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Access NI Do I need to get my staff background
checked? Where a member of staff has ‘access to patients’ then the answer may be yes. Whilst employers are entitled to ask all employees for a ‘Basic’ disclosure check (which they can do themselves), pharmacies are entitled to ask staff who interface with patients as part of the dispensing process to get a Standard or Enhanced disclosure check. For example, where a member of staff is regularly involved in the dispensing of a patient’s medication or delivering that medication to a patient’s home, they are eligible for a Standard check. Pharmacists who are delivering direct services to a patient, may have an Enhanced check.
Some services commissioned through community pharmacy, such as vaccination services, come with a requirement for Access NI checks as part of the service level agreement. As an employer, you may wish to include background checks as part of your recruitment process.
Currently, HSCB do not require contractors to carry out Access NI checks, but have advised UCA, that it is the contractor who needs to make the decision whether or not Access NI checks are necessary.
For more information and advice on Access NI checks and your responsibilities as an employer, go online to
www.nidirect.gov.uk. Select ‘Crime, Justice and the Law’ and you will fi nd a link to Access NI. UCA is now a registered Access NI Umbrella Body for the pharmacy sector and UCA members can apply for Standard or Enhanced Access NI employee checks through UCA. If you would like to fi nd out more about Access NI checks for community pharmacy, contact the UCA.
Health Promotion
in your Pharmacy Opportunities exist on a monthly, even a weekly basis to link into a health campaign and run an event in the pharmacy or give a talk to a local group. You may also be invited to host a stand at your local school careers fair. UCA has everything you need to host a health-check event and we are developing our range of presentations and promotional materials to support you. Pharmacies can hire the UCA Health Promotion Kit and download presentations and posters from ShareSpace on
www.uca.org.uk. If you can’t fi nd what you are looking for, just ring the UCA offi ce and ask.
UCA Learning &
Development UCA has launched a number of new training courses to upskill and develop your pharmacy staff in Northern Ireland.
These new courses will sit alongside our new-look Pre-registration Training Programme, CPD @ UCA Local meetings, Emergency First Aid at Work and our Pharmacy Management & Leadership Programme. (New dates for 2017 have now been added.)
Your staff team is your biggest asset so UCA has developed these courses to help you provide your team with the skills and knowledge they need to help your business thrive.
Dealing with Diffi cult Situations will help you and your team to handle situations effectively, producing better results and reducing the risk of an incident escalating further.
Working in a Successful Team will help your team work better together
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and deliver better results, consistently.
Health & Safety Training will incorporate manual handling training and covers the main aspects required to ensure the health, safety and welfare of staff.
Business Skills for Pharmacy is a 2-day programme focussing on key business skills and their interrelationship. It is an ideal course for new Pharmacist/ Managers or potential Managers.
There are a small number of places available for our Emergency First Aid at Work courses – if the current venues don’t suit, contact UCA as more dates and venues are in the pipeline.
For more information on courses, dates and prices – see UCA’s Event Calendar on page 2 and book online at
www.uca.org.uk.
New-look UCA Pre-registration Training Programme
launched UCA Pre-registration Training Programme for 2016-17 got off to a great start with an induction event for students and tutors at Wellington Park Hotel on Tuesday 30th
UCA Member Fee: £295 + VAT. A small number of places are still available for both full year and 6-month students. For full details of the course and to book your place email:
info@uca.org.uk
2017 Pharmacy Management & Leadership Programme
NOW OPEN UCA’s bespoke management programme is aimed at existing pharmacist managers wishing to develop relevant business skills further. Trainers Paul Murray and Ashley Boreland of PCM Associates bring a wealth of skills and experience to help develop management and leadership skills relevant to community and primary care pharmacy. The tailored training is delivered in small groups allowing discussion on each topic.
August. Outlining the refreshed Advertise your vacancies, get a locum fast
Find hard-to-source medicines fast for your patients Download the UCA HR Pack, resources, fl yers, posters Download a presentation for your event
Health Promotion Kit Hire the full UCA Kit inc display boards and monitors for £50
Presentations on UCA ShareSpace Access NI UCA Local CPD Use UCA Umbrella Body for disclosure checks
Prescription Payment Ensure your payment is correct with UCA’s help Support
Local information network for the Pharmacy and Pharmacist
Upskill with UCA CPD events @ UCA Local Staff Development Train your staff on a UCA course – see Event Calendar
programme, experienced teacher/ practitioner Sharon McEvoy who developed the course, providing participants with more detail on what will be covered and what both the student and tutor can expect to achieve over the year. In addition to plotting a clear pathway through the portfolio to the registration exam, students will enjoy learning through role play and interactive sessions. A number of expert speakers will add their skills and experience to the programme on topics such as Smoking Cessation, Asthma and Diabetes, ensuring students have the practical knowledge and confi dence necessary to deliver good quality pharmacy services.
The UCA Pre-registration Training Programme 2016-17 promises a focussed and enjoyable course for students and offers the best option for high quality tuition and exam success. There will be two groups of students studying on different days and the fee includes lunch and printed materials.
“The ILM UCA leadership and management course provided an excellent and well-rounded overview of management skills and practices applicable to working in a community pharmacy. I found Paul and Ashley to be adept and engaging and they provided invaluable insights from their own varied careers in management. The course contained a mix of workshops and written assignments which helped me put these new concepts into practice.” Julie Anderson, Health Centre Pharmacy, Carrickfergus.
The 6-day programme runs over the course of a year allowing time for assignments to be completed and, the learning implemented in the pharmacy. Successful participants are awarded with Level 5 Institute of Leadership Management and can access a range of up-to-date, practical business management resources.
Dates for 2017 have been launched and we are now taking bookings:
6th February, 3rd June, 4th November, 4th April, 5th
September, 6th December
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