Dr Daniel Okeowo

Experience

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  JD Sports Fashion

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  Sales Assistant

  • Assisted customers on shop floor and on the cashier with any queries or advice needed. • Part of the delivery team unpacking, tagging, and displaying new products around the shop. • Took part in regular audits of what current stock we had and any missing items.

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  Clarks

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2016

  Sales Assistant

  • Trained to measure children’s feet and ensure correct fit of shoes whilst also serving on the adult departments. • Primarily gained sales experience but also assisted managers with stock audit when required.• Supervised new staff on how to provide an exemplary customer experience.

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  Boots UK

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Pharmacy Summer Student

  • Supported the daily running of the pharmacy with dispensing and handing out medication, accurate labelling of medication and management of stock• Gained experience undertaking consultations with patients regarding their drug therapy• Built positive rapport with patients during counter consultations and helped to address their concerns with the pharmacist

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  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Pre-registration Pharmacist

  • Conducted medication history taking and medicines reconciliation whilst assisting with medicines optimisation and management at ward level• Participated in multidisciplinary meetings with junior and consultant doctors, nurses and other healthcare professional regarding the management of patients• Provided a medicines information service, delivering correct answers to queries from healthcare professionals and patients based on research• Spent time in pharmacy dispensaries, dispensing, checking and counselling patients on how to take their medication, ensuring they understand and are confident with their medication• Gained experience in the Macmillan cancer site's pharmacy technical services, providing final checks to assembled chemotherapy, production of worksheets and preparation of chemotherapy raw ingredients• Conducted multiple clinical audits for the trust, with presentations providing feedback on how services can be improved • Gained experience in community pharmacies, working as the responsible pharmacist under supervision, dealing with minor ailments with patients, and holding consultations with patients on their use of their medication • Rotated through 14 different areas of the trust, including specialist areas, providing support to the pharmacy team on the day to day services. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Aug 2019 - now

  Locum Community Pharmacist

  • Oversee the running of community pharmacies, staff activities and pharmacy business whilst checking assembled medication and keeping pharmacy records up to date• Engage with patients in consultations regarding medicines use and how to better their care• Communicate with different healthcare professionals regarding patient medications to ensure appropriate treatment has been prescribed • Adapted to work in different branches for different chain pharmacies but still provide effective pharmacist services Show less

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  Newcastle University

  Oct 2022 - now

  Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

  Numeracy leadCareers leadResearcher in polypharmacy and deprescribing