Rahimat Oluwatomi Odunola
Coventry,West Midlands
Summary
Reliable health care professional with 7 years of vast experience in providing pharmaceutical and compassionate care to people as well as providing learning and therapeutic support for adults and children. Well-versed in hoists and mobility aids.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Health Care Support Worker
Oasis Loving Care
Coventry, West Midlands
03.2023 - Current
- Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans for patients with challenging health conditions.
- Assisting in all aspects of personal hygiene while prioritizing patient/resident dignity, privacy, and independence.
- Monitoring patients'/residents' emotional and physical well-being while promptly reporting changes and providing suggestions for care plans when necessary.
- Assisting residents to clean, do their laundry, and prepare meals with a person-centered care approach.
- Meticulously following individualized care plans to achieve agreed objectives.
- Using outstanding communication, interpersonal, and de-escalation skills to build positive relationships with residents.
- Organised activities and excercises to promote physical and mental well-being.
- Documenting and maintaing patients/residents health care records.
Health Care Assistant
Aseda Care
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Administered COVID tests to residents/patients.
- Vigilantly monitored changes in physical and mental health, reporting deterioration to senior carers for urgent attention.
- Aided service users in everyday activities, such as washing and dressing, ensuring constant safety and effective care.
- Supported clinical staff and other professionals to complete health assessments.
- Ensured safe, secure living conditions for service users, reducing risk and enhancing quality of life.
- Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.
- Improved service users' daily lives through compassionate conversation, empathetic care and community socialisation.
Hospital Pharmacist
University of Ilorin Health Services, State
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Stayed up-to-date on pharmacy regulations, treatments, and developments in research and design.
- Provided information on drug expenditure, offering practical insights to reduce costs whilst maintaining outstanding clinical practice.
- Dispensed and procured drugs and other medical supplies used in hospital settings to meet daily demand.
- Stored medicines and hospital supplies safely and under appropriate storage conditions.
- Validated and checked prescriptions to identify and resolve errors, verifying appropriateness for individual patients.
- Contributed to positive treatment outcomes, providing high-quality medication advice and patient counseling.
- Worked with multidisciplinary teams across departments to provide comprehensive clinical service for patients.
- Addressed questions, queries or concerns expressed by patients and other health care workers.
Locum Pharmacist
VPG Pharmacy
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Responsible for stock-taking and inventory management of medicinal products.
- Validated prescriptions and ensured they were filled properly.
- Counseled patients on appropriate lifestyle modifications to help with disease management.
- Ensured patient safety by evaluating medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, and potential interactions.
- Trained and mentored junior pharmacy staff to increase team productivity and efficacy.
- Provided patients with pamphlets and verbal instructions about taking, handling, and storing medications.
- Conducted health and wellness screenings for diabetes, high blood pressure and other common ailments.
- Managed pharmacy budgets through inventory management.
Locum Pharmacist
Max Health Pharmacy
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria.
02.2020 - 11.2020
- Reviewed, compounded, and dispensed pharmaceuticals to patients or medical practitioners.
- Ordered and purchased pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs.
- Facilitated the documentation of dispensed controlled drugs.
- Counseled patients on the adverse effects associated with their drugs as well as the appropriate usage of their drugs.
- Trained and mentored junior pharmacy staff to increase team productivity and efficacy.
Intern Pharmacist
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria.
12.2019 - 11.2020
- Involved in research geared towards the development of new drug products.
- Scheduled activities for different laboratory departments in the Institute.
- Data collection and analysis.
- Clinical application of drugs and patient counseling following drug dispensing.
- Attended the National Scientific Zoom Virtual Conference held by the National Association of Pharmacists in Academics (NAPA) Nsukka Chapter, Nigeria, and presented a paper titled Determination of the toxicity and efficacy of the aqueous root extract of ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE) in the management of primary dysmenorrhea.
Lot Quality Assurance Surveyor (LQAS)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
09.2019 - 09.2019
- Attended appropriate training to enable me to do my job.
- Visited different wards in Ilorin south and east local government area to ensure that polio vaccines were administered appropriately during the just completed polio campaign.
- Interacted with members of the household on the importance of the vaccine.
Industrial Trainee
H-Medix
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria.
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Counseled patients on medication use.
- Dispensed medicines and clerked patients.
- Responsible for stock taking and inventory management to avoid stock out.
- Carried out point-of-care tests to monitor blood pressure and blood sugar.
Industrial Trainee
Pharmacy Unit, University of Ilorin Health Service
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
09.2017 - 10.2017
- Validated prescriptions and dispensed medicines appropriately.
- Facilitated the documentation of dispensed controlled drugs.
- Delivered clinical presentations on pain management, antimalarials, and adverse drug reactions.
Industrial Trainee
Ishara Pharmacy
Kaduna , Kaduna State, Nigeria.
08.2016 - 09.2016
- Dispensed medicines and clerked patients.
- Responsible for stocking taking and inventory management to avoid stock out.
- Facilitated the documentation of dispensed controlled drugs.
Education
Masters of Pharmacology and Drug Discovery (MSc.) - Pharmacolgy and Drug Discovery
Coventry University
Coventry 09.2022 - 09.2023
PMVA Training - 3-Day course of Physical Intervention, Break-Away and De-escalation Skills
CP Training Solutions
United Kingdom 12.2022 - 12.2022
Mandatory Training - 31 Online Training Courses (Distance Learning)
Healthier Business Group United Kingdom
United Kingdom 11.2022 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) - Pharmacy
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. 09.2014 - 08.2019
World Health Organisation (WHO) Training - Lot Quality Assurance Surveyor (LQAS) Training for Outbreak Response (OBR)
World Health Organisation (WHO), Kwara State
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 09.2019 - 09.2019
Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health - Enhance the Capacity of Health Professionals to Deal with Global Health Issues
George Washington University
Washington DC, United State of AmericaMedication therapy Management Workshop - Enhancing the Capacity of Pharmacists in the Clinic
MTM Consortium/University of Ilorin Teaching Hospi
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.Senior School Certificate (WAEC) - Sciences
Demonstration Secondary School, ABU.
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. 09.2006 - 08.2012
First Leaving School Certificate -
Ahmadu Bello University Staff School
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. 08.2005 - 08.2006
Skills
- Communication and Interpersonal skill
- Leadership skill
- Use of Microsoft, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Use of SPSS software and Graph Pad Prism
- Medication prescription and administration
- Risk management processes and analysis
- Prevention and management of aggression skill
- Pharmaceutical and Compassionate client care
- Team building
- Attention to detail
Accomplishments
- Evaluation of the anti-cancer activity of Curcumin and Tamoxifen using MCF-10A (normal bre] in the management of primary dysmenorrhea (Completed ).-2 protein expression (Completed 2023).
- Assessment of the efficacy of aqueous extract of Zingiber officinale roscoe [Zingiberaceae] in the management of primary dysmenorrhea (Completed 2019).
- Site Coordinator/Facilitator, for course Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health George Washington University (2019).
- Vice-President, Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students Unilorin (2018 – 2019).
- Welfare Secretary, Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students Unilorin (2017 – 2018).
- Science Laboratory Prefect Demonstration Secondary A.B.U. Zaria (2011 – 2012).
- 7009BMS PPSC internal poster conference
- National Association of Pharmacists in Academics (NAPA) 2020 National Scientific Conference, Zoom Virtual Conference, Nsukka, Nigeria.
- 52nd Annual Conference of the Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Public Service Staff Development Centre, Lagos Nigeria 2018.
- Evaluation of the Impact of Mavyret on Hepatitic-C patients (2023).
- Determination of the toxicity and efficacy of the aqueous root extract of ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE) in the management of primary dysmenorrhea (2020).
- National Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA) 2020 Nat
RESEARCH PROJECT
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
POSTER/PAPERS PRESENTED
Phytochemical and antidiabetic studies of a herbal product used for the management of diabetics (2018).
Languages
English
Fluent
Hausa
Fluent
yoruba
Fluent
Timeline
Health Care Support Worker
Oasis Loving Care
03.2023 - Current
Health Care Assistant
Aseda Care
01.2023 - 02.2023
PMVA Training - 3-Day course of Physical Intervention, Break-Away and De-escalation Skills
CP Training Solutions
12.2022 - 12.2022
Mandatory Training - 31 Online Training Courses (Distance Learning)
Healthier Business Group United Kingdom
11.2022 - 12.2022
Masters of Pharmacology and Drug Discovery (MSc.) - Pharmacolgy and Drug Discovery
Coventry University
09.2022 - 09.2023
Locum Pharmacist
VPG Pharmacy
04.2021 - 10.2021
Hospital Pharmacist
University of Ilorin Health Services, State
03.2021 - 03.2022
Locum Pharmacist
Max Health Pharmacy
02.2020 - 11.2020
Intern Pharmacist
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and
12.2019 - 11.2020
Lot Quality Assurance Surveyor (LQAS)
World Health Organisation (WHO)
09.2019 - 09.2019
World Health Organisation (WHO) Training - Lot Quality Assurance Surveyor (LQAS) Training for Outbreak Response (OBR)
World Health Organisation (WHO), Kwara State
09.2019 - 09.2019
Industrial Trainee
H-Medix
08.2018 - 09.2018
Industrial Trainee
Pharmacy Unit, University of Ilorin Health Service
09.2017 - 10.2017
Industrial Trainee
Ishara Pharmacy
08.2016 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) - Pharmacy
University of Ilorin
09.2014 - 08.2019
Senior School Certificate (WAEC) - Sciences
Demonstration Secondary School, ABU.
09.2006 - 08.2012
First Leaving School Certificate -
Ahmadu Bello University Staff School
08.2005 - 08.2006
Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health - Enhance the Capacity of Health Professionals to Deal with Global Health Issues
George Washington University
Medication therapy Management Workshop - Enhancing the Capacity of Pharmacists in the Clinic
MTM Consortium/University of Ilorin Teaching Hospi
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