That’s what surprised me once I got into it. I was able to work in mental health. I was able to teach. I was able to expand on research, and other things which never came across when I first went into the role….I’ve got so much variety in my week that there’s never a boring week, never a boring day. I’m constantly learning
I'm indirectly helping our pharmacies to be able to help their communities, enabling them to help the whole of Kent and Medway. And that for me is, is so powerful. I love people and networking. I've had the opportunity to do so many different things in my role. I've been on the radio on TV and had conversations with MPs.
It's all about the patient and what they need or want. The patient comes first, no matter what scenario and you're there to help the patient get the most out of their medicine.
Ask yourself three main questions...Do you want to help people? Do you want to speak to patients, and do you want to have a variety of career options to pick from? If yes – choose pharmacy.
Pharmacy for me worked because it is about being caring and compassionate and valuing people…because they are my values…and I get to live them every day
Pharmacy is a really incredible career because it offers just so much diversity and variety in terms of the different areas you can work in, but also the opportunities to really develop as a person and a professional.
We can bridge between the doctor side of it and the patient side, and we can interact on a social care level as well.
