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Arabee Suresh

South Woodford,London

Summary

Registered Clinical Pharmacist with over three years' experience in primary care, including two years as a PCN practice based pharmacist. Recent completed the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP), developing advanced skills in medication reviews, clinical assessments, case-based discussion and reflective practice a postgraduate level 7. Experienced in managing high risk medicines, delivering hypertension clinics and supporting clinically accurate and safe prescribing across general practice. Skilled in blood test interpretation, long term condition management, medicines reconciliation and quality improvement projects, with a strong focus on patient safety and delivering person centred care. Committed to continued professional development through study days and online webinars and service delivery quality improvement initiatives. Preparing to undertake the Independent prescribing qualification in Hypertension, an area of growing public health importance given the burden of uncontrolled bloods pressure and its contribution to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Appointed Pharmacist lead for Marutham, a community interest company empowering Tamil women in healthcare, academia and mentorship reflection a wider commitment to leadership and professional growth.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work history

Practice-Based PCN Pharmacist

Beechwood Surgery
Brentwood, Essex
11.2023 - Current

- Conduct structured and polypharmacy medication reviews for high risk populations , ensure safe, effective and person centred prescribing while reduce unnecessary polypharmacy.

- Optimise cost-effective prescribing through audit projects and evidence based decision making

- Safely manage high risk medicines (e.g. DMARDs, DOACs, ADHD meds) within shared care protocols

- Run hypertension clinics under clinical supervision, supporting diagnosis and pharmacological and lifestyle management of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Hypertension .

- Supervise prescription clerks to ensure safe repeat prescribing processes and minimise medicines waste

Locum Community Pharmacist

Self-Employed (Part-time Saturdays)
, UK
11.2023 - Current

Responsible Pharmacist/ Site Manager - ensuring safe supply of medicines though clinical accuracy and safety and patient counselling, whilst engaging in emergency contraceptive, community hypertension case-finding and Pharmacy First consultations

Foundation Pharmacist

Remedy Pharmacy + Elthorne Park Surgery
West London, London
07.2022 - 08.2023

My foundation training year was split between a community pharmacy and 3 GP surgeries ; 2 surgeries working remotely and 1 surgery in-person: Greenford Road MC, Greenford Avenue FHP and Elthorne Park Surgery respectively.

- Providing highest quality and patient-centred care to the community

- Managing a medicines compliance aid service involving over 70 patients, Influenza, COVID-19 vaccination clinics and community hypertension clinic.

- Management of repeat prescribing for all GP surgeries , generating blood forms as per drug monitoring guidelines and booking reviews as needed via SystmOne.

- Management of discharge summaries, hospital outpatient letters, patient and pharmacy-related prescription queries, directly leasing with other HCPs and patients.

- Finishing my foundation training year, I was actively involved in establishing a Community Pharmacy Consultation Service for the Remedy Pharmacy site, completing consultations and providing advice for Minor Ailments within my competency with training provided by CPPE.

Pharmacy Assistant

Paydens
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
06.2019 - 02.2022

- Dispensing medicines and providing over the counter care and advice to patient

- Shadowing and aiding the pharmacist in multitude of services such as Emergency Contraception, Flu vaccines and New Medicines Services.

Drawing up of COVID-19 Vaccinations

HERE
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
01.2020 - 01.2022

-Highly competent in the drawing up of all versions of Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

- Worked together with admin and vaccinator as well as coordinating sites independently to deliver care on multiple mobile vaccination sites. Reported and shadowed Clinical Lead Pharmacist to follow NHS and ELFH protocols for vaccination delivery.

- Utilised and communicated medication knowledge to identify vulnerable patient groups and advice potential side effects to patients.

Education

Masters of Pharmacy (MPharm) - Pharmacy

University of Brighton
Brighton
09/2017 - 06/2022

A-Levels - Maths, AS-Level Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry and EPQ

Forest School
London
09/2014 - 06/2018

Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway -

CPPE (Postgraduate Level 7)
UK
01/2024 - 06/2025

Skills

CPPE certificates:

- Summary Care Records in Community Pharmacy (2023)

- Care homes: supporting people, optimising medicines (2024)

- Consultation skills for pharmacy practice (2024)

- Dermatology - Introduction to managing common skin conditions (2025)

- GP Systems - SystmOne competent, PharmaOutcomes, MS Word and Excel

- Teamwork - Effective Communication and Leadership, Extensive experience in multi-disciplinary teams within Primary Care

- Sport - University American Football Player, Level 1 Badminton Coach

- Volunteering - BHF 2016 -2018 - Nominee for Volunteer of the Year 2016

Timeline

Practice-Based PCN Pharmacist

Beechwood Surgery
11.2023 - Current

Locum Community Pharmacist

Self-Employed (Part-time Saturdays)
11.2023 - Current

Foundation Pharmacist

Remedy Pharmacy + Elthorne Park Surgery
07.2022 - 08.2023

Drawing up of COVID-19 Vaccinations

HERE
01.2020 - 01.2022

Pharmacy Assistant

Paydens
06.2019 - 02.2022

Masters of Pharmacy (MPharm) - Pharmacy

University of Brighton
09/2017 - 06/2022

A-Levels - Maths, AS-Level Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry and EPQ

Forest School
09/2014 - 06/2018

Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway -

CPPE (Postgraduate Level 7)
01/2024 - 06/2025
Arabee Suresh