CPPE Pharmacy technician impact groups are a series of small group sessions for pharmacy technicians who would like to develop their skills and confidence further. They are designed to complement CPPE’s Pharmacy technician development programme: preparing for the future e-course.
The fully funded series of CPPE Pharmacy technician impact groups are open to any pharmacy technician delivering or supporting the delivery of NHS services in England in any area of practice. Employer’s support is essential for attendance at the learning sets and for workplace development.
Aim
The aim of the CPPE Pharmacy technician impact groups is to support your professional development, build your confidence and develop your leadership skills. They will enhance your ability to undertake a professional approach to your practice and become lifelong learners. They also aim to provide a network of support with other pharmacy technicians in practice.
Format
There will be six small group online Zoom sessions, each lasting for four and a half hours over a 12-month period. CPPE tutors will facilitate the sessions, comprising of up to eight pharmacy technicians. You will require to commit to attending all six sessions with your allocated group.
Each session will be based on the following topics:
You will need to complete specified elements of CPPE's Pharmacy technician development programme: preparing for the future e-course before each session and bring along examples from your practice to enable you to put your learning into practice and network with fellow participants.
Any pharmacy technician working in England from any area of practice who provides, or supports others to provide, NHS services.
Suggested prior learning includes the CPPE's Pharmacy technician development programme: preparing for the future e-course.
Participants must have the support of their employer to attend the impact group sessions and have an identified and agreed on appropriate workplace mentor.
There is a choice of impact group session dates, so you can choose a group that works around your other commitments. You will need to attend all six sessions with your online tutor and fellow participants to complete the programme.
The impact groups are designed to maximise networking and sharing best practices with pharmacy technicians in other workplaces. For this reason, please choose a different group from your colleagues.
Pharmacy technician impact groups have six online sessions, delivered over 12 months, each supported by a CPPE tutor. To successfully complete the course, you will need to attend all six sessions and complete specified elements of CPPE’s Pharmacy technician development programme: preparing for the future e-course.
Each group session starts at 9.30am and finishes at 2.30pm. There will be a 30-minute break.
We are running two pharmacy technician impact groups per term starting in the summer term 2025. Groups are now open for booking. You can choose to apply to one of the following groups:
Group 16
CPPE facilitator: Sarah Deeming
Group 17
CPPE Facilitator: Carrie Ackerman
Group 18
CPPE Facilitator: Kerry Proctor
Group 19
CPPE Facilitator: Hannah Twigg
A key part of the impact groups will be building your network. You can achieve this by attending the online sessions and contributing to the discussions. You will also join a discussion forum to network and share best practice with others on the cohort.
Pharmacy technicians participating in the CPPE Pharmacy technician impact groups are encouraged to find a mentor. This can be a trusted senior colleague in their organisation who can act as a sounding board and provide support and guidance to further develop their role.
You will be provided with a journal that includes the pre-workshop activities and space to record your learning journey throughout the impact groups. You can download the journal from your my bookings page in the My CPPE section of the CPPE website.
Click here to apply for the upcoming dates.
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