Paul Scott-Harris
Clinical Pharmacist at South Downs Health and Care Ltd- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Mary Seacole Leadership Programme
NHSApr, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Practitioner
Green Light CampusApr, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Accredited Pre-registration Pharmacist Tutor
HEKSSAug, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Founding Member
Royal Pharmaceutical SocietyJul, 2009- Nov, 2024 -
Registered Pharmacist
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Experience
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South Downs Health and Care GP Federation
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Clinical Pharmacist
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Jul 2021 - Present
I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role. I provide leadership and quality improvement associated with medicines use to ensure patients experience high quality primary care. I undertake clinical medication reviews to proactively manage patients with complex polypharmacy, especially for older people and those with multiple co-morbidities. I provide support for medicines and chronic disease management on behalf of the GP practices/PCN and I spend a proportion of my time working in the Extended Access Service, offering telephone and face to face consultations.
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Upwork
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations Management, Change Management, Medical Writing, Editing and Proofreading
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Feb 2021 - Present
I have during my career as a professional pharmacy manager and leader, adopted, harnessed and developed many transferable skills and since working on the Upwork platform, have come to realise just how many skills I have to offer to both the healthcare and medical fields. I am working as a freelance pharmacist supporting clients with two subject categories. Primarily with medical writing which includes writing, editing and proofreading. I have worked on a number of projects including clinical procedures, operations manuals and healthcare content for websites. I have during my The second category concerns management consulting which includes change leadership and operations management. The last eight years of my professional career have been spent in a dynamic change management environment, contributing to the implementation of business transformation, including fundamental changes to business processes, business standardisation, design and implementation of procedures, team leadership and direction through coaching and motivation. With this, I have held a variety of customer service and operational roles within a clinical environment, and I am accustomed to working in a multidisciplinary teams.
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TMLEP
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United Kingdom
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Clinical Case Reviewer
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Aug 2018 - Present
I provide clinical input in medical negligence cases involving pharmacology and/or pharmacy practice. I form evidence based responses in a legal and medical format with a high attention to detail, factual insights as well as a good knowledge and understanding in allied healthcare professionals roles and responsibilities. The role requires a high degree of organisational and investigative skills and an analytical ability to identify issues and suggest improvements to practice. I provide clinical input in medical negligence cases involving pharmacology and/or pharmacy practice. I form evidence based responses in a legal and medical format with a high attention to detail, factual insights as well as a good knowledge and understanding in allied healthcare professionals roles and responsibilities. The role requires a high degree of organisational and investigative skills and an analytical ability to identify issues and suggest improvements to practice.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
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Canada
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmacy Assistant
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
I operated as a part-time pharmacy assistant while I took my PEBC entrance exam. Here, I undertook pharmacy assistant duties. My biggest impact was with customer service delivery and developing their balance scorecard in this area. Whilst it was an interim role, I have agreed with both the Pharmacy Manager and the owner, to volunteer whilst I complete my pharmacist registration here in Canada. I operated as a part-time pharmacy assistant while I took my PEBC entrance exam. Here, I undertook pharmacy assistant duties. My biggest impact was with customer service delivery and developing their balance scorecard in this area. Whilst it was an interim role, I have agreed with both the Pharmacy Manager and the owner, to volunteer whilst I complete my pharmacist registration here in Canada.
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Heart Pharmacy Group
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Canada
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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PEBC Pharmacist
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
I was hired as part of the future planning for the pharmacy business as the CEO and business development manager identified that I could bring a lot of skill and experience to their business and help guide them through a period of change and an improvement to procedures. I was to successfully register as a Canadian Pharmacist and Heart Pharmacy employed me to fulfil the pre-license requirements and for training. Unfortunately due to the COVID19 pandemic, the business could not support my training role and was laid off. Duties included, patient contact including home visits, prescription processing and dispensing and insurance adjudications. I managed a number of projects such as, increasing the uptake of home delivery supervised medicine consumption after a medication review is conducted. I led on the pharmacies COVID patient-contact service, ensuring patients had sufficient medications at home and supplying additional medicines to the patients should they be due. I made weekly reports to the CEO, including data on uptake and patient feedback. I was required to be analytical in my approach and identifying which patients to contact in a time-bound way ultimately leading to an improvement of operational functionality.Patient Contact including home visits.Prescription processing and dispensing.Insurance adjudications.OTC recommendations.
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McKesson UK
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United Kingdom
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pharmacy Manager
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Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
The business did not have a branch manager for a year before I was recruited. There were significant challenges including poor process flow, poor team performance, lack of morale and poor patient experience. I was tasked to turn the business around as well as make cost efficiencies. The prescription item count when I started was 10,000items/ month as the sole pharmacist. When I left the business the item count was up to 11,500items/month. I left the business as my family and I were immigrating to Canada. Duties included, community pharmacy manager and clinical lead for the branch. Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 10. Responsible for all KPI measures. Prescription item growth. I feel my biggest achievement in the branch was bringing about organisation, team understanding their roles and the part they play within the team along with implementing a new prescription filing system which took many weeks to roll-out as we were so busy and going through change.Community Pharmacy Manager and clinical lead for the branch.Information and clinical governance lead for the branch.Leading and developing the pharmacy business.Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 10.Responsible for all KPI measures.Prescription item growth.
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Paydens Pharmacy
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United Kingdom
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Pharmacy Manager
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Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
I moved to a new challenge managing a Paydens Pharmacy branch. The business did not have a pharmacy manager for nearly 18months before I was recruited and there were significant HR difficulties and required a strong problem-solving ability. I needed to train my team to deliver all pharmacy services and the upgrading of the pharmacy environment. We became a level2 healthy living pharmacy and delivered all enhanced services including NHS health checks, quit smoking and Champix PGD services as well as sexual health services. The prescription item count when I started was 5,000items/month as the sole pharmacist. When I left the business the item count was up to 6,400items/month. I conducted various interviews and produced many reports on behaviour, attitude and competence whilst in this role, with a large emphasis on performance management. I left the business due to a lack of HR support during the transformation programme. Duties included:Community Pharmacy Manager and clinical lead for the branch.Information and clinical governance lead for the branch.Leading and developing the pharmacy business.Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 9.Responsible for all KPI measures.Prescription item growth.
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Superintendent Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager
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Jan 2014 - Feb 2018
Asked to join the GP surgery by the Director, who was a GP. I took on the role knowing it would be challenging as there were no operating procedures or team members and I was the sole employee. In effect, it was a new business which I needed to grow from nothing which was an exciting prospect. As the Superintendent, I was accountable for all legal aspects of the business, the development of operating procedures as well as business development. We successfully won three awards of which one was national. We were also finalists in the C&D awards in three categories. The prescription item count when I started was 250items/month as the sole pharmacist. When I left the business the item count was up to 6,500items/month. I left the business as I wanted a new challenge. Duties included community pharmacy manager and clinical lead for the branch. Information and clinical governance lead for the branch. Clinical trials lead for the branch. Leading and developing the pharmacy business. Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 6 plus one regular locum pharmacist. Leading pre-registration pharmacist training and development. Responsible for all KPI measures. Prescription item growth. I bridged Pharmacy practice with GP office practice. I really developed the skills in policy and procedure writing here in this role as when I arrived, there were none in place. it was an exciting prospect, to write the policies from scratch, but also a daunting one as I needed to perform this solely. Community Pharmacy Manager and clinical lead for the branch.Information and clinical governance lead for the branch.Clinical trials lead for the branch.Leading and developing the pharmacy business.Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 6 plus one regular locum pharmacist.Leading pre-registration pharmacist training and development.Responsible for all KPI measures.Prescription item growth.I bridged Pharmacy practice with GP-office practice.www.facebook.com/buxtedpharmacy
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NIHR Clinical Research Network
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Community Pharmacist Lead
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May 2015 - Jul 2016
I was working part time (along with my main role as a practicing pharmacist at Buxted Pharmacy), with the NIHR to improve access to clinical trials in community pharmacy, to increase the rates of pharmacy uptake of clinical trials as well as support those pharmacies undertaking clinical trials through effective deployment, contract initiation, clinical governance and clinical compliance. I was selected to be the lead in Sussex, Kent and Surrey as I was the only pharmacist in the region performing clinical trials, delivering this important clinical service to my community and showcasing what community pharmacists are able and capable to do.I performed 5 clinical trials whilst working at Buxted Pharmacy ranging from clinical application of therapies in dermatology, allergic rhinitis with follow-up consultations, to operating surveys about the uptake of Mirena IUDs.
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Well Pharmacy
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmacy Manager
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2012 - Jan 2014
I joined Well Pharmacy at their Hove branch as this was my first role on returning to community pharmacy from working in private hospital pharmacy. I wanted a gentle return back into community pharmacy but my BDM quickly identified me as an experienced leader and moved me to their Peacehaven branch which was their busiest branch in South East England turning over an average of 18,500items per month.Community Pharmacy Manager and clinical lead for the branch.Information and clinical governance lead for the branch.Leading and developing the pharmacy business.Leading and developing the pharmacy team of 13 including a second part-time pharmacist.Responsible for all KPI measures.Prescription item growth.Regional support role to all Brighton branches and new branch managers.I was the LPC representative for Well, in Sussex.
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Spire Healthcare Group plc
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Pharmacy Manager
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2011 - 2012
Headhunted to role from Nuffield. Hospital Pharmacy, Gatwick Park Hospital.Chief Pharmacist/Head of Department in charge of meds management, meds supplies, prescribing, KPIs, policy development and implementation, 8 team members incl. NVQ3 and 4 other pharmacists. Change management role, to move to new ways of working. Leadership and development of new team. Headhunted to role from Nuffield. Hospital Pharmacy, Gatwick Park Hospital.Chief Pharmacist/Head of Department in charge of meds management, meds supplies, prescribing, KPIs, policy development and implementation, 8 team members incl. NVQ3 and 4 other pharmacists. Change management role, to move to new ways of working. Leadership and development of new team.
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Nuffield Health
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United Kingdom
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Clinical Pharmacist
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Apr 2010 - Jan 2011
Lead pharmacist at Haywards Heath. Second pharmacist at Tunbridge Wells, combined role. Responsible for ward rounds, stock duties, training and development. SOP development and implementations CD management. Reducing length of stay by pharmaceutical means. Lead pharmacist at Haywards Heath. Second pharmacist at Tunbridge Wells, combined role. Responsible for ward rounds, stock duties, training and development. SOP development and implementations CD management. Reducing length of stay by pharmaceutical means.
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Education
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2003 - 2008
University of Brighton
MPharm (Hons), Pharmacy -
2014 - 2014
University of Sussex
PG Fellowship, Dementia -
1997 - 2000
Kingston University
BSc (Hons), Applied Biology -
2018 - 2019
University of Bath
PGcert, Clinical Pharmacy Practice
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