Clinical Services Pharmacist

• May 2022 - Present

- To contribute to improve health outcome in long term conditions as part of the practice team - To provide advice, guidance and knowledge on leading and improving safe and efficient repeat prescribing systems - Reviewing patients acute medicines requests Completing discharge and clinic letters - Undertaking the delivery of virtual or face to face long-term condition reviews: - Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients - Use computer searches to pro-actively identify patients who may benefit from attending LTC clinics - Make appropriate recommendations for ongoing treatment to patients and refer appropriately to the GP / other services where needed - Promote better use of medicines and improve the management of long-term conditions Show less

PCN Clinical Pharmacist

• Jun 2020 - Present

Duties include: *Consult with patients digitally & in clinics *Monitor prescribing using audits and other creative tools *Support QOF/IIF by keeping up to date in required therapeutic areas and ensuring the team are also up to date and competent. *Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals to develop and implement policies and procedures *Successfully conducted medication reviews for care home patients, to reduce hospital readmissions. *Risk stratification – identification of cohorts of patients at high risk of harm from medicines through pre-prepared practice computer searches. *Telephone medicines support *Management of medications at discharge from hospital – to reconcile medications upon discharge from hospitals, immediate care and into care homes including identifying and rectifying unexplained changes and working with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines they need post discharge. Set up and manage systems to ensure continuity of medication supplies to high risk groups of patients. *Medicines safety – Successfully implemented changes to medicines that resulted from MHRA drug safety alerts, ensuring patient safety. *Medicines quality improvement – undertake clinical audits of prescribing in areas directed by the GPs, feedback the results and implement changes in conjunction with the relevant practice team. *Successfully promoted the use of medicines and improved the management of long-term conditions for a population of 25,000 patients. Show less

Hourly Paid Lecturer

• Jan 2022 - Present

My key accountabilities and duties in this role are: • Design, deliver and lead on high quality teaching in clinical skills on the undergraduate programme. • Assessed students in a range of settings including exams, OSCEs and long cases, providing constructive feedback for improvement. • Created and delivered clinical skills teaching to 400 students across 4 years, ensuring up-to-date and excellent content. My key accountabilities and duties in this role are: • Design, deliver and lead on high quality teaching in clinical skills on the undergraduate programme. • Assessed students in a range of settings including exams, OSCEs and long cases, providing constructive feedback for improvement. • Created and delivered clinical skills teaching to 400 students across 4 years, ensuring up-to-date and excellent content.

Superintendent Pharmacist & CQC Registered Manager

• Jun 2020 - Mar 2022

Overall operational responsibility to ensure the safe, efficient and effective delivery of all aspects of the pharmacy & clinic services at Bliss. I developed new patient focused strategies to enforce a high quality and timely outpatient service. I lead on the development and implementation of business strategy and annual business plan alongside the team of directors. Delegated accountability for ordering and management of all medicines.

Pharmacist

• Jul 2018 - May 2020

Pharmacy Pre-Reg Private tutor

• Aug 2017 - Jan 2022

Tutored multiple pre-registration students for their GPhC examination. Proud that all my students have managed to pass their examination on first attempt. Tutored multiple pre-registration students for their GPhC examination. Proud that all my students have managed to pass their examination on first attempt.

Pharmacy Manager

• Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

Ultimately, it is my responsibility to ensure that my branch operates in an efficient and safe manner whilst also delivering high quality services. I particularly focus on clinical governance to safeguard high standards of care. I consistently review standards via methods such as audits, risk assessments and observations. Performance is also reviewed by focusing on clear KPI’s (PGDs, travel clinic, NMS, MURs, prescription figures, nominations). I have developed an increased ability to resolve conflict and lead a team through delegation and training. The efficacy of my managerial approach was reflected in my recent GPhC inspection. Show less

Locum Pharmacist

• Apr 2018 - Oct 2019

Pharmacist

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

Pre-Reg Support

• Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

• Working on a new project to help our Kingston university graduates with the GPhC examinations. • Started a new Facebook page to publish daily questions to aid their revision and also to start discussions in-between the students • Working on a new project to help our Kingston university graduates with the GPhC examinations. • Started a new Facebook page to publish daily questions to aid their revision and also to start discussions in-between the students

Pre-Registration Pharmacist

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

• Campaigned for the flu vaccination service and my campaign material was picked up by the company to use for the whole region. • Created a new process for claiming NHS Rx to maximise profitability of the business.

Dispensing Assistant

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

Research Assistant

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

• Worked on a project called "DOSE", a pharmacy game aimed at pharmacy students to help with the use of BNF in addition to improving their overall clinical knowledge. • Created focus groups, as well as writing questions for DOSE and analysing results. • Worked on a project called "DOSE", a pharmacy game aimed at pharmacy students to help with the use of BNF in addition to improving their overall clinical knowledge. • Created focus groups, as well as writing questions for DOSE and analysing results.

Medicine Counter Assistant/Dispensing Assistant

• Aug 2014 - Mar 2016

IT office work and systems’ maintenance

• May 2007 - Aug 2012