Jon Waterfield registered as a pharmacist in 1984 having completed his pharmacy degree at the University of Bradford. For the early part of his career he was a science teacher in secondary and further education, both abroad and in the UK. In 1993 he completed a pharmaceutical industry research project that resulted in an MSc degree in pharmacology. He has held various positions as a community pharmacist-manager and was national Pharmacy Training Manager for Lloyds Pharmacy for several years. In 2005 he joined the Leicester School of Pharmacy where he teaches clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice

Pharmacy education with a specific interest in the relationship between theory and practice How competence is interpreted and assessed within a vocational and educational setting Working with students as partners in educational research to develop situational learning The role and professional identity of the community pharmacist The pharmacist as a public health practitioner Medicines management within a care home environment