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The majority of community pharmacists in the UK work in large, multiple retail chains or independent pharmacies of various sizes. The remainder are employed by small or medium-sized chain stores, GP surgeries or health centres.
Typical employers include supermarket chains and leading high-street pharmacies.
Some pharmacists set up their own business. The advantages of self-employment include professional independence and personal satisfaction. However, setting up a business is a costly process and it may take extra hours of work in the initial stages, and possibly many years before loans are paid off and a financial return is seen. The introduction of the 100 hour pharmacy has made it easier to open a new pharmacy; however as a new business it can be difficult to compete with established pharmacies and may also be difficult to recruit staff to work unsocial hours.
Search graduate jobs on this site.
Specialist recruitment agencies also handle vacancies. These include:
Locum agencies advertise in The Pharmaceutical Journal.
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