Zinzile Mpofu

Dedicated pharmacist keen on providing patient centred care. Brings forth strong clinical knowledge and makes appropriate clinical decisions to improve patient's wellbeing. Track record of successful dispensing, accurately checking prescriptions and providing pharmacy services such as pharmacy first.

Through hospital placements and working in outpatient pharmacies, has gained skills of medicines reconciliation, medicines information and collaborative working with other healthcare professionals. Builds strong rapport with patients and effectively communicates complex medical information. Experienced in team leadership and development to ensure proper workflow processes.

Looking to advance knowledge in a clinical role as that would enable me to offer my expertise and make an impact in the community.

Community Pharmacist - Community Pharmacy

(2024-10)

• Clinically checking prescriptions including care home medication
• Offering services such as pharmacy first and blood pressure checks
• Advising patients about OTC medication
• Managing and supporting team to ensure they are working safely and efficiently and completing daily tasks on time
• Training new dispensers on their role

Outpatient Hospital Pharmacist - Boots Outpatient Hospitals

(2024-10)

• Clinically screening prescriptions, labelling and dispensing
• Giving clinical advice to patients including life style advice
• Liaising with other healthcare professionals

Dispenser Assistant - Pharmacy

(2024-02 - 2024-09)

Applying and expanding knowledge acquired as a trainee pharmacist. Had opportunities to manage the pharmacy during staff absences and ensuring all daily tasks were completed.

• Labelling and dispensing
• Ordering stock for prescription items and OTC
• Ensuring pharmacy first and NHS 111 services were being completed by locums
• CD logging
• Preparing medication to be delivered to patients

Trainee Pharmacist - Community Pharmacy

(2022-09 - 2023-08)

• Dispensing and checking prescriptions
• Completing NMS consultations under pharmacist supervision
• Giving OTC advice
• Ordering stock
• Logging CDs in register
• Enquiring extra drug information from Medicines Information team

Clinical Pharmacy Placement - Hospital (University)

(2021-06 - 2021-06)

Shadowing clinical pharmacist collaborating with other healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses about patient's health progress and to see if there were any improvements to be made.

• Medicines optimisation
• General well being and living standards assessment
• Medicines reconciliation to find out the medication the patient was already taking outside of the hospital to ensure the new medication would not interact with current medication
• Dispensing

Notetaker - University

(2023-09 - 2023-11)

Notetaker for a medical student with hearing impairment.

• Identifying and structuring best methods for taking notes from live recorded lectures in the best format the student can follow and understand
• Writing in words and terms they can understand

Support Worker

(2019-01 - 2022-08)

Assisting young people with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia.

• Helping them administer their medication
• Communicating about mental health challenges and knowing how to listen and help them navigate and process situations
• Encouraging them with their education and attending classes
• Teaching them life skills such as how to budget their allowances

Master of Pharmacy - Pharmacy - Medway School of Pharmacy (2018-09 - 2022-07)