113 Ravi Sharma: A winding journey of self discovery

<p>In this episode of the podcast, I have a wonderful conversation with Ravi Sharma about his diverse and winding career journey in pharmacy. Ravi starts the episode by sharing a story about how he struggled to find work after graduating to a pivotal moment when he met a Doctor at a conference who gave him the opportunity to work in a GP surgery for a month to scope out pharmacy roles. His incredible and inspiring journey unwinds from here as he steps outside of his comfort zone, masters the art of adapting to new environments, and demonstrating incredible leadership along the way.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Highlights from the episode include:</p> <ul> <li><p>Learning how to conduct an analysis of GP surgeries, identifying problems and potential pharmacy solutions, and proposing to integrate pharmacist specific roles within GP practices</p> </li> <li><p>Why Ravi was drawn to community pharmacy and seeing the impact pharmacists can have </p> </li> <li><p>His experience going through hi pre-registration placement year and the challenges when the pharmacy chain he was working for went into liquidation</p> </li> <li><p>Recruiting newly qualified pharmacists into GP surgeries and setting up pharmacy placements with University College London (UCL)</p> </li> <li><p>His role as National Clinical Lead for Pharmacy at NHS England and advancing pharmacists in primary care </p> </li> <li><p>Becoming Director for England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in his late 20s and overcoming imposter syndrome</p> </li> <li><p>Recently moving into a Head of Pharmacy hospital role and bringing his primary care insights </p> </li> <li><p>The importance of believing in yourself and your skills/values when transitioning between roles </p> </li> </ul> <p>Wherever you are in your pharmacy journey, there is something special for you in this episode. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! </p> <p>I also wanted to give a shoutout to my incredibly talented, generous, and all round AMAZING husband for his fabulous videography pr