fIVE mInUtES WIth... orfhlaith mcareavey


Tell us a little about yourself... I am 35 years old and live in belfast with my husband and three boys. I spend a lot of time at our local gaa club, either cheering on my eldest two from the sidelines or chasing after a toddler. We love the beach and spend as much time in Donegal over the summer as possible.


When did you qualify? I graduated in 2006 after completing my studies at liverpool John moores University. I qualified in 2007 having completed a thoroughly enjoyable year’s pre-reg training in cooper’s pharmacy in andersonstown under the tutelage of hugh mcgrath.


Career path to date? I have experience managing and working as a locum in a range of community pharmacies - one such pharmacy was maguire’s on the falls road owned by Dr terry maguire. It was here that I began to see the impact that clinically- focused services had on the local community. I was also practice pharmacist for a gp surgery in holywood for two years and was responsible for medication switches and reviews. I then moved to a more clinical role within the pharmaceutical industry as respiratory pharmacist carrying out asthma reviews in general practice and advising gps on evidence


based prescribing for patients. more recently, I have been working with the Uca on a new project - my official role is ‘medicines management Specialist pharmacist’. this year is set to be a very exciting one professionally and I hope to work with many more contractors out there.


In what sort of environment is your pharmacy located? as I am not attached to a pharmacy I can’t really answer this one but I do love doing the occasional locum in maguire’s and having a catch up with terry and his dispensers. It is a very exciting shop to work in as terry always has a new and innovative project on the go.


How do you think pharmacy has changed as a profession during the years that you have been practising? I feel that the last ten years have been a transition period for pharmacy - in some areas rapid growth and change such as the addition of independent prescribing rights and the increase in diverse practice settings for pharmacists. however in an era of rapid change in healthcare delivery, I don’t think the profession has been able to match this growth, partly due to the considerable ambiguity of our role outside the profession.


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Be part of it


The Ulster Chemists’ Association’s Pharmacy Management and Leadership Programme


Gain a Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management


BENEFITS TO YOU • Use core management techniques to drive better results • Develop your own ability to lead, motivate and inspire • Complete your annual CPD requirements • Provide you with strategic leadership, decision making and problem solving techniques


• Benchmark your own managerial skills • Raise your profile within your organisation • Become professionally accredited through the Institute of Leadership and Management


BENEFITS TO YOUR EMPLOYER/PHARMACY • Help to foster business improvement • Encourage strategic thinking for business development • Increase ability to resolve problems and issues • Benchmark your own organisational standards against others • Develop your staff team


The programme will cover the following six key areas during six one day training sessions:


• Leadership and management of staff and processes • Financial management throughout the year • Managing your environment and promoting change • Managing resources, governance within the pharmacy and designing SOP’s


• Managing information and evaluating business success • Developing services and managing customer relations


Support provided from the course facilitators Paul Murray and Ashley Boreland.


Uca’s natalie calder was the belle of the ball in June when she got married to nathan mulholland. following a dream honeymoon in Dubai & bali, natalie is now back at her desk supporting Uca members!


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For additional information, joining the programme and costs please contact Adrienne at UCA phone number:


02890 656576


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