Pavindeep Sihota
Birmingham,West Midlands
Summary
A recently qualified pharmacist with experience in hospital, GP, and community settings, including managing discharge workflows, GP medication reviews, and optimising medication supply processes. Skilled in vaccinating, team leadership, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care. Seeking to build experience in community pharmacy by developing expertise in Pharmacy First schemes, supporting public health initiatives, managing minor ailments, and fostering long-term patient relationships through regular interactions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Support Pharmacist
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands
09.2024 - Current
- Handle discharge prescriptions for A&E, AMU, ambulatory care, renal, and GU clinics, ensuring timely supply to patients.
- Lead the dispensary team by monitoring workflow, coordinating staff coverage during breaks or unexpected absences, and reprioritising tasks when work volume spikes.
- Perform daily controlled drug (CD) requisitions by monitoring robot stock levels and ordering appropriately.
- Coordinate patient medication deliveries and promptly respond to email queries from various departments.
- Verify and chase ward CD forms for discharge prescriptions, ensuring all legal requirements are met.
- Communicate with wards to confirm patient discharge plans and arrange timely delivery of medications.
- Follow up on antibiotics or steroids to prevent treatment delays, especially when patients move wards or are discharged early.
- Screen enoxaparin/DOAC doses by checking eGFR or weight, ensuring safe and appropriate prescribing.
- Counsel patients on medication regimens, clarifying DOAC dosing and confirming follow-up scans for DVT when necessary.
- Kept up-to-date with latest pharmacy best practices, maintaining professional competency.
- Advised doctors and nurses on appropriate drug dosage, ensuring optimal therapeutic effect whilst avoiding adverse reactions.
- Monitored pharmacy inventory, promptly reordering low-stock supplies to prevent stock-outs.
- Managed work of technicians preparing and dispensing prescribed medication.
Pre-Registration pharmacist
Masters Pharmacy/Rood End Medical Centre
Birmingham, West Midlands
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Conducted clinical audits to assess the safe prescribing of medications, ensuring adherence to best practices and identifying areas for improvement.
- Performed medication reviews in the GP setting, evaluating patients' medication regimens to optimise therapy and ensure safe and effective use of medications.
- Completed vaccination training courses and administered travel vaccinations.
- Performed new patient health checks, including mental health assessments for carers and refugees, to evaluate overall health status and address specific healthcare needs.
- Carried out comprehensive asthma reviews within GP clinic setting, including patient counselling and medication optimisation, to improve asthma management and control.
- Conducted QRISK assessments within GP clinic setting to evaluate patients' risk of cardiovascular events, and collaborated with prescribers to prescribe statins as needed for effective risk management.
- Carried out blood pressure checks and reviews within clinic setting providing patient education on hypertension management and adjusting treatment plans as needed.
- Performed diabetic foot assessments within the GP setting after completing training courses.
- Received prescriptions and checked against medical histories, safeguarding patient health and safety.
- Provided Pharmacy First consultations, including UTI assessment, including throat examination for strep throat, and using clinical knowledge to diagnose skin conditions such as shingles and impetigo.
- Ordered and purchased pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies and drugs.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders, maintaining stock of medications and supplies for expected demand.
- Educated patients on optimal dosage, methods of administration and drug compatibility prior to dispensing medications.
- Applied clinical knowledge to diagnose and manage over-the-counter conditions, providing appropriate treatment recommendations and patient education.
- Informed patients of best methods for managing chronic conditions and most appropriate ways for taking prescriptions.
- Advised patients on drug incompatibility and contraindications, minimising likelihood of ill effects.
Pharmacy dispensing and counter assistant
Noor Pharmacy, Karis Medical Centre
Birmingham
08.2022 - 09.2022
- Selected, labelled and dispensed prescriptions accurately, in line with standard operating procedures.
- Delivered professional advice over the counter, recommending appropriate products and explaining correct application.
- Applied correct pricing structures and controls for pharmacy, POM and GSL products.
- Completed MDS packs.
- Managed new stock deliveries, ensuring correct drug supplies and safe medication storage.
- Identified high-demand and out-of-stock items for replenishment.
- Processed incoming medication orders, checking inventories for supply requirements and reordering stock as necessary.
- Answered telephones and provided information about order status, shop hours and pharmacy procedures.
Pharmacy dispensing assistant
Lloyd’s Pharmacy, Sumerfield Health Centre
Birmingham
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Answered questions and helped pharmacy customers locate desired items.
- Dispensed medication accurately against customer prescriptions.
- Retained pharmacy stock knowledge to provide helpful customer advice.
- Worked under guidance of pharmacist to prepare compounds and dispense medications.
- Maintained confidential patient records in line with data protection laws.
- Cleaned equipment and containers between use to avoid cross-contamination.
Barista
3 Three’s Coffee Lounge
Birmingham
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Managed EPOS cashflow system transactions including credit, cash, and refunds to ensure accurate cash flow
- Inspected completed orders, verifying against ticket and quality standards.
- Built strong relationships with customers, recalling names and regular orders to maintain rapport and loyalty.
- Used excellent memorisation skills to maintain extensive drinks menu, ingredients and recipe knowledge.
- Maintained a clean environment for all customers and patrons to maintain quality assurance procedures and protocol
- Took attention to detail of order specifics for customers dietary requirements.
- Took extra care in ensuring equipment used was appropriately washed and sanitized to avoid cross-contamination between dairy and non-dairy drink orders.
Education
Master of Pharmacy -
University of Wolverhampton
09/2019 - 07/2023
Skills
- CPR/First Aid training
- Vaccination training
- Diabetic foot care training
- Infection prevention and control training
- Safeguarding training
- Mental health assessments
- Asthma reviews
- Medication reviews
- Clinical auditing
- EMIS clinical software
- Results interpretation
- Patient risk management
- Treatment planning
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Multilingual
Timeline
Junior Support Pharmacist
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
09.2024 - Current
Pre-Registration pharmacist
Masters Pharmacy/Rood End Medical Centre
07.2023 - 07.2024
Pharmacy dispensing and counter assistant
Noor Pharmacy, Karis Medical Centre
08.2022 - 09.2022
Pharmacy dispensing assistant
Lloyd’s Pharmacy, Sumerfield Health Centre
06.2022 - 07.2022
Barista
3 Three’s Coffee Lounge
06.2021 - 08.2021
Master of Pharmacy -
University of Wolverhampton
09/2019 - 07/2023
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