Training & Support
Focus on Individual Development, CPD & Life Long Learning
Here at Morrisons all staff are valued and encouraged to develop their talents so they become more effective at improving healthcare outcomes, developing our healthcare business and services offering, and improving the Pharmacy team output.
We have a CPD framework and reward system to recognise development which helps build our business, improve patient care, patient experience and services.
UK Pharmacy Practice Conversion Programme for EEA Pharmacists
Who is it for?
You will have previously practiced as a Pharmacist in an EU country and now be registered as practicing on the RPSGB Pharmacist register, but may have little or no experience of UK practice. The course is specifically for candidates who intend to move to the UK or have recently moved here.
Depending on your previous experience, you may be recruited as a Support Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager.
What is the programme?
It is designed to enable you to confidently and competently complete the Duty Pharmacist/Responsible Pharmacist role after eight weeks. Your training is usually carried out in the store you will practice in by a Tutor Pharmacist.
Key elements include:
- UK Healthcare structure
- NHS Chemist Contract structure
- How to complete the Duty Pharmacist Role and operational routines
- Delivering pharmacy services
- Counter prescribing
- Counselling on safe and effective medicine taking and healthy lifestyles
- CPD (Continuing Professional Development) process.
What will be expected of me?
- Complete specified reading/learning and specified set piece activities
- Collate an evidence portfolio to demonstrate activity completion
- Undergo and pass a formal competency test towards the end of the programme
- Develop language fluency (where this is necessary)
- Undergo continuous performance assessment with a weekly review by your tutor and receive/act on feedback throughout programme.
What happens after the programme?
Learn remaining aspects of the Pharmacist role specified in the Morrisons Job Brief. Thereafter, you would continue to develop within your role by setting up a Personal Development Plan, undertaking an agreed CPD to meet business and professional requirements, learn/refresh your knowledge and skills with regard to products and services and improve the depth and breadth of practice experience.
Morrisons Pharmacy Career Paths
One of the huge benefits of joining Morrisons is the potential to progress within the company as you improve your knowledge and skills and demonstrate your effectiveness as an individual and team performer.
Focusing on identifying and meeting customer needs is always at the heart of whatever role you are in. Some people prefer clinical advancement, whilst others prefer to develop their people and management skills. Whatever your role, demonstrating the efficient and effective use of resources, cost control and the ability to identify and realise business opportunities is vital.
Superior performance, the appropriate qualifications, renowned for bringing the best out of our people and living Morrisons values day-by-day, alongside the willingness to work in any location to gain valuable experience in a variety of settings increases the likelihood of career advancement.
We encourage promoting people from within and have many great examples of developing our own people.
With over one hundred pharmacies and growing there are a variety of different opportunities and routes for career advancement. The following career paths can be entered at any level.
The roles required to support professional sales and services delivery will adapt as the needs of our customers and local health economy change.
