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Safeguarding Children for Non-Clinical Pharmacy Workers (Level 2)

UK Level 2 safeguarding children training for pharmacy support staff

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Safeguarding Children L2
Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Children
Harming Children
Safeguarding Lead
Vulnerable Child Groups
Warning Signs of Child Abuse
Signs of Physical Abuse
Emotional Abuse Signs
Signs of Child Sexual Abuse
Child Exploitation & Grooming
Child Neglect
Safeguarding Scenarios
Pharmacy Team Roles
Raising a Concern
Sharing & Recording
Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control
FGM, Forced Marriage & Honour
Trafficking & Modern Slavery
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High-Risk Safeguarding Scenarios

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These scenarios describe high-risk situations where signs may be brief and an incorrect response could increase harm. Use the same Level 2 principles throughout: notice, respond calmly, record accurately, and escalate via the appropriate route.

Scenario

You are working at the medicines counter at the start of the summer holidays. A 13-year-old girl comes in with an older female relative asking for strong pain relief and dressings.

The girl is walking stiffly, avoids sitting down, and looks close to tears. When you ask whether she wants to speak, the relative answers for her and says they have just returned from a family trip abroad. As they leave, the girl quietly asks, "Will it stop hurting soon?"

How should you respond?

Consider possible FGM and treat it as an urgent safeguarding concern.
Respond calmly and, if it is safe, offer the girl privacy without pressuring her to disclose more than she can.
Do not contact family members to check the story or attempt to verify events yourself.
Record exactly what you saw and heard, including travel details, reported pain, demeanour, and the girl's words.
Escalate immediately to the safeguarding lead and follow the local or emergency procedures required.

Scenario

You are on reception during the school holidays when a 16-year-old girl quietly asks whether a prescription is ready. An older female relative answers for her and says the family will be travelling abroad soon for an important wedding.

The girl looks distressed and says softly, "I don't want to go." When you ask if she is all right, the relative interrupts, calls her dramatic, and tells her to stop embarrassing the family.

What concerns and actions are appropriate?

Consider possible forced marriage or honour-based abuse rather than dismissing the situation as a private family disagreement.
Do not contact family members to check the story or attempt to mediate with them yourself.
If a safe opportunity arises, offer brief privacy without pushing the girl to disclose more than she can manage.
Record the travel plans, controlling behaviour, the girl's demeanour, and her exact words as accurately as possible.
Raise an urgent safeguarding concern with the safeguarding lead or via the local route, using emergency escalation if the risk seems immediate.

These examples show why high-risk concerns must be treated seriously even when evidence is fragmentary and the young person cannot speak freely.

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Key Points

Please take a moment to review these points, reflect on their significance and consider how they apply to your own experiences.

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Recognise that high-risk signs can be brief, subtle, or reported indirectly
Treat suspected FGM as an urgent safeguarding concern
Consider forced marriage or honour-based abuse when travel and controlling behaviour are present
Offer privacy if it is safe, but do not pressure the young person to disclose
Do not contact family members or try to verify the story yourself
Record exact words, demeanour, travel details, and observations accurately and factually
Escalate immediately to the safeguarding lead or follow local emergency procedures if risk is imminent

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Length: 150 minutes CPD (2.50 CE Credits)
Appropriate for: dispensers, medicines counter assistants, pharmacy receptionists, delivery drivers, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy support staff, pharmacy managers
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