Maria Gilbert

Clinical Pharmacy Workforce Lead

Maria is an experienced clinical pharmacist, working as an advanced practice pharmacist in an inner city GP practice in Leicester. She is also regional Vice President of the Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA), representing and providing support for pharmacists working in primary care. 

At the LLR Training Hub Maria is the Pharmacy Workforce Lead, engaging across the system to support and develop all areas of the pharmacy workforce. Working with partners from across the system she focuses on increasing the number of placements for students and trainees in primary care as well as promoting the role of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in primary care. She is passionate about ensuring placements are of a high quality and meet the requirements of the HEE Quality Framework, in turn encouraging the long term retention of trainees in LLR.