Pharmacy undergraduate training programme
This unique course supplements community pharmacy work experience and university course content. Enrolment is now open.
This course provides pharmacy undergraduate students undertaking placements or employment in community pharmacies with essential knowledge and skills in relation to:
• Practice
• University exams
• Pre-registration training
• Obtaining a pre-registration placement (including Oriel)
Who is this course suitable for?
Pharmacy undergraduate students working in pharmacies, whether this is during summer holidays or as a part time/weekend employee.
Course delivery
This modular learning programme is divided into four parts which can either be completed in a single placement or spread over multiple placements, dependent on the individual requirements of the undergraduate student and the pharmacy.
Areas covered within the course include:
• Situational judgement tests
• Multiple mini-interviews
• Pharmaceutical calculations
• Clinical areas commonly answered incorrectly
• Responding to symptoms
• Dispensing
• Law and ethics
• Drug Tariff
Duration of course
Minimum 8 weeks
Qualification delivered
Certification from the NPA.
Enrolment
£125 + VAT
Enrolments onto this course are accepted throughout the year.
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Healthy Living Champion course
Invaluable course for all pharmacy employees supporting the Healthy Living Pharmacy initiative.
Health Champions are members of the pharmacy team who will provide customers with advice on health and wellbeing within the communities they serve, providing information and signposting the public to pharmacy services or other NHS services that will help them to adopt healthier lifestyles.
Who is this course suitable for?
Pharmacy staff that interact with patients and customers and are therefore well positioned to support members of the public with health messages.
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Benefits of this course
The investment in support staff to undertake this essential role is critical to help the pharmacy business thrive
Increased public awareness of community pharmacy and wellbeing services
Opportunity to maximise professional fees and other pharmacy income as a result of increased footfall
Enhances credibility of pharmacists and pharmacy services with other healthcare professionals as well as the public
The cost of training includes all course material, RSPH MCQ assessment, certificate, and badge
Our dedicated team of experts is on hand to support you throughout the course
Learning outcomes
The course consists of 4 modules followed by multiple choice question (MCQ) assessment under exam conditions.
The course covers:
Module 1 – Health & health inequalities
Module 2 – Effective communication
Module 3 – Promotion of health & wellbeing
Module 4 – Impact of behaviour change in health & wellbeing
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