Experience

NHS | Morris House Group Practice

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Clinical Pharmacist

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Within this role I work as the practice clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of GPs in general practice. I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. I take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. I provide primary support to general practice staff… Show more Within this role I work as the practice clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of GPs in general practice. I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. I take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. I provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Including supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice. I provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. I ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. I am a non- medical prescriber within my areas of practice. Further to this I also am a pre-registration pharmacy tutor and a pre-registration pharmacy technician educational supervisor. Show less Within this role I work as the practice clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of GPs in general practice. I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. I take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. I provide primary support to general practice staff… Show more Within this role I work as the practice clinical pharmacist, who acts within their professional boundaries, supporting and working alongside a team of GPs in general practice. I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role. I take responsibility for areas of chronic disease management within the practice and undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy. I provide primary support to general practice staff with regards to prescription and medication queries. Including supporting the repeat prescription system, dealing with acute prescription requests, and medicines reconciliation on transfer of care and systems for safer prescribing, providing expertise in clinical medicines advice while addressing both public and social care needs of patient in the GP practice. I provide clinical leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement and manage some aspects of the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services. I ensure that the practice integrates with community and hospital pharmacy to help utilise skill mix, improve patient outcomes, ensure better access to healthcare and help manage workload. The role is pivotal to improving the quality of care and operational efficiencies so requires motivation and passion to deliver excellent service within general practice. I am a non- medical prescriber within my areas of practice. Further to this I also am a pre-registration pharmacy tutor and a pre-registration pharmacy technician educational supervisor. Show less



Interface Clinical Services, an IQVIA business

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical Pharmacist

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

  ICS is an independent organisation that utilises pharmacists to provide clinical services including medicines management, chronic disease improvement programmes and primary care support services ranging from care pathway re-design to referral data interpretation. In every aspect of clinical service provision, ICS aim to offer the highest standards of care for NHS patients. ICS are recognised as an NHS Business Partner as endorsed via the Department of Health information governance… Show more ICS is an independent organisation that utilises pharmacists to provide clinical services including medicines management, chronic disease improvement programmes and primary care support services ranging from care pathway re-design to referral data interpretation. In every aspect of clinical service provision, ICS aim to offer the highest standards of care for NHS patients. ICS are recognised as an NHS Business Partner as endorsed via the Department of Health information governance toolkit hosted by NHS Digital. Show less ICS is an independent organisation that utilises pharmacists to provide clinical services including medicines management, chronic disease improvement programmes and primary care support services ranging from care pathway re-design to referral data interpretation. In every aspect of clinical service provision, ICS aim to offer the highest standards of care for NHS patients. ICS are recognised as an NHS Business Partner as endorsed via the Department of Health information governance… Show more ICS is an independent organisation that utilises pharmacists to provide clinical services including medicines management, chronic disease improvement programmes and primary care support services ranging from care pathway re-design to referral data interpretation. In every aspect of clinical service provision, ICS aim to offer the highest standards of care for NHS patients. ICS are recognised as an NHS Business Partner as endorsed via the Department of Health information governance toolkit hosted by NHS Digital. Show less



Self-employed pharmacist

• Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Locum Pharmacist

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2016

  Self-employed locum pharmacist, accredited to do various enhanced services such as MUR, NMS, OTC trimethoprim, pharmacy first etc. Working within both primary and secondary care. Self-employed locum pharmacist, accredited to do various enhanced services such as MUR, NMS, OTC trimethoprim, pharmacy first etc. Working within both primary and secondary care.



Nottingham University Hospital

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bank senior clinical pharmacist

  • Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Further to working at NUH for two and a half years, I returned to carry out bank shifts at the weekend where I cover medicine specialties. This includes; renal, cardiology, stroke and respiratory. The role is dispensary based and involves screening prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, legality and also ensuring that prescribing is in agreement with the trust’s guidelines and policies. Due to the diversity of the work and the time pressures, I need to be adaptive to different clinical… Show more Further to working at NUH for two and a half years, I returned to carry out bank shifts at the weekend where I cover medicine specialties. This includes; renal, cardiology, stroke and respiratory. The role is dispensary based and involves screening prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, legality and also ensuring that prescribing is in agreement with the trust’s guidelines and policies. Due to the diversity of the work and the time pressures, I need to be adaptive to different clinical areas and also efficient. Show less Further to working at NUH for two and a half years, I returned to carry out bank shifts at the weekend where I cover medicine specialties. This includes; renal, cardiology, stroke and respiratory. The role is dispensary based and involves screening prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, legality and also ensuring that prescribing is in agreement with the trust’s guidelines and policies. Due to the diversity of the work and the time pressures, I need to be adaptive to different clinical… Show more Further to working at NUH for two and a half years, I returned to carry out bank shifts at the weekend where I cover medicine specialties. This includes; renal, cardiology, stroke and respiratory. The role is dispensary based and involves screening prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, legality and also ensuring that prescribing is in agreement with the trust’s guidelines and policies. Due to the diversity of the work and the time pressures, I need to be adaptive to different clinical areas and also efficient. Show less



University of Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  Began in February 2015 a project titled "Understanding Bacterial Surface Sensing to Design Better Biomaterials" to work within the area of surface chemical analysis. This project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and contains the highest calibre of research. Additional roles and responsibilities include: LBSA post-doc outreach officer, Post-doc representative on the school of pharmacy researchers' forum. Began in February 2015 a project titled "Understanding Bacterial Surface Sensing to Design Better Biomaterials" to work within the area of surface chemical analysis. This project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and contains the highest calibre of research. Additional roles and responsibilities include: LBSA post-doc outreach officer, Post-doc representative on the school of pharmacy researchers' forum.



Nottingham University Hospital

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  During this position I spent 6 months as a specialist clinical pharmacist in Neurosciences and then a further 6 months in cancer (production and clinical).

• Resident Pharmacist

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Worked as a resident clinical pharmacist involved in various specialities and acting as the trust's on-call pharmacist.



University of Nottingham

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-graduate teaching assistant

  • Nov 2009 - Sep 2012

  Facilitating in the delivery of MPharm course in both practice based and scientific modules.

• PhD Student

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2012

  Working within the division of Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering. My research primarily concerns the generation of polymeric systems for specific bacterial capture using controlled radical polymerisation methods. My project has joint funding for GSK Consumer Healthcare (Weybridge) and BBSRC.



LloydsPharmacy

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Relief Pharmacy Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010