| Department | TLA |
|---|---|
| Candidate Name | alan noon |
| Mobile Phone | +447999606651 |
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| Grade | Band 7 |
| Specialty | Pharmacist |
| Please summarise your career over the last 3 years | Locum work solely in community pharmacy |
| Have you ever been disciplined, suspended, or are you currently under investigation by an NHS Trust, GPHC or other employer (including other agencies) – if yes, please give details | no |
| Why have you chosen to register with The Locum Agency? * | recommendation from a colleague |
| Tell me about a recent occasion when you were under pressure and handled it successfully. - What was the situation? - What actions did you take? - What was the outcome? | Patient reported a missing controlled drug prescription in community pharmacy (wrong medication had been given to wrong patient). Audit trail followed to find who the medication had accidentally been given to. Patient contacted to rectify error. Investigation to discover the particulars of the event. Report made to superintendent's office with learning points for colleagues. |
| What is your understanding of the Medicines Act 1968? | It was an act of parliament set to govern the use of all human and animal medicines in use in the UK. |
| You are asked to prescribe medication which is not clearly documented within the patients notes and medical record. What should you do? | As a non-prescribing pharmacist this is something I would never be justified in doing. |
| What steps would you take, going forward if you become aware of an incident or complaint, which you were involved or implicated in? | Report to line manager. |
| Please outline your understanding of Clinical Governance. | It's a system where we aim to improve the clinical care provided to patients. |
| Thinking about a recent difficult situation you’ve had with patient’s relatives – How did you handle this and the outcome | Being unable to obtain an antibiotic for a child's prescription. The mother was undertandably stressed and anxious but I was able to source another pharmacy which had adequate stock and signpost there. |
| Candidate Name | Alan noon |
| Candidate Signature | |
| Date of Candidate Signature | 30/11/2023 |
| Date of Interviewer Signature | 30/11/2023 |
