Rachel Harrison

Experience

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  VITTORIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2012

  Main responsibilities included dispensing and labelling prescriptions, entering controlled drugs into register and checking balances, dealing with patient queries, endorsing, checking, counting and filing away scripts and dispensing blister packs. I have experience of dispensing methadone and observing consumption of methadone and buprenorphine and also supplying Needle and Syringe Exchange services.I gained excellent customer care skills and developed good experience working with other healthcare professionals as I often had to get in contact with local surgeries to deal with any problems encountered. I undertook a health promotion project as part of the Numark Pre-Registration Scheme and staged a Non-Smoking Day in my place of work and got a number of people to sign up to our smoking cessation service.I also went into a local primary school to talk the children about the dangers of medicines. I also attended a number of different training event through the year including workshops on substance misuse, CPD, and dispensing errors. Show less

  • Pre-Registration Pharmacist

    Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Pharmacy Assistant

    Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
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  Self-employed

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Locum pharmacist

  After qualifying I worked as a locum Pharmacist for the agency Pharmaseekers and worked in a number of different pharmacies in a number of different areas. I gained experience in delivering the Medicine Use Review and New Medicine services.Key Achievements• I developed experience in checking and dispensing methadone, checking blister packs and working alongside a number of different pharmacy teams.• I also developed excellent experience in engaging with the public and answering and questions they may have about their medication and offering them advice on the treatment of any minor ailments they are suffering with. Show less

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  Sedem Pharmacy

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2015

  Locum Pharmacist
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  Tesco

  Dec 2015 - Oct 2017

  Duty Pharmacy Manager
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  Clarks Pharmacy

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

  Pharmacy Manager
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  Station Pharmacy

  Nov 2019 - now

  Pharmacy Manager