🌟 BOPA Advanced Pharmacist Study Day – Elevate Your Practice, Shape Your Career

Are you an oncology or haematology pharmacist with around five or more years of experience — whether Band 7 or Band 8 — and ready to take the next step in your professional development? The BOPA Advanced Pharmacist Study Day is designed exactly for you.

This focused, practical, and inspiring day explores what it truly means to work at an advanced level of practice, helping you understand your career options, strengthen your portfolio, and build confidence in the areas that matter most.

🎯 What the Study Day Is About

This isn’t an introductory course. It’s a space for established pharmacists to:

1. Reflect on their development
2. Understand advanced practice pathways
3. Learn from experts and peers who have been there

The day was originally created in response to the many questions pharmacists had about the Consultant Pharmacist pathway. But we recognised something important: 👉 Not everyone wants — or needs — to become a consultant pharmacist to work at an advanced level. So this study day now supports both routes, helping you identify the path that fits your goals.

📌 What You’ll Learn

1. Advanced vs Consultant Pharmacist Pathways

Led by Joseph Oakley (RPS) and Patsy Edwards, this session breaks down:

1. What “advanced practice” really means
2. How the Consultant Pharmacist pathway works
3. What evidence you need — and how to gather it
4. How to choose the route that aligns with your ambitions

2. Real‑World Insights from a Newly Credentialed Advanced Pharmacist

Hear directly from someone who has recently completed the Advanced Pharmacist pathway. They’ll share:

1. What worked well
2. What they wish they’d known earlier
3. How the process has shaped their career
4. Tips for building a strong, authentic portfolio

3. Research is consistently one of the most challenging pillars for candidates. That’s why Tiffany Chan (BOPA Research Committee) and Vanya Slavova-Boneva will run a session on Advancing practice in Geriatric Oncology: The Pharmacist’s role in clinical care, research, and education – delivered by Tiffany Chan and Vanya Slavova-Boneva

This session is always a highlight.

4. Non‑Medical Prescribing: Pathways & Practice

A practical, honest look at:

1. Routes into non‑medical prescribing
2. What NMP clinics look like in real practice
3. Challenges in setting up NMP clinics
4. How prescribing can expand your scope and autonomy

Delivered by pharmacists actively running NMP clinics.

5. Mental Health & Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals

A much‑loved session that focuses on you — the person behind the professional. This reflective and restorative session explores:

1. Practical strategies to support your mental health
2. Tools you can take home and use immediately
3. How to maintain wellbeing in a high‑pressure specialty
4. Ways to build resilience and protect your energy

It’s consistently praised for being grounding, compassionate, and deeply relevant to today’s workforce.

🌱 Why Attend?

You’ll leave with:

1. A clear understanding of advanced practice and consultant pathways
2. Practical tools to strengthen your portfolio
3. Renewed confidence in your professional development
4. A network of peers on the same journey

This day is ideal for pharmacists who are ready to grow, reflect, and shape the next stage of their career — whether or not consultant-level practice is your destination.

1. WHEN: Wednesday 11^th November 2026
2. WHERE:  Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 BE
3. COST: A non-refundable payment of £25.00. 
4. This event is sponsored by Lilly Pharmaceuticals and run by BOPA Education and Training Subcommittee

 

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