Joshila Summan

I have worked in pharmacy for 19 years. From Pharmacy Medical Counter assistant, Dispenser and was a Technician. I had taken time out from work due to personal family circumstances. I am now in the position to return to work.

Pharmacy Dispenser Assistant at Sainsbury's and Lloyds pharmacy (in Sainsbury's) (2007-09 – 2023-07)

Labelling and dispensing prescriptions with communication across multiple healthcare providers and pharmacy management duties.

• Labelling and Dispensing prescriptions
• Communicate with customers, patients, Doctors surgeries, Nurses, Dentists and Hospitals
• Ordering patients repeat prescriptions
• Maintaining stock levels, ordering, and receiving deliveries
• Ordering specials, when required
• Dispense NHS, Private and Veterinary prescriptions
• Complete 111 referrals, Claim all EPS prescriptions and complete End of the Month on MYS
• Trained in diabetes, cholesterol testing and blood pressure monitoring
• Worked with IT systems Pharmacy Manager, LS and Proscript
• Team leader: training colleagues on pharmacy line products
• Help train Health Care Partners with labelling NHS prescriptions
• Authorise colleague's holidays and arrange cover
• Team briefings held once weekly on near misses, Dispensing incidents, drug recalls, KPI, patient safety
• Report any dispensing incidents to Head Office

Pharmacy Assistant at Tabi Health Pharmacy

Worked on a zero-hour contract managing over-the-counter products for online pharmacy operations.

• Ordering over-the-counter products and printing labels for the products
• Check stock availability with suppliers
• Print orders and check products against the order
• Assemble and pack orders with correct paperwork ready for collection by the courier

Pharmacy Dispenser Assistant at Jhoots Pharmacy (2024-08-19 – 2024-10-31)

Employment ended due to pharmacy change of ownership and unclear staff retention plans.

• Short-term employment during pharmacy ownership transition

Pharmacy Dispenser Assistant at Popular Pharmacy (2024-11-02 – 2025-03-31)

Employment ended due to unsatisfactory working hours arrangement.

• Working 20 hours from Monday-Friday

Pharmacy Position at Unknown Employer (2025-04-01 – 2025-04-25)

Short-term employment ended due to insecure situation.

• Left the employment due to insecure situation

NVQ in Pharmacy – Sainsbury's NPA (2007-09 – 2023-07)

NVQ 2 and 3 in Pharmacy

CSE in 7 subjects

CLAIT in Computing

IBT 2

AS in History