Any questions

A great experience! SPP will provide you with practical experience of community pharmacy and an opportunity to put into practice some of your learning from university, as well as an introduction to recording your CPD.

It will also give you an insight into the community pharmacist’s role and how Boots supports patients and local communities and can support your future career with them.

Your Tutor will be confirmed on your first day with the company. However you’re encouraged to visit the store before your placement starts to meet the team.

We will endeavour to ensure that this does not happen, however circumstances mean that a Tutor may move store or change role during your placement. We shall ensure any change has minimum disruption to your placement. The entire healthcare team will play a big role in your experience and only if you spend time with a lot of different members of the team will you make the most of your experience.

During first few days you will receive an introduction to your tutor and store, attend a Welcome Day, along with all other students, which is held at a venue detailed within your invitation.

You will receive a Summer Placement Programme student file and support material appropriate to the year of your placement. These will be provided on the Welcome Day.

The programme is designed to provide you with on the job learning opportunities throughout the eight-week programme. Generally students can expect to have around 2 hours of training time each week; however this should be discussed and agreed with your tutor.

No. As a pharmacy student you are not required to complete the Healthcare Advisor programme, although your workbook has been designed to cover the aspects of healthcare you will most commonly encounter from your patients/customers and contribute to your CPD.

Yes. The two events are essential to the course and provide a real opportunity for you to network with colleagues, share experiences and to meet members of your area team.

Yes – calculations are essential to becoming a qualified Pharmacist, therefore we shall give you the opportunity to gain further experience in this key skill.

We don’t expect you to do additional study at home as part of the programme - anything you do at home is optional and may include your CPD cycles, e-Learning or researching your project.

Your assessment will be based on a combination of factors during the 8 week placement; these include your customer/patient interactions, teamwork with colleagues, willingness and flexibility to work in all areas of the store as well as your project, work book and calculations.

Yes, the programme has been specifically designed to provide you with the best learning experience. It is important to allow you the maximum time in store to interact with patients/customers and colleagues to fully understand community pharmacy and the key role you can play in this.

If you accept a place on the SPP you are committing to eight weeks working with Boots. You are entitled to paid holiday, of which 0.5 days will be taken on the Looking to the Future day. Your remaining holiday may be taken as follows:

1st & 2nd year students – anytime during your 8 week placement.
3rd year students – between weeks 6-8 of your placement.

Your store will be able to tell you which payroll they use:

- Nottingham payroll - you will be paid weekly, direct into your bank account.
- For current employees, you’ll continue to be paid monthly on the day you are normally paid.
- Feltham Payroll store – you will be paid monthly, directly into your bank account on the 28th of each month.

If you are an employee and are currently paid above the Summer Placement entry rate of pay, you’ll remain on your existing salary. No one will experience a decrease in pay by joining the programme.

This will depend on the trading times of your store or branch. However, we look for flexibility from all our Summer Placement students. Being part of the Healthcare team means fitting into their normal working patterns, so it is likely that you will need to work Saturdays and/or late nights.

As part of our Summer Placement Programme we look for flexibility from all our Summer Placements students, and being part of the store team means fitting into the current working patterns over week days and weekends.  Your SPP needs to be priority over these eight weeks and arrangements must be made to accommodate this in advance of you starting SPP 2012.

Your store and Tutor have been selected to offer you the best experience in working within a community pharmacy, therefore we’re unable to move students during their placement, this is to minimise disruption to you and your learning.

You’ll be required to wear business dress during your placement (shirt and tie or blouse with trousers or skirt).

LIST A – documents which provide unrestricted eligibility to work in the UK.

1. A passport showing that the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies having the right of abode in the United Kingdom.

2. A passport or national identity card showing that the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.

3. A residence permit, registration certificate or document certifying or indicating permanent residence issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

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4. A permanent residence card issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

5. A Biometric Immigration Document issued by the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder which indicates that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom, or has no time limit on their stay in the United Kingdom.

6. A passport or other travel document endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom, has the right of abode in the United Kingdom, or has no time limit on their stay in the United Kingdom.

7. An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it is allowed to stay indefinitely in the United Kingdom or has no time limit on their stay in the United Kingdom, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

8. A full birth certificate issued in the United Kingdom which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

9. A full adoption certificate issued in the United Kingdom which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s adoptive parents when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

10. A birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

11. An adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

12. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

LIST B – documents which provide eligibility to work in the UK for up to 12 months. Two or more of the below are needed.

1. A passport or travel document endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the type of work in question, provided that it does not require the issue of a work permit.

2. A Biometric Immigration Document issued by the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder which indicates that the person named in it can stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question.

3. A work permit or other approval to take employment issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency when produced in combination with either a passport or another travel document endorsed to show the holder is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question, or a letter issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder or the employer or prospective employer confirming the same.

4. A certificate of application issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to or for a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland stating that the holder is permitted to take employment which is less than 6 months old when produced in combination with evidence of verification by the Border and Immigration Agency Employer Checking Service.

5. A residence card or document issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

6. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency stating that the holder is permitted to take employment, when produced in combination with evidence of verification by the Border and Immigration Agency Employer Checking Service.

7. An Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the person named in it can stay in the United Kingdom, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

8. A letter issued by the Home Office or the Border and Immigration Agency to the holder or the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the person named in it can stay in the United Kingdom and is allowed to do the work in question when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance Number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.