Credentialing is our process for assessing members' knowledge and experience; it demonstrates that they are experts in the field of mental health pharmacy. Credentialed members are full members of the College and may use the post-nominals MCMHP.
Credentialing is our process for assessing members' knowledge and experience; it demonstrates that they are experts in the field of mental health pharmacy. Credentialed members are full members of the College and can use the post-nominals MCMHP.
Full (credentialed) membership is available to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who have attained an expert level of working. To be eligible for full membership the associate CMHP member has to demonstrate one of the following:
- 5 years psychiatric pharmacy experience
- 4 years psychiatric pharmacy experience and passed the CMHP Foundation Certificate
- 4 years psychiatric pharmacy experience and passed Aston Uni PG Cert in Psychiatric Therapeutics
- 3 years psychiatric pharmacy experience and passed Aston Uni PG Dip in Psychiatric Therapeutics
- 3 years psychiatric pharmacy experience and passed a MSc with a large psychiatric component.
Expert level of practice is assessed by submitting a portfolio of evidence and sitting a viva. There are usually two calls for submissions with associated viva sessions per year. One of the viva sessions is held around the same time as our annual conference. Members applying for full membership are required to pay a credentialing fee.
Please also see the Overview of Foundation Certificate, Credentialing and Recredentialing Pathways (pdf document updated Dec 2023) and explore the following pages:
Read more about the process of credentialing Read more about the foundation certificateCredentialed members are expected to recredential every five years demonstrating ongoing expert practice.
Read more about recredentialingNew Pathway for Credentialing
In September 2024, the Advanced Pharmacist Mental Health Curriculum was launched collaboratively with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Read more about the RPS Advanced Pharmacist Mental Health CurriculumThere is also a poster available to answer some frequently asked questions:
Mentoring and support
If you are interested in undertaking credentialing but would like some further mentoring and support or would like to talk to someone who has been through the process please contact [email protected] with your request and they will be able to put you in touch with an appropriate person.
Credentialing gives our members confidence in their abilities and experience. As one member put it:
To me it is provides me with the confidence and reassurance that I continue to work at a clinically robust level. A level worthy of credentialing by my peers. It is a great addition to the CV, makes me more employable and sounds rightfully impressive when mentioned to clinicians.