Clinical Pharmacy Practice with Hospital Placement

If you are an overseas pharmacist who is currently practising in your respective country and want to enhance your clinical expertise and gain hands-on experience of pharmacy practice within the UK this course is suitable for you.

This degree offers a unique blend of knowledge and training with practical experience adapted for the most popular career pathways in the pharmacy profession. As part of the course you will have a work placement in a hospital setting such as the NHS in the UK. You will gain the scientific and clinical skills required for practising as a pharmacist and should be able to appreciate latest research and discoveries to inform future clinical pharmacy practice.

This course is not a replacement of OSPAP program for overseas pharmacist. Those who wish to register and practice as a pharmacist in UK should follow GPhC guidelines (https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/education/approved-providers-education-and-training/accredited-ospap-courses).

Placements: You will undertake a compulsory 60-credit professional pharmacy practice placement in a hospital pharmacy over the summer term that will provide an in-depth appreciation and hands-on experience of clinical pharmacy practice in England under the supervision of professionally qualified staff. Please note that this is NOT a paid placement.