Developing your career

Our Return to practice course supports pharmacy professionals (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians):

• returning to community pharmacy practice following a career break
• wanting to change sector to community pharmacy
• returning to practice in England after work elsewhere in the UK or in other countries worldwide.

If you have been out of practice or off the register for more than a year and want to return to pharmacy practice to provide NHS services in England within the next six months, this course is for you. Read our customer testimonials.

This is a tutor-led online course delivered over 12 weeks with four full day and two shorter online workshops supplemented with our Canvas e-course platform. You will learn from a range of purpose designed online and printed materials. This includes presentations, scenarios and simulations, quizzes, and discussions.

The full day online workshops are the essential element of the course, and you must attend each day to progress. The Canvas course has flexible access, and you will use it to prepare for the online workshops and for future practice.

If you are not currently on the General Pharmaceutical Council register, you should also consider joining our Return to the register course. These courses are designed to complement each other and can be done in either order.

Read our frequently asked questions about returning to practice. There is a non-refundable booking fee of £100.00.

Course dates:

April to July 2025

Access starts: April 2025

Wednesday 23rd April, 7pm - 9pm: Online Welcome and introductions

Friday 16th May, 9am - 4pm: Revalidation and pharmacy contractual framework online workshop

Friday 23rd May, 9am - 4pm: Person-centred care online workshop

Friday 27th June, 9am - 4pm: Medicines optimisation online workshop

Friday 4th July, 9am - 4pm: Commissioned services and public health online workshop

September to November 2025

Access starts: September 2025

Wednesday 10th September, 7pm - 9pm: Online Welcome and introductions

Friday 3rd October, 9am - 4pm: Revalidation and pharmacy contractual framework online workshop

Friday 10th October, 9am - 4pm: Person-centred care online workshop

Friday 14th November, 9am - 4pm: Medicines optimisation online workshop

Friday 21st November, 9am - 4pm: Commissioned services and public health online workshop

An important element of the course is collaborative and shared learning. For this reason we ask participants to commit to the whole series. Please ensure you can fully attend each day.

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