10 Your responsibilities on placement
- Be professional at all times
- Be mindful of how you present yourself to your co-workers and preceptor
- Arrive punctually every day
- Report any absence as early as is reasonably possible, to your preceptor and the School of Pharmacy. Enter your absence into InPlace following the instructions in the ‘How To’ section of this book.
- Adopt a positive mindset
- Be receptive to feedback and open to continually learning
- Think of obstacles as stepping stones to develop your own career
- If in doubt, ask questions
- Be FAR (Flexible, Adaptable and Resilient)
- Don’t be idle
- Some placements just don’t give you enough work to do – it’s easy to use this as an excuse to spend your time on social media instead of doing something
- Be proactive – you will be judged on your perceived lack of initiative
- Treat your placement like a job
- Nobody expects you to be perfect or to never make mistakes, but you should go to your placement with a driven mindset and a smile on your face
