South Eastern Regional College (SERC) students from across Northern Ireland celebrated Pharmacy Technician Day at the College’s Holywood Campus recently.
The second-year students, completing the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in the Practice and Principles for Pharmacy Technicians and the Level 3 Apprenticeship NI in Pharmacy Services at SERC, accessed some NHS resources to explore the importance of different roles of pharmacy technicians in health and community settings.
Kerry Gilmore, Pharmacy Lecturer and Lead Internal Skills Verifier at SERC said, “Pharmacy Technician Day presents an opportunity to celebrate with our Pharmacy students, the importance of the practising Pharmacy Technician and the vital role they have within the pharmacy team.”
She added, “It’s a chance to raise awareness of this fantastic career path which people may not know about. Our students travel from across Northern Ireland to complete the required qualification here at SERC which will help them secure Pharmacy Technician positions in both hospital and community pharmacy settings for a fulfilling career.”
Above Celebrating Pharmacy Technician Day: (Front L-R) Olivia Cardwell (Belfast) Royal Victoria Hospital; Fionnuala Morrow, (Belfast RVH); Aoife McCrickard (Castlewellan) Groves Chemist, Dundrum; Daire McDonald (Belfast) Belfast City Hospital (BCH); Darin Hunter (Belfast) RVH; Leah Willis (Newtownards) Ulster Hospital; Aoife Darling (Belfast) BCH; Paul Gardiner (Londonderry) Altnagelvin Hospital; Caitlin Hogg (Belfast) Ulster Hospital; Orla McCormick (Belfast) Ulster Hospital; with (Back L-R) Kerry Gilmore, Pharmacy Lecturer, SERC; Helen Wilson, Lead Internal Verifier, SERC and Anthony McKenna (Glengormely) BCH; Ciaran McVarnock (Belfast) BCH; Rhys Calderwood (Belfast) BCH; Jordan Robinson (Belfast) Antrim Area Hospital; Chris McCann (Belfast) BCH; Conchur Fitzsimons (Glengormely) Mater Infirmary Hospital; Ruth Donaghy, (Londonderry) Altnagelvin Hospital; Hannah Carson (Ballymena) Antrim Area Hospital; Chloe Brown (Belfast) RVH; and Roisin Moss (Enniskillen) South West Area Hospital.
