by Hannah Hemsley | Oct 13, 2025 | Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy
How Much Will I Earn in my First Five Years as a Pharmacist? You’re about to receive your GPhC PIN and step into the pharmacy world. But what does that world look like now? It’s no longer just about community or hospital work. The industry is evolving and opening...
by Hannah Hemsley | Oct 13, 2025 | Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy
Job Advert Myths That Could Be Costing You Candidates There’s a lot of noise out there about how to write the “perfect” job advert.But here’s the truth. Most of the advice floating around doesn’t cut it in a ‘real-world’ hiring environment, especially in...
by Hannah Hemsley | Oct 13, 2025 | Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy
Which Pharmacy Career Path is the Best Option Right Now? Here at Quad Recruitment, we recently ran a poll of pharmacy professionals asking: Which pharmacy career path do you believe is the best option currently? Respondents had four choices: Locum Work Permanent...
by Hannah Hemsley | Oct 13, 2025 | Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy
The Pharmacy Workforce Shortage: How to Stay Competitive in a Tough Market as an Employer If you’re finding it harder to hire pharmacists, dispensers, or pharmacy technicians right now, you’re not alone. Across the UK, pharmacies are under pressure. Demand for...
by Hannah Hemsley | Oct 13, 2025 | Community Pharmacy, Pharmacy
Looking for a Pharmacist Recruiter Near You? Here’s Why You’ve Found the Right One If you’re typing “pharmacist recruiter near me” into Google, or you’re trolling through LinkedIn searching for the next best pharmacists for your organisation,...
by Hannah Hemsley | Jul 24, 2025 | Employment, News
This is, in fact, my first blog, ever. However, at Quad we are a big believer in building our brand to its full potential, therefore I have decided (with a push from our director) to make the first healthcare blog just so everyone out there can so how far we have come...
by Hannah Hemsley | Jul 24, 2025 | Pharmacy, Uncategorized
Being at the mercy of the DBS.Now, I completely agree and 100% support the enhanced background checks on all members of staff that will either be working with, or in the same vicinity as a vulnerable child, any service user with Learning disabilities or any client...
by Hannah Hemsley | Jul 24, 2025 | Career counselling
So, you’ve got an interview. It’s with a company that you love the look of, you’ve done plenty of background research and know all about the company and the people that you are likely to meet. You feel good about what lies ahead.You go to the interview, you answer...
by Hannah Hemsley | Jul 24, 2025 | Pharmacy
First of all, there are no set locum pharmacist rates in the UK. This is due to anti-competition laws, which restrict locums from collectively setting a fixed minimum rate.According to an analysis conducted by Chemist+Druggist, the UK average hourly rate for a locum...
by Hannah Hemsley | Jul 24, 2025 | Pharmacy
Remember the days when IR35 was just a passing mention from your accountant? The landscape has shifted, with recent headlines and rule changes putting IR35 firmly in the spotlight. As a locum pharmacist, understanding the meaning of IR35 and its implications is...
