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Old 23rd, October 2007, 08:56 AM
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Default Re: Locum advice

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Originally Posted by johnep View Post
Start off by working in a large pharmacy with perhaps 2-3 pharmacists. You will be confined to checking at first probably and perhaps some counselling.

BTC have such pharmacies in city centres.

Otherwise contact a few of your local pharmacists and offer to work FOC for a couple of weeks. Lloyds also have a training scheme for overseas pharmacists which could be applicable to you.

good luck, I returned to community after 30 years in industry. It was a very steep learning curve but has meant a very comfortable retirement. Most weeks I try to work just a cople of days but its three days this week.

Patterns of trade vary over the country but saturdays usually quiet.

A 100 hour supermarket is often very quiet on the early morning or late shift.

Sunday rotas can be busy but frequently I dispense only one or two scripts.
johnep
Also get to know the tariff again, especially the Nurse Prescribing Minefield.
Welcome back, and good luck.
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