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Originally Posted by laurabuk  but anyone working in the dispensary needs to be started on a dispensing NVQ2 (or equivalent) within 3 months of starting work (or taking up the role). Much the same with counter staff "regularly involved with the sales of retail medicines".
I'm a pharmacy student and work Saturdays for a multiple. I started 17mths ago on Healthcare (only received the training in Jan) - I trained myself by reading all the packets and asking LOTS of questions!! I have also been working p/t in the dispensary (holiday cover) and am paid Trainee Dispenser pay but apparently as I am a Pharmacy student and therefore will be qualified by the end of the 2 years it takes to get the NVQ I don't need training. Am I covered? |
It's on RPSGB website that students on a degree course before starting employment are exempt from training requirements. So long as you started degree before you started job then yes you are ok. Otherwise you need to do some form of sale of medicines training. One of the supermarkets exploits this exemption a lot and covers all their evenings and weekends with pharmacy degree students.