MPharm 2022

Same I struggled to get pharmacy based experience :frown:

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Hi, I just qualified as a pharmacist last Thursday and I work as a hospital pharmacist. I graduated from Nottingham in 2020. If anyone needs any help and info about pharmacy just message me on here or private message :smile:

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Original post by tcameron

Hi, I just qualified as a pharmacist last Thursday and I work as a hospital pharmacist. I graduated from Nottingham in 2020. If anyone needs any help and info about pharmacy just message me on here or private message :smile:

Thanks 😊 we appreciate it ! do you have any general tips for the application process ?

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@tcameron there’s a lot of negativity on this forum regarding pharmacy as a career. I haven’t let this put me off but do you think mpharm is a good career ?

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Original post by Student5cience

@tcameron there’s a lot of negativity on this forum regarding pharmacy as a career. I haven’t let this put me off but do you think mpharm is a good career ?

Hi, obviously I am at the start of my career now so I cannot comment much. There are pros and cons of working in healthcare in general. I would say pharmacy is a pretty stable career and as a hospital pharmacist in London/outskirts of London you can start on between 32-38k salary as a band 6 which is a very good starting salar
Generally work is always there as you can always locum or be bank staff if you do not have a permanent job (these don't always require an interview process either).
Finally qualifying is a looong process that is draining I can't lie (uni, pre reg, pre reg exam) but so far I am content. The learning never stops though so this can be a pro or con for some and the job can get quite repetative especially in community.
Honestly, do what you want to do and don't let people discourage you too much. No healthcare profession is perfect in any way

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Original post by Student5cience

Thanks 😊 we appreciate it ! do you have any general tips for the application process ?

I'd say try to understand the different sectors as much as you can. (Hospital, community, industry, GP)
Think about real life things that are affecting pharmacy profession atm. i.e. MHRA alerts, medicines recalls, NPSA alerts, Carter report of 2016 and how that can affect pharmacy practise in healthcare. So maybe look some of these things up.
Understand the role of the pharmacist within the health professional team as we do not work alone. Even if you are in community pharmacy, you communicate with technicians, assistants, doctors, mental health keyworkers a lot. Hospital based pharmacists work with pretty much every healthcare professional on a daily.
Get some experience in hospital and community if you can. Even just one day is enough

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@tcameron thanks 😊

Original post by tcameron

Hi, I just qualified as a pharmacist last Thursday and I work as a hospital pharmacist. I graduated from Nottingham in 2020. If anyone needs any help and info about pharmacy just message me on here or private message :smile:

Was it difficult to become a hospital pharmacist? And what made you decide to become a hospital pharmacist as opposed to a community pharmacist?

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Original post by Hannah4b6

Was it difficult to become a hospital pharmacist? And what made you decide to become a hospital pharmacist as opposed to a community pharmacist?

I think doing a hospital pre-reg helped as many hospital jobs want someone to have hospital experience. I would say applying for central london hospitals is the competitive. I haven’t really had much community experience apart from a few 2 week placements.
I chose hospital because I prefer a more clinical environment, the hours can be generally shorter and in hospital you can get more help as there are other more senior pharmacists and other HCPs.
The roles with hospital and community are very different and I’m just more used to hospital.

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