Pharmacist CV: example and template

Example CV: pharmacist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

How to write a pharmacist CV

Professional summary

Start with your licence to practise and the type of pharmacy you work at. Add compounding, pharmaceutical care, medication reviews and vaccinations, because pharmacies increasingly look for pharmacists who run services for patients. If you deputise for the manager, say so in your summary.

Licensed pharmacist after a placement at a community pharmacy. I dispense prescriptions and e-prescriptions, compound medicines under supervision and advise patients on over-the-counter medicines. I am looking for work as a pharmacist at a pharmacy that trains in pharmaceutical care.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the type of pharmacy, the number of patients, compounding, pharmaceutical services and organisational tasks. Show responsibility, for example deputising for the manager, ordering and reimbursement settlements. Add vaccinations and medication reviews if you do them.

Skills worth listing

List dispensing, compounding, pharmaceutical care, vaccinations, reimbursement and the pharmacy system. In your soft skills show accuracy, clear explanations for patients and calm when the queue is long.

Licences and training

List your licence to practise as a pharmacist, vaccination training and pharmaceutical care courses. If you have a specialisation, for example in community pharmacy, list it above the courses.

Pharmacist CV after graduation

Describe your pharmacy placements and the tasks you do on your own, for example compounding or advising on over-the-counter medicines.

Write that you want to train in pharmaceutical care and vaccinations. Chain pharmacies often run programmes for young pharmacists.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A community pharmacy looks for dispensing and patient service, a hospital pharmacy for preparing medicines and working with wards, and a wholesaler or pharmaceutical company for knowledge of regulations and quality. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a pharmacist CV

• No licence to practise on the CV.
• Leaving out compounding and pharmaceutical services.
• No type of pharmacy or number of patients.
• A general "serving patients" with no details.
• No training or vaccination qualification.
• A CV longer than two pages.

Questions and answers

What should a pharmacist put on a CV?

Your licence to practise, the type of pharmacy, dispensing, compounding, pharmaceutical care, vaccinations, reimbursement, training and languages.

Can a pharmacist vaccinate at a pharmacy?

Yes, after the right training. If you have it, list it under your qualifications.

How do you describe pharmaceutical care on a CV?

Give consultations, medication reviews and the group of patients, for example people taking many medicines.

Should you include your licence number?

It is enough to say you hold the licence. You will give the number when you are hired.

See also

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