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Firdaus Mangera

Leicester

Summary

Independent Prescribing Pharmacist with over seven years of experience in delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care across community, clinical services, and online pharmacy settings. Proven ability in remote consultations and clinical assessments, consistently adhering to the latest guidelines and demonstrating exceptional clinical judgment and decision-making. Successfully contributed to a significant expansion of an online pharmacy, increasing monthly items from 2,000 to over 20,000 while reducing medication-related error rates through robust quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives. Adept at managing risk and safeguarding concerns within remote working environments, while fostering a strong culture of safety through leadership of patient safety programmes and the management of teams exceeding 70 staff. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and positive patient outcomes, leveraging strong communication abilities and proficiency in digital healthcare platforms and electronic patient record systems.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Clinical pharmacist

Boots
Leicester, Leicestershire
2019.11 - Current

Clinical Pharmacist:

  • Conduct comprehensive remote clinical consultations and assessments to determine appropriate prescribing for patients
  • Conduct clinical assessments and medication screenings to ensure prescribing decisions are appropriate and aligned with current clinical guidelines.
  • Provide consultations across a range of private online pharmacy services
  • Assess patient suitability for treatment through detailed history taking, risk assessment, and clinical screening processes.
  • Patient counselling and education to support safe and effective treatment plans.

Patient Safety & Operations Leadership:

  • Played a key role in scaling an online pharmacy operation from 2,000 items per month to over 20,000 items per month while maintaining strong patient safety standards.
  • Oversaw and supported a workforce of more than 70 employees. Identified trends in dispensing, near-miss, handout, and online dispatch errors and implemented targeted risk reduction strategies.
  • Led patient safety initiatives, audits, investigations, and quality improvement projects across the organisation.
  • Write and update existing SOP's inline with business growth and changes
  • Developed and delivered training programmes to strengthen staff competency and promote a positive safety culture.
  • Established continuous feedback mechanisms to improve performance and reduce operational risk.

Education & Training Support:

  • Tutor and mentor for trainees undertaking GPhC-accredited training programmes.
  • Supported learners in achieving competency standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Provided coaching, supervision, and ongoing development to ensure safe and effective pharmacy practice.

Pre-Registration pharmacist

Boots
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
2018.07 - 2019.07

Pharmacy dispenser

Boots
Leicester, Leicestershire
2015.03 - 2018.04

Education

Independent Prescriber - Pharmacy

Aston University
Birmingham
2022.03 - 2022.08

Mpharm - Pharmacy

Aston University
Birmingham
2014.09 - 2018.07

Skills

Clinical Skills:

Independent Prescribing, Clinical Risk Assessment, Medication Review, Clinical Screening, Remote Clinical Assessment, Autonomous Clinical Decision-Making Patient Safety & Governance:

Patient Safety & Clinical Governance:

Quality Improvement & Audit, Incident Investigation & Error Reduction, Safeguarding Adults and Children, Regulatory Compliance (GPhC Standards)

Leadership & Operations:

Leadership & Team Management, Online Pharmacy Operations, Staff Training & Development, Service Development & Process Improvement

Interpersonal & Communication:

Cross-Functional Healthcare Collaboration, Remote Consultation, Digital Healthcare Systems & IT Proficiency

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Independent Prescriber - Pharmacy

Aston University
2022.03 - 2022.08

Clinical pharmacist

Boots
2019.11 - Current

Pre-Registration pharmacist

Boots
2018.07 - 2019.07

Pharmacy dispenser

Boots
2015.03 - 2018.04

Mpharm - Pharmacy

Aston University
2014.09 - 2018.07
Firdaus Mangera