086 Shirin Alwash
On today’s episode you are in for a treat as I get to introduce Shirin Alwash to the podcast! Shirin is a highly skilled pharmacist with experience in the NHS, community and commercial settings. She has a can do, will do, and won’t take no for an answer attitiude! She is currently responsible for the training and development of Foundation Year Training Pharmacists and qualified Pharmacists in the Paydens Pharmacy Group which spans across 115 Pharmacies in the South of England. Her determination to support the next generation of pharmacists to become successful professionals and advocate for their development shines throughout this episode and is one of the main reasons I wanted to have a conversation with her today.
Once we dive into our conversation, Shirin reflects on her career choices and her deep understanding of her strengths, her fears, and her passions. She has found the time to understand what she truly wants from her career and has taken the necessary steps to chase those dreams. It is evident from our conversation that she is courageous! She loves a new challenge, enjoys thinking outside the box, and is not afraid of failure.
Prior to her current role, she was the Regional Training Manager for Interface Clinical Services where she specialised in delivering clinical therapy training to Pharmacists working in Primary Care. Specialist Clinical Therapy areas included Respiratory, Diabetes and Osteoporosis. She has also spent a considerable amount of time working as a community pharmacist and managing community pharmacy teams in the early stages of her career. As a big advocate of what Pharmacists can achieve, she has also been acting as an Ambassador for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for the past 4 years.
If you are a third year undergraduate student or an Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme (OSPAP) student currently looking for a Foundation Year training programme, I would recommend contacting Shirin directly for further information as Paydens Pharmacy is currently recruiting for 2024! Her email address is shirin.alwash@paydens.com
Linkedin: @Shirin Alwash
Instagram: @shirin.alwash
Twitter: @salwash88 or @paydenspharmacy
Website: Payden’s Pharmacy Group
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