Guidance for employers on the education and training requirements of pharmacy support staff
This guidance assists employers to implement the support staff education and training requirements. It also clarifies and explains key sections of the policy.
Guidance for employers on the education and training requirements of pharmacy support staff
Students working in support staff roles
As an employer, you need to carry out an assessment of the relevant knowledge, skills and experience of a student in a support staff role. This helps to identify any further learning or experience required by the student in relation to the role.
Download our learning needs assessment form which must be completed by a registered pharmacy professional.
We recommend that a trainees’ employer chooses a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to act as a designated educational supervisor. That person should have oversight of the trainee's training and should be a source of advice and guidance. The educational supervisor might have another role as well, such as being an assessor.
Pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians can have a variety of people actively involved in their training. These can include mentors, assessors, work colleagues and line managers.
Trainee pharmacists must train at a site which can provide them with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours that patients and the public expect from a fully qualified pharmacist.
Providing training at your site
If you would like to provide pharmacist foundation training at your site, contact the statutory education body (SEB) in your country.
The SEBs are responsible for overseeing and managing the national training schemes and you must agree to their terms of participation in order to participate.
See NHSE information on providing a training place in England
See NES information on providing a training place in Scotland
