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Ms Sophie Croucher

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Medicine Health and Life Science

+44 (0) 1792 602177

s.l.croucher@swansea.ac.uk

About

Sophie qualified as a pharmacist in 2013 from Cardiff University and obtained a clinical diploma position within Swansea Bay University Health Board where she rotated around various specialities including medicine, surgery, oncology, neonatology and aseptic pharmacy.

Sophie has continued her career in hospital pharmacy, focusing on general medicine and pharmacy education and training.

She is also an independent prescribing pharmacist, specialising in the treatment of venous thromboembolism and is part of the VTE pharmacy team that has won several awards for their contribution to patient care within this specific area.

Sophie is a self-proclaimed accomplished baker and enjoys travelling and attending live music events.

Areas Of Expertise

Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy education
Hospital pharmacy – general medicine

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Pharmacy practice

Clinical pharmacy

Award Highlights

Taught Modules

PMP000 Foundations in Pharmacy

This module aims to develop student foundation knowledge in Pharmacy Practice. It aims to provide students with a working knowledge of legal, ethical, professional and clinical frameworks and requirements relevant to pharmacy. The module also develops students into pharmacy professionals who are able to apply knowledge to patient care.
PMP100 Pharmacist as a Professional I

This module provides you with an introduction to professionalism - an approach that is essential for good pharmacy practice. This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of ¿Pharmacy¿ as a profession and the ¿Pharmacist¿ as a professional and in particular focusses on professional values, fitness-to-practise and reflection on/in practice. This module enables you to appreciate the role of the pharmacist in professional practice, demonstrate attitudes, behaviours and skills-development of a future health professional preparing for safe and evidence-based practice focussed on the needs of the patient and society. Content will include placements, CPD (continuing professional development) and PDP (personal development plan). You will also develop basic pharmaceutical numeracy with a focus on patient safety.
PMP103 Practice of Pharmacy

This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy: This module introduces the varied roles of pharmacists and their place within healthcare systems and wider society. Students will be introduced to the concept of patient-centered care and health-related quality of life. This module focusses on important skills and competencies such as communication, pharmaceutical calculations, making differential diagnoses and respond to symptoms in the community. Social and behavioural aspects of pharmacy are also introduced, relating how these factors can impact on the health and wellbeing of a community. The concept of pharmacists as lifelong learners is considered with the use of reflective practice to inform future learning objectives and the continuation of professional development. Content will include pharmacy practice, pharmacy law and pharmaceutical ethics, and placements. The concept of integration is introduced incrementally in Year 1 through integrated case studies, which will link two or more of the modules. Due to the integrated, spiral nature of the curriculum, learning outcomes from this module will also be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Health, Disease and Patient (PMP-101) and Drugs and Medicines (PMP-102) modules. Likewise, learning outcomes primarily delivered within those modules may also be covered during this module to ensure that students' scientific knowledge related to and informs their clinical practice. Skills in professionalism will be reinforced and contextualised by learning delivered within the Pharmacist as a Professional (PMP-100) module.
PMP200 Pharmacist as a Professional II (PPII)

This module aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of ¿Pharmacy¿ as a profession and the ¿Pharmacist¿ as a professional: This module builds on the skills in professionalism and pharmaceutical numeracy gained from ¿Pharmacist as a Professional I¿ and aims to equip learners with the skills, attitudes and behaviours of a pharmacy professional. This module supports students to develop through continuing professional development and reflective practice as life-long learners. Assessment will be via a range of assignment including Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), CPD and Peer Discussions, and a calculations assessment.
PMP300 Pharmacist as a Professional III (PPIII)

This module builds on the professionalism skills gained from ¿Pharmacist as a Professional I & II¿ and aims to develop your knowledge in the areas of ¿Advanced Pharmacy¿ and the more advanced roles of the ¿Pharmacist¿ as a professional and to further your pharmaceutical numeracy skills. This module focusses on professional skills required by a pharmacist to run a business of pharmacy, manage a team of pharmacy professionals, conduct and lead research, develop social and behavioural skills including advanced communication skills required in complex situations such as in end-of-life care and in the area of substance misuse. Assessment will be through a range of assignments including CPD and Peer Discussions, and a calculations examination.
PMP301 Patient Centred Learning III (PCLIII)

PMP301 is the third of three Patient-Centred Learning (PCL) modules delivered in Years 2 and 3 of the MPharm Pharmacy (Hons) programme. This semester-long, 11 week-module, encompasses 6 vertically integrated study units (ISUs), Endocrinology, Nutrition, Cancer, Genitourinary, Vaccines, Injury and Trauma. The ISUs in PMP301 spirally integrate the 7 subject themes: pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, cellular & molecular biosciences, anatomy & physiology, pharmacology & therapeutics, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy practice. The module aims to enable students to apply their fundamental knowledge acquired from the Year 1 modules (PMP101, PMP102 and PMP103) along with the skills developed in PMP201 and PMP202, to the patient and people-centred professional scenarios explored in PMP301. The module aims to enable students to apply their knowledge from educational, psychological, pharmaceutical, and pharmacological theories to solving problems and making decisions in previously unseen patient-related scenarios. These scenarios will be of increasing complexity when compared to PCLI (PMP 201) and PCLII (PMP202). Student-learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice. It will cover both the emerging developments in precision/ personalised pharmacy and working with other healthcare professionals (interprofessional education) through multi-disciplinary teaching & learning. There will be extensive clinical exposure via simulated patients, patient or patient-representatives and SPEs. Thus, this module will encourage a progressive development of transferable skills, including recognition, responsible action, problem-solving, ethical and emotional intelligence, decision making and others.
PMP402 Preparation for Practice & Prescribing

In this module students focus on managing complex clinical settings taking into consideration digital elements, management, behavioural and psychological sciences in conjunction with advances in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical care. The module will continue to build on the foundational-science-based knowledge and clinical skills developed in Years 1 - 3. The module enables students to apply translational pharmacy (from bench-side to bedside). The module aims to encourage students to transfer knowledge from solving problems and making decisions into new previously unseen complex scenarios. This learning will be supported by robust contextualisation of science into pharmacy practice and working along other professionals including healthcare professionals through trans-disciplinary teaching and learning and extensive clinical exposure in practice and in the Pharmacy Skills Suite.

Career History

Clinical Diploma Pharmacist , Singleton Hospital

August 2013 - August 2015
Clinical Pharmacist – Medical Admissions, Singleton Hospital

August 2015 - August 2016
Lead Pharmacist – Acute Medicine / Education and Training , Singleton Hospital

August 2016 - January 2021
Lead Pharmacist – Acute Medicine & Education and Training, Singleton Hospital/Swansea University

January 2021 - Present

Ms Sophie Croucher

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Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Taught Modules

PMP000 Foundations in Pharmacy

PMP100 Pharmacist as a Professional I

PMP103 Practice of Pharmacy

PMP200 Pharmacist as a Professional II (PPII)

PMP300 Pharmacist as a Professional III (PPIII)

PMP301 Patient Centred Learning III (PCLIII)

PMP402 Preparation for Practice & Prescribing

Career History

Clinical Diploma Pharmacist , Singleton Hospital

Clinical Pharmacist – Medical Admissions, Singleton Hospital

Lead Pharmacist – Acute Medicine / Education and Training , Singleton Hospital

Lead Pharmacist – Acute Medicine & Education and Training, Singleton Hospital/Swansea University