Jyoti Parmar
Ilford,Essex
Summary
- Registered Pharmacist (2059828) offering 22 years of experience ensuring accurate review, processing and dispensing of medications.
- Skilled in collaborating with team members and maintaining impeccable focus on safety, accuracy and confidentiality.
- Committed to building strong relationships with patients and healthcare providers to ensure optimal treatment plans.
I am quick to learn and extremely adaptable. I enjoy developing my clinical knowledge. I am able to lead, manage and motivate team members. I am a diligent problem-solver with resourceful approach to challenges and organized style.
I like to take on challenging new roles harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving.I am driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work history
Locum Community Pharmacist
2022.04 - Current
- Delivered safe and effective dispensing of prescriptions in line with General Pharmaceutical Council standards.
- Performed final accuracy checks, ensuring legal, clinical, and ethical compliance.
- Managed high-volume dispensing environments while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.
- Adapted quickly to different pharmacy systems (e.g. PMR systems like ProScript, Pharmacy Manager).
- Built rapport rapidly with pharmacy teams and patients across varied settings.
- Maintained continuity of care during staff shortages and peak demand periods.
- Demonstrated flexibility across multiple locations and working environments.
- Ensured SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) were followed consistently.
- Supported training and mentoring of staff.
- Delivered NHS services such as: New Medicine Service (NMS),Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS).
- Promoted healthy living advice (smoking cessation, weight management, minor ailments).
Pharmacist
Boots
Barking, Barking and Dagenham
2013.06 - 2022.03
- Dispensing and clinically checking prescriptions,ensuring accurate endorsing,checking DDS boxes and driving patient empowerment by educating them on their medications.
- Ensure maximum profitability is achieved by both NHS and pharmacy by collaborating with surgeries when changes can be made to prescription habits.
- Educate patients on optimal dosage, methods of administration and drug compatibility prior to dispensing medications.
- Supply non-prescription medicines, diagnostic and therapeutic aids, providing advice to customers on effective usage.
- Encourage patient empowerment by driving new medicine service.Achieved an 97% increase year on year on NMS sign ups and 92% on NMS completions.
- Follow protocols set by the company to high standards.
- We were the show store for the 'my perfect pharmacy' scheme set by the company due to our high performance.
- Ensure safe supply of emergency contraception.
- Ensure SOPs are adopted by all team members and test their understanding to ensure pharmacy standards are meeting GPHC standards.
- Ensure model day is being followed to have a smooth safe running of the pharmacy.
- Engage with the team to drive services such as NMS,MUR,DMS and CPCS which support patient adherence and encourage pharmacy-GP communication.
- Coach the team on POM -P switches or any new services such as lateral flow tests distribution.
Relief Pharmacist
Boots
Stratford, Newham
2007.12 - 2013.06
- Facilitated smooth pharmacy operations by managing various day to day activities in different stores.
- Established strong positive relations with team members and new communities.
- Trained and mentored pre-registration pharmacists,accuracy checking technicians,pharmacy technicians and healthcare advisors in various stores during the shifts.
- Driving services and ensuring my personal target driven attitude is implemented into the stores.
- Stayed up to date on pharmacy regulations, treatments, and developments continuously improving professionally.
- Liaised closely with GPs and other healthcare providers, ensuring seamless patient care coordination.
- Undertook regular continuing professional development activities to maintain high professional standards.
Lead Pharmacist
Boots
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
2005.09 - 2007.12
- Store pharmacist in a community pharmacy,carried out all day to day pharmacy operations,driven services and ensured consistent and exceptional patient interactions.
- Trained and mentored various healthcare staff and pharmacy students.
- Screened and checked DDS and MDU in a care home unit working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Engaged with teams and carried out services like MURs,weight loss programme,smoking cessation,minor ailment scheme,clamydia screening and cholesterol testing.
- Carried out audits in a structured ,well organised manner and communicate the results to the team effectively.
- Briefed the team regularly on patient safety reviews.
- Collaborated effectively with healthcare professionals for cohesive patient care approach.
- Responded promptly and professionally to medical queries from both patients and medical professionals alike.
Lead Pharmacist
Mistry's Chemist
London
2004.12 - 2005.03
- Facilitated smooth pharmacy operations by managing various day to day activities.
- Maintained effective inventory level and assisted with inventory review.
- Ensured SOPs are adopted by all team members.
- Trained and mentored the healthcare staff.
- Contributed to positive treatment outcomes, providing high-quality medication advice and patient counselling.
- Dispensed and clinically checked prescriptions in compliance with legal, ethical and professional standards of pharmacy practice.
- Developed strong relationships with patients through excellent customer service skills.
- Regularly updated clinical knowledge through attendance at conferences and seminars, staying ahead in the field.
Education
BPharm -
University of Pune
IndiaOSP -
University of Sunderland
Sunderland, SNDDPharm -
Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Pharmacy
IndiaSkills
- NMS, DMS, CPCS, Malaria prevention service and MUR trained
- Drug interaction assessment
- Smoking cessation support
- Personalised care approach
- Medication compatibility checks
- Prescription management and driving services
- Patient counselling and education
Timeline
Locum Community Pharmacist
2022.04 - Current
Pharmacist
Boots
2013.06 - 2022.03
Relief Pharmacist
Boots
2007.12 - 2013.06
Lead Pharmacist
Boots
2005.09 - 2007.12
Lead Pharmacist
Mistry's Chemist
2004.12 - 2005.03
BPharm -
University of Pune
OSP -
University of Sunderland
DPharm -
Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Pharmacy