Common use of Competencies and Training Clause in Contracts

Competencies and Training. We Are With You training events will be held regularly (at least annually) and the content will be available to all of the pharmacy team, even if they are not currently involved in provision of the Service. Training for pharmacy staff will include appropriate related topics including basic drugs awareness, referral, health promotion, the harm minimisation approach to treatment, feedback on learning from incidents, developments, and national guidance. Attendance at the first session on initiation of accreditation and service provision and then at least one session per year is compulsory for the Accountable Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) accredited to oversee the Service in each participating pharmacy. It is also a requirement for the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) at each pharmacy to have completed in the last two years or go on to complete the latest CPPE Distance Learning Package on “Substance Use and Misuse” within 6 months of commencing service provision. Pharmacists must incorporate this to complete a CPPE Declaration of Competence (DoC) for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed medicines and ensure it is reviewed regularly. It is the responsibility of the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) of the participating pharmacy to ensure their staff have been provided with appropriate training, this will include health and safety, an overall understanding of the Service, relevant SOPs and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. In the event of changes to the accountable, accredited pharmacist or technician then We Are With You will be informed within 6 weeks of the situation. A new accountable pharmacist/technician will be allowed 3 months to complete the required CPPE training/DoC to take over as the replacement pharmacist. The accredited/lead pharmacist must work at least three days a week in the pharmacy. Where locums or part time pharmacists predominantly operate a pharmacy, the area manager pharmacist or equivalent must nominate a lead technician/manager to act as a contact in this store. This must be communicated to We Are With You promptly. The Responsible Pharmacist on duty at any time will retain professional responsibility and liability for the Service. In line with this, the pharmacy employing locums must ensure the locums employed are suitably trained as described to operate a supervised consumption service. Locums must be encouraged to attend the training events put on by We Are With You. The lead pharmacist/registered technician must ensure all their staff are fully trained on the supervised consumption scheme and relevant SOPs, health and safety and other associated aspects. Where PharmOutcomes or similar is used it is imperative that communication section is regularly checked on there and actions requested implemented. This is because it may be employed to send critical alerts and updates. Failure to do this could jeopardise payment.

Competencies and Training. We Are With You Lifeline training events will be held regularly (at least annually) and the content will be available to all of the pharmacists and pharmacy teamstaff, even if they are not currently involved in provision of the Serviceservice. Training for pharmacists and pharmacy staff will include health and safety plus appropriate related topics including basic drugs awareness, referral, health promotion, the harm minimisation approach to treatment, feedback on learning from incidents, developments, local issues / developments and national guidance. Attendance at the first session on initiation of accreditation and service provision and then at least one session per year is compulsory for the Accountable Pharmacist(s) and/or / Pharmacy Manager / Dispensing Technician(s) accredited to oversee the Service service in each participating pharmacy. It is also a requirement for the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or and / or Pharmacy Technician(s) at each pharmacy to have completed in the last two years or go on to complete the latest CPPE Distance Learning Package on “Substance Use Misuse and Misuse” OR have previously completed “Opiate treatment: Supporting pharmacists for improved “ within 6 months of commencing service provision. Pharmacists must incorporate this to complete Lifeline should be furnished with a copy of the certificate of completion and the CPPE Declaration of Of Competence (DoC) for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed medicines providing the Needle and ensure it is reviewed regularlySyringe Programme NSP. It is the responsibility of the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or / Pharmacy Manger / Dispensing Technician(s) of the participating pharmacy to ensure all their staff including locums involved in the provision of the service have relevant knowledge and are appropriately trained in the operation of the service. This will be demonstrated through continuing professional development and personal development plans. This will be monitored as part of Contract and Performance Management by Lifeline. The staff must also have been provided with appropriate health and safety training, this will include health and safetyincluding the safe handling of injecting equipment, an overall understanding of the Service, relevant SOPs service and its harm reduction ethos and the importance of maintaining confidentialityconfidentiality by the Pharmacy Contractor. In the event of changes to the accountable, accredited pharmacist or technician then We Are With You will be informed within 6 weeks The area of the situationpharmacy used for the provision should provide a sufficient level of privacy and safety for the service user, public and staff. A new accountable pharmacistconsultation area/technician will be allowed 3 months to complete the required CPPE training/DoC to take over as the replacement pharmacist. The accredited/lead pharmacist must work at least three days private room is not essential; however if used a week in the pharmacy. Where locums or part time pharmacists predominantly operate a pharmacy, the area manager pharmacist or equivalent must nominate a lead technician/manager to act as a contact in this store. This risk assessment must be communicated to We Are With You promptly. The Responsible Pharmacist on duty at any time will retain professional responsibility and liability for the Service. In line with this, the pharmacy employing locums must ensure the locums employed are suitably trained as described to operate a supervised consumption service. Locums must be encouraged to attend the training events put on by We Are With You. The lead pharmacist/registered technician must ensure all their staff are fully trained on the supervised consumption scheme and relevant SOPs, health and safety and other associated aspects. Where PharmOutcomes or similar is used it is imperative that communication section is regularly checked on there and actions requested implemented. This is because it may be employed to send critical alerts and updates. Failure to do this could jeopardise paymentundertaken.

Competencies and Training. We Are With You Addaction training events will be held regularly (at least annually) and the content will be available to all of the pharmacy team, even if they are not currently involved in provision of the Service. Training for pharmacy staff will include appropriate related topics including basic drugs awareness, referral, health promotion, the harm minimisation approach to treatment, feedback on learning from incidents, developments, and national guidance. Attendance at the first session on initiation of accreditation and service provision and then at least one session per year is compulsory for the Accountable Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) accredited to oversee the Service in each participating pharmacy. It is also a requirement for the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) at each pharmacy to have completed in the last two years or go on to complete the latest CPPE Distance Learning Package on “Substance Use and Misuse” within 6 months of commencing service provision. Pharmacists must incorporate this to complete a CPPE Declaration of Competence (DoC) for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed medicines and ensure it is reviewed regularly. It is the responsibility of the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) of the participating pharmacy to ensure their staff have been provided with appropriate training, this will include health and safety, an overall understanding of the Service, relevant SOPs and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. In the event of changes to the accountable, accredited pharmacist or technician then We Are With You Addaction will be informed within 6 weeks of the situation. A new accountable pharmacist/technician will be allowed 3 months to complete the required CPPE training/DoC to take over as the replacement pharmacist. The accredited/lead pharmacist must work at least three days a week in the pharmacy. Where locums or part time pharmacists predominantly operate a pharmacy, the area manager pharmacist or equivalent must nominate a lead technician/manager to act as a contact in this store. This must be communicated to We Are With You Addaction promptly. The Responsible Pharmacist on duty at any time will retain professional responsibility and liability for the Service. In line with this, the pharmacy employing locums must ensure the locums employed are suitably trained as described to operate a supervised consumption service. Locums must be encouraged to attend the training events put on by We Are With YouAddaction. The lead pharmacist/registered technician must ensure all their staff are fully trained on the supervised consumption scheme and relevant SOPs, health and safety and other associated aspects. Where PharmOutcomes or similar is used it is imperative that communication section is regularly checked on there and actions requested implemented. This is because it may be employed to send critical alerts and updates. Failure to do this could jeopardise payment.

Competencies and Training. We Are With You training events Each pharmacist needs to have a lead pharmacist who will oversee the effective delivery of the service. Nothing contained within this agreement is intended to remove the inherent professional obligations or accountabilities pertaining to dispensing pharmacy practices. All pharmacists and registered technicians involved in providing this service must fully adhere to their relevant professional code of conduct. It is the personal responsibility of each professional to practice only within the bounds of their competence. The lead pharmacist has overall responsibility for ensuring the service is delivered in accordance with this service specification. The service provider has a responsibility to ensure that all staff providing the service do so strictly in accordance with the service specification. Representatives of pharmacy will be held regularly (at least annually) required to attend the training sessions as cited in 4:9 and the content this attendance will be available to recognised towards achieving competence for the delivery for this service. In line with Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) guidance the Council requires all of the pharmacy team, even if they are not currently involved in pharmacists supervising provision of the Service. Training for pharmacy staff will include appropriate related topics including basic drugs awareness, referral, health promotion, the harm minimisation approach to treatment, feedback on learning from incidents, developments, and national guidance. Attendance at the first session on initiation of accreditation and service provision and then at least one session per year is compulsory for the Accountable Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) accredited to oversee the Service in each participating pharmacy. It is also a requirement for the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) at each pharmacy to have completed in a self-declaration of competency. This approach involves self-declaration of competency by pharmacy professionals with a framework to self-assess their competence. This concept aligns to the last two years or go on model for the Department of Health’s New Medicine Service (NMS) self-assessment which pharmacy professionals are already familiar with and adopts some of the key recommendations from the previous successful approach to complete harmonisation of accreditation for service delivery. The Provider is responsible and accountable for ensuring that each person who delivers the latest service from the pharmacy is competent to do so. The pharmacist must satisfy the requirements of the CPPE Distance Learning Package on “Substance Use and Misuse” within 6 months of commencing service provision. Pharmacists must incorporate this to complete a CPPE Declaration Self-declaration of Competence (DoC) for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed medicines Medicines for Substance Misusers (Opioids)”, complete a self- assessment of core competences and ensure it is reviewed regularlydeclare their personal competence in their CPPE records. It is the responsibility of the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or Pharmacy Technician(s) of the participating pharmacy Individual pharmacists providing this service must enable CPPE viewer and data sharing with PharmOutcomes within their own CPPE profile allowing Warrington Borough Council to ensure their staff have been provided with appropriate training, this will include health up to date declarations. The DoC must be completed at least every 2 years and safety, an overall understanding a grace period of the Service, relevant SOPs and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. In the event of changes to the accountable, accredited pharmacist or technician then We Are With You will be informed within 6 weeks of the situation. A new accountable pharmacist/technician 3 months will be allowed 3 months to renew this. Should the lead pharmacist within a pharmacy cease to work at that location, a new pharmacist must ensure they complete the required CPPE training/training and DoC process within 3 months of this date. Pharmacists are responsible for reassessing their competence to take over as the replacement pharmacistdeliver this service every two years. Pharmacists are required to complete a new self-declaration of competence. The accredited/lead pharmacy will ensure that if any pharmacy has locum cover, that the locum pharmacist must work at least three days a week in clearly understands the pharmacy. Where locums or part time pharmacists predominantly operate a pharmacy, practices within the area manager pharmacist or equivalent must nominate a lead technician/manager to act as a contact in this store. This must be communicated to We Are With You promptly. The Responsible Pharmacist Warrington footprint on duty at any time will retain professional responsibility and liability for the Service. In line with this, the pharmacy employing locums must ensure the locums employed are suitably trained as described to operate a supervised consumption service. Locums must be encouraged to attend specifically around the training events put on by We Are With You. The lead pharmacist/registered technician must ensure all their staff are fully trained on the supervised consumption scheme information provided in paragraph 3 and relevant SOPs, health and safety and other associated aspects. Where PharmOutcomes or similar is used it is imperative that communication section is regularly checked on there and actions requested implemented. This is because it may be employed to send critical alerts and updates. Failure to do this could jeopardise paymentits bullet points.

Competencies and Training. We Are With You Lifeline training events will be held regularly (at least annually) and the content will be available to all of the pharmacists and pharmacy teamstaff, even if they are not currently involved in provision of the Serviceservice. Training for pharmacists and pharmacy staff will include health and safety plus appropriate related topics including basic drugs awareness, referral, health promotion, the harm minimisation approach to treatment, feedback on learning from incidents, developments, local issues / developments and national guidance. Attendance at the first session on initiation of accreditation and service provision and then at least one session per year is compulsory for the Accountable Pharmacist(s) and/or and / or Pharmacy Technician(s) accredited to oversee the Service service in each participating pharmacy. It is also a requirement for the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or and / or Pharmacy Technician(s) at each pharmacy to have completed in the last two years or go on to complete the latest CPPE Distance Learning Package on “Substance Use and Misuse” OR have previously completed “Opiate treatment :Supporting Pharmacists for Improved Patient Care” within 6 months of commencing service provision. Pharmacists must incorporate this to should also complete a CPPE Declaration of Competence (DoC) for Supervised Consumption of Prescribed medicines and ensure it is reviewed regularlymedicines. Lifeline should be furnished with a copy of this DOC on completion. It is the responsibility of the accredited Pharmacist(s) and/or and / or Pharmacy Technician(s) of the participating pharmacy to ensure their staff have been provided with appropriate training, this will include health and safety, an overall understanding of the Serviceservice, relevant SOPs and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. In the event of changes to the accountable, accredited accredited/lead pharmacist or technician then We Are With You Lifeline will be informed within 6 weeks of the situation. A new accountable pharmacist/technician pharmacist will be allowed 3 months to complete the required CPPE training/training/ DoC to take over as the replacement pharmacist. The accredited/lead pharmacist must work at least three days a week in the pharmacy. Where locums or part time pharmacists predominantly operate a pharmacy, the area manager pharmacist or equivalent must nominate a lead technician/manager dispenser to act as a contact in this store. This must should be communicated to We Are With You promptlyLifeline. The Responsible Pharmacist on duty at any time will retain professional responsibility and liability for the Servicescheme. In line with this, the pharmacy employing locums must ensure the locums employed are suitably trained as described to operate a supervised consumption service. Locums must should be encouraged to attend the training events put on by We Are With YouLifeline. The lead pharmacist/registered technician pharmacist must ensure all their staff are fully trained on the supervised consumption scheme and relevant SOPs, health and safety and other associated aspects. Where PharmOutcomes or similar is used it is imperative that communication section is regularly checked on there and actions requested implemented. This is because it may be employed to send critical alerts and updates. Failure to do this could jeopardise payment.