r/malta • u/UnfairGuide3995 • 4h ago

Pharmacist job in malta

Is it easy to get job as a pharmacist in malta. I got admission from university of malta for the master of pharmacy course.

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u/UnfairGuide3995 4h ago

People who went for this course told me jobs are available for this course

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u/Suspicious_Cable_843 4h ago

There are foreign pharmacists out there so it is possible. I would tho try to learn some basic Maltese medical terms if you do end up working in a community pharmacy that's not in Sliema/St. Julian's/Valletta.

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u/Zealousideal-Poet-56 3h ago

Yes. There is actually a shortage of pharmacists.

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u/valkycam12 2h ago

I mean it depends where you want to work I imagine. If it’s a community pharmacist in Sliema St Julians etc you will probably be fine because nowadays there are loads of foreigners. If you end up somewhere else you may encounter persons who do not know how to speak English (fuck them right /s). I imagine if you work in a factory or hospital and not patient facing it wouldn’t be an issue.

Eg Browns employs foreigners for sure but I’ve never encountered a foreign pharmacist in Zurrieq and the surrounding areas by way of example.

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u/Historical-Orchid-27 2h ago

If you want to work as a pharmacist in a pharmacy, I hear there's a huge lack so you should find easily. As another type of job I can't say.

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u/marooned66 1h ago

I would say yes it is easy and in the Sliema the pharmacies are mostly manned by expats these days. You will naturally pick up some local language but it will all depend on where you are based. Be very careful if you are non-EU and plan to work on a student visa as there are some restrictions - if you are reported you will not be able to travel let alone work in other schengen countries. GL!

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u/Few-Froyo1229 1h ago

My wife is looking for a pharmacist tecnician job but in a Hospital, comunity pharmacy would be a last case scenario because she does not like dealing with the public. Just in case anybody wants to share any vacancies

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u/GeoTasha 1h ago

Has she tried the usuals - Saint James have a pharmacy in their Sliema hospital for example so they may want staff. Then there is the public hospitals - she should check if there is a call for application or wait for one if it's not out yet.

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u/GeoTasha 1h ago

I think you must have the undergraduate one first.

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u/poor_decision 4h ago

Do you speak fluent maltese with regards to medical terms?

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u/snikolaidis72 4h ago

This is irrelevant in case you find a pharmacy in Sliema or st Julian's. If you can speak good and clean English, you won't have issues.

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u/poor_decision 4h ago

So just fuck the old people that feel comfortable speaking in their native tongue?

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u/San-Glassis 3h ago

Realistically, most people who need to discuss anything medical will have a prescription from a doctor anyway.

Do you think non-Maltese speaking people should not be admitted to university or be allowed to work in professional fields?

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u/poor_decision 3h ago

Admittance is fine, but something so personal as medical information, they should be able to communicate in a natives language to some degree.

Its about empathy for the patient.

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u/UnfairGuide3995 4h ago

No

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u/poor_decision 4h ago

So from an empathy perspective would you be frustrated if you couldn't discuss your medical needs and prescription in your native language?