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Qualified Pharmacy Technician News

March 2013

London Pharmacy Education & Training (LPE&T) has an exciting developmental opportunity for an experienced Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician or experienced Education & Training Pharmacy Technician.

We currently have a vacancy for a Band 7 0.6 WTE Pharmacy Technician Training Facilitator on a 6 month secondment.

The successful applicant will be organising the day to day management of the Accreditation in Medicines Management (AIMM) Scheme for Pharmacy Technicians. This will include:

  • Assessing candidates pre course work and portfolios
  • Supporting candidates and their facilitators during the course
  • Assisting on the training days
  • Preparing, delivering and marking the assessments
  • Marketing the AIMM course

LPE&T would appreciate if you could forward this information to your Medicines Management Pharmacy Technicians and would welcome any support you can provide for this great opportunity for development.

For further information please contact Diane Blunden, diane.blunden@chelwest.nhs.uk or phone 020 7763 6586 or Tracey Tisley, tracey.tisley@chelwest.nhs.uk or phone on 020 7763 6584

For further details and to apply for this position please follow this link: http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=913067008

February 2013

Accreditation in Medicines management (AIMM) - Limited places still available!
There is still a chance to register for AIMM cohort E starting on Monday 04 March 2013. Email Hannah Parker for further details.

Accreditation to Support & Train Staff in the Workplace (ASTSW) - Register now!
The ASTSW course is designed for all pharmacy staff (assistants, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists) who support or train staff in the workplace. The programme is a mixture of face to face teaching, online learning and practical activities to complete in the workplace. Click here to download a nomination form or for further details email Emma Walker.

We value your feedback - You said we did!
For the ASTSW programme you fed back that for some of  your Trusts the majority of training was on a one to one basis and not group learning. We listened and have changed the workplace training assignments to incorporate one to one training.