What are the benefits of membership?

• A quarterly newsletter, covering reviews of study days and weekends, reports from National Officers of meetings attended and issues currently affecting technicians, e.g. NVQ.
• An invitation to the annual study weekend usually at a reduced rate.
• Information on pay increases and changes to conditions of service is sent to all members as and when it happens via the Unison affiliation agreement.
• Opportunity to network with other technicians, so you feel part of a group, less isolated and find out what it is really like working elsewhere - which is useful when moving jobs!
• Opportunity to build networks of technicians working in a similar area, e.g. education and training, purchasing, DI, IT.
• Access to advice on educational issues via the Education Officer.
• Access to advice on professional issues via the National Officers and the branch.
• An opportunity to air your views on topical issues via the newsletter/branch and bring to the attention of National Officers areas that APT should act upon.
• Opportunity to become a Branch Officer.
• Opportunity to become a National Officer.
• Boost membership numbers - a collective voice is louder than the individual.
• You can find out more about the work of a pharmacy technician here at the NHS Careers site.

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