this section are:

• The pharmacist's role in the experience.

• A summary of what was involved in the experience.

• Why the experience aligns with this type of LX (i.e. what knowledge and skills does it show)

• The impact of the experience on professional practice and/or

• The specific enabling competencies that apply to this experience (see practice recognition level section below).

Area of Practice

Provide details of the area of practice associated with the LEADER LX. This is a free text area which allows subspecialities or multiple areas to be documented. However, the areas documented may align with the ANZCAP speciality areas of practice.

Practice Recognition Level and complexity

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.

• Domain 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Competence Standards for Pharmacists in Aotearoa New Zealand Pharmacists, 2023. Please note that not all the Domain 1, 2, 3 and 4 behaviours listed in these competence standards 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, registrar or consultant) and area of specialty.

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. 

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

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

Evidence of the LEADER activity is documented directly into the ANZCAP digital platform as an Autonomous Learning Experience (LX). For further step by step instructions on how to 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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