Training to be a knowledgeable medicines counter assistant in the pharmacy. Providing good Customer service and meeting the needs of customers and patients
The course aims to give you a basic background to treating minor illnesses. It will teach you about symptoms of minor illnesses, and the active ingredients of the medicines that are available for sale without a prescription. There are MCQ exams at the end of this course which will need to be booked and taken before accreditation.
Welcome to your 'Medicines in Care Homes' training workbook.
This is your personal workbook that will be used alongside interactive training sessions run by your pharmacist. Your Care home has its own policy on the use of medicines. These sessions will provide you with an introduction to medicines and alongside the home's policy, will cover all aspects of their administration in the care home.
On completion of this course you will be able to understand the The TOPPS England induction standards.
There are five units in the Induction Standards:
Understanding the principles of care
Understanding the organisation and the role of the worker
Understand the experiences and the particular needs of the service user groups
Maintain safety at work
Understand the effects of the service setting on providing services
Each unit has a listing of the main areas that a new member of staff will need to understand and each main area has a set of outcomes that describes what they must be able to do. To help plan for further learning each outcome is linked to National Occupational Standards. National Occupational standards are used for a wide range of workforce management tasks and are the basis of National Vocational Qualifications.
On completion of this course you will be able to, Understand and apply the knowledge in the following areas:
NHS organization and Plan
Medicines act
Signing of Prescriptions
GSL, P and POM
Private prescriptions
Disease states relating to the GI tract
Cardiovascular system
Types of Insulin, contraceptive pills etc
Branded products and Parallel Imports PI's
Elastic Hosiery
Borderline substances
Previous experience required. The course is currently designed for overseas trained pharmacist, wanting to work as pharmacy technicians in the hospital or community.