Careers - Pharmacy MPharm
Our graduates
Pharmacy is a rewarding, well paid, secure career with opportunities to contribute to the health and well-being of the nation.
Pharmacists are experts in the discovery, development, manufacture and supply of medicines. In addition to making sure medicines are safe and helping patients get maximum benefit from them, pharmacists provide advice on staying healthy and dealing with minor ailments. Practicing pharmacists are an important part of the healthcare team that also comprises doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians and others.
Traditional work settings for pharmacists have been community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Exciting developments now include pharmacists working in GP practices, in A&E departments and in care homes to ensure medicines use across the healthcare system is safe and effective.
The vocational nature of the MPharm degree, combined with the permanent demand for qualified healthcare professionals both in Great Britain and abroad, means that there are exceptionally high graduate employment rates for MPharm graduates. The career and salary prospects are attractive, as are the opportunities for part-time work. Almost all pharmacy graduates undertake the one-year foundation training; the majority in community practice or hospitals, with the remainder employed in industry or pursuing postgraduate studies. Pharmacists are expected to continue learning and developing throughout their careers.