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Uca portfolio of training courses to upskill and develop your pharmacy staff in Northern Ireland has new dates:


Pharmacy management & leadership Programme is a 6-day course for pharmacist or non-pharmacist managers wishing to advance their skills and knowledge. Ilm level 5 certificate awarded. Venue: Strand house, holywood Road, Belfast. 2017 dates: 6th february, 3rd april, 5th june, 4th September, 6th November, 4th december


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. (Ilm level 3) Venues/dates: Strand house, holywood Road, Belfast – Part 1: 7th march; Part 2: 25th april (9.30am- 4.30pm)


dealing with difficult Situations is an evening course to help you and your team handle situations effectively, producing better results and reducing the risk of an incident escalating further. Venues/dates: Belfast, 10th january 7.00- 9.30pm; cookstown, 13th march 7.00-9.30pm


working in a Successful team is a 2-part evening programme which will help your team work better together and deliver better results, consistently. Venues/dates: Belfast – Part 1: 31st january; Part 2: 28th february (7.00- 9.30pm)


health & Safety training will incorporate manual handling training and covers the main aspects required to ensure the health, safety and welfare of staff all in 1 day. Venues/dates: Belfast 9th November; Enniskillen 20th february; coleraine 10th may (9.30am-1.00pm)


Emergency first aid at work is a 1 day course covering all the essential skills and knowledge required to be a first aider at work. Includes defibrillator training. Venues/dates: Belfast 24th january; londonderry 27th february; cookstown 20th march (9.30am-4.30pm)


for more information on course fees and to book – see Uca’s Event calendar on www.uca.org.uk


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The Ulster Chemists’ Association’s Pharmacy Management and Leadership Programme


Gain a Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management


BENEFITS TO YOU • Use core management techniques to drive better results • Develop your own ability to lead, motivate and inspire • Complete your annual CPD requirements • Provide you with strategic leadership, decision making and problem solving techniques


• Benchmark your own managerial skills • Raise your profile within your organisation • Become professionally accredited through the Institute of Leadership and Management


BENEFITS TO YOUR EMPLOYER/PHARMACY • Help to foster business improvement • Encourage strategic thinking for business development • Increase ability to resolve problems and issues • Benchmark your own organisational standards against others • Develop your staff team


The programme will cover the following six key areas during six one day training sessions:


• Leadership and management of staff and processes • Financial management throughout the year • Managing your environment and promoting change • Managing resources, governance within the pharmacy and designing SOP’s


• Managing information and evaluating business success • Developing services and managing customer relations


Support provided from the course facilitators Paul Murray and Ashley Boreland.


For additional information, joining the programme and costs please contact Adrienne at UCA phone number:


02890 656576


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