Work life

Discover ways to feel supported when at work and manage your work life better.

There’s a lot to think about when it comes to your work life. If you need support, you’ve come to the right place.

We have gathered a wide range of information and guidance to make you feel as comfortable and confident as possible in your working life. All the pages we think you might need are below.

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Career options for MPharm graduates

Are you looking for a role away from pharmacy? This page contains information for trainees who have failed the assessment three times, and graduates who do not want to train as pharmacists.

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Registering as a pharmacist

Are you ready to join the GPhC register as a pharmacist? We have lots of advice about registering for the first time and beginning to work as a pharmacist.

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Help for newly qualified pharmacists

Find out more about how to develop your career and confidence as a newly qualified pharmacist.

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Careers for pharmacists

Are you planning a career change? This page is for pharmacists who are looking for an alternative career, either within the pharmaceutical environment or in non-pharmacy-related work.

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Looking for work: job vacancy sites

Are you looking for a new job? This page contains a list of specialist pharmacist sites, locum sites and more general job sites.

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GPhC revalidation

Do you need to submit your revalidation records? This page offers guidance on the GPhC revalidation requirements, including peer discussions and reflective accounts.

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Returning to pharmacy practice

Are you thinking about returning to practice? This page covers return to practice courses, new and enhanced services and work shadowing.

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Locum pharmacy overview

This page contains guidance for those who are already working as a locum, and also for those who are thinking of becoming a locum pharmacist.

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Locums: recovering unpaid fees

Are you a locum looking to recover unpaid fees? These pages contain information that will help locums who are looking to claim back unpaid fees.

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GPhC registered pharmacists: a guide to working abroad

Are you thinking about working abroad? This page contains lots of useful information about what you will need to do, and includes a full list of all pharmaceutical regulators.

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Hear from a fellow pharmacist about working outside of the UK

Paul Scott-Harris is a Clinical Pharmacist with more than 10 years' experience in the profession. Here, he shares his experience and advice for those looking to practice abroad.

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EEA pharmacists preparing to work in Great Britain

Are you planning on working in Great Britain? This page is for pharmacists from the EEA, who have joined, or are preparing to join the GPhC register.

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Fitness to Practise: investigations and hearings

This page contains information about the processes surrounding a fitness to practise investigation and/or hearing. This includes information about what the potential outcomes may be. …

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Disability at work and university

This page looks at how to manage a mental or physical disability as a pharmacy student, trainee or pharmacist.

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Managing your wellbeing in the workplace

Working in a pharmacy setting can be stressful. This page provides useful guidance and advice on looking after your wellbeing in the workplace.

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Supporting colleagues through challenging times

On this page, we look at some common challenges your colleagues may face, and ways you can support them through these difficulties.

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Building positive workplace relationships

This page includes guidance and support on how to build positive relationships in the workplace, with a short self-study module to help you cement learnings. …

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Building assertiveness

This short self-study module covers the fundamentals of building assertiveness and is the first module of a two-part series.

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Building assertiveness, part two

This page includes tips to make yourself more assertive in the workplace and a self-study module which covers the fundamentals of building assertiveness. This is the second module in a two-part series.

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Bullying and harassment

Bullying and harassment have no place at work. This page provides information about how to spot bullying and harassment, and guidance on how to deal with them.

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Managing conflict: dealing with angry & abusive patients

This short video provides useful tips on how to deal with angry patients whilst at work.

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Time management

On this page you will find information on why having good time management is vital for wellbeing. With a self-study module to help you manage your time more effectively.

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Whistleblowing

Are you considering report an issue as a whistleblower? This page contains information about whistleblowing and the various organisations who can offer help to whistleblowers.

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Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

Hear from other pharmacists about their own journeys with workplace wellbeing culture.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

Please take time to listen to your team when they come to you

Experienced pharmacy leader, Shilpa, shares the skills that she has picked up throughout the years that help to ensure good wellbeing in the workplace.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

Focus on what people can do rather than what they can’t do

Anita Cawley, a retired pharmacist, shares how her Cerebral Palsy didn’t hold her back from having a successful career, and how workplaces can support colleagues with disabilities.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

The power of mutual support has been our guiding light

Amira is Guirguis is the MPharm Programme Director at Swansea University Medical School. In this story, she shares how her team has fostered a positive workplace wellbeing culture.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

Helping others feels good as it creates a sense of purpose

Read pharmacist and pharmacy lecturer Mok's story about how creative arts helps him with his mental wellbeing at work.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

My aim was to gain a better understanding of how organisational structure plays a part in wellbeing

Matthew Shaw - Director at CPPE -shares with us his journey to better understand and support feelings of loneliness and isolation across his team.

Transforming workplace wellbeing culture

Our Education Supervisors felt much more connected to their team

Ciara Richardson is an Education Supervisor at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). Last year, she and her colleague, Faiza Ali established a virtual cafe to reduce feelings of isolation and support wellbeing across the team. …