Pre-Registration Pharmacist Review

by GSK

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Embedded within the Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Team, working in a Process Technologist role providing first-line technical expertise in the manufacturing process of Sterile products. Tasks involving process development, management of product lifecycles, technology transfer, technical writing, root-cause analysis, technical risk assessments and much more. In addition to this, completion of my trainee pharmacist portfolio to meet the competency requirements as outlined by the GPhC to enable registration as a pharmacist in the UK.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes - developed my knowledge on the pharmaceutical industry and gained a better understanding of the role of different functions, mainly focussing on where pharmacists are embedded. In addition, compiled a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate development and ability (at a "Does" level of Miller's triangle) for learning outcomes and competencies outlined by the GPhC in four defined domains; "Person-centred care and collaboration," "Professional practice," "Leadership and management," and "Education and research." Also became confident and competent in technical skills such as document writing, ability to provide technical advice regarding the manufacturing process of the product I was involved in, and developed critical and analytical thinking skills through the likes of writing rationales and root-cause analyses.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes - large focus on accountability and ownership throughout. Good progression in terms of level of difficulty of tasks and projects to meet my level of knowledge as time progressed. Plenty of opportunity to be independent when completing tasks but also a sufficient level of support available if necessary.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Support and guidance was plenty throughout and very accessible. Team members, my line manager and designated supervisor were readily available and very supportive throughout my placement and very knowledgeable in their fields and gave clear and concise explanations where required. Routes of escalation were clear as well.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Company culture and atmosphere was good. Staff generally friendly and approachable and the work environment was great.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was a challenging but enjoyable placement. I learnt a lot about the role of pharmacists within the pharmaceutical industry and was able to develop my skills within a technical role while fulfilling the requirements to complete my pharmacist training year. The projects were very interesting and it was amazing to be able to work in a modern and innovative manufacturing environment and seeing novel methods for product development etc.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
  • Great place to work, go for it! You never know what you do and don't enjoy until you actually try it for yourself!


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Pharmaceutical

North East

July 2022


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