Pharmacist

YUSUF ANIFF

Address: ** ******** ********* *****, **** Shepstone, 4240.

073-***-**** (Mobile)

Email: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Confident, proactive, and considerate Pharmacist (SAPC) with demonstrated experience in contributing to high quality patient orientated service. A people’s man who can display sensitivity and inter-cultural awareness when dealing with patients and customers from diverse backgrounds. Sets and manages priorities to handle multiple ongoing projects and tasks. Employs excellent interpersonal, communication and team work skills, developing and maintaining mutually beneficial internal and external relationships to operate effectively as a member of multi-disciplinary teams. Enjoys being part of a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Communication Skills

Great communication skills with fellow co-workers, patients and other health professional staff.

Willing talker, ready to step up whenever asked upon and eager to back himself and fellow staff members.

Great patience when it comes to needs that require a little extra care and time.

Not afraid to respectfully delegate where necessary to ensure a fully functional team.

Interpersonal Skills

Great team player, with a willingness to work hand in hand with fellow healthcare professionals.

Willing to sacrifice and go the extra mile to ensure the patients receive the best possible care.

Great at building relationships with fellow staff members and other health professionals, which often results in a more pleasant working environment.

Medication

Particularly great attention is given to the handling, control, manufacturing, distribution and dispensing of medication to ensure that all GPP and GMP is obeyed, and ensuring no rules are breached.

Drug Interactions is a challenge I regard as ever learning and thus, I am ever willing to learn further and always implementing the knowledge I have.

CAREER HISTORY

Belhar Medical Centre – Pharmacy 2020-Present

Grade 1 Pharmacist

Pharmacist in charge of the dispensary and the proper dispensing and control of schedule 0-5 medication

Assist in the ordering of Schedule 0-5 medication

Pharmacy admin (i.e. reports, temperature control and statistics)

Participation in stock-takes, ordering and receiving of medication

Overseeing of other pharmacy personnel (Pharmacist Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians)

Ensuring a proper control of those who can handle scheduled medication

Ensuring a cooperative and functional pharmacy team

Cape Town Station Pharmacy 2019 – 2020

Grade 1 Pharmacist

Pharmacist in charge of the dispensary and the proper dispensing and control of schedule 0-5 medication

Assist in the ordering of Schedule 0-5 medication

Pharmacy admin (i.e. reports, temperature control and statistics)

Participation in stock-takes, ordering and receiving of medication

Overseeing of other pharmacy personnel (Pharmacist Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians)

Ensuring a proper control of those who can handle scheduled medication

Ensuring a cooperative and functional pharmacy team

Moses Kotane Sub-District, North West (Department of Health) 2018 - 2019

Community Service Pharmacist

Overseeing Community Health Centres (CHC’s) including regular weekly, visits in terms of proper pharmacy guidelines and in co-ordinance with Ideal Clinics, implementing proper ordering practices.

Ensuring implementation of National Core Standards (NCS) and Ideal Clinic criteria as well as assessing Ideal Clinic criteria

Pharmacy admin (i.e. reports, temperature control and statistics)

Provision of in-service training to pharmacy and nursing personnel

Writing of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Master Documents for manufacturing / compounding

Participation in the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee

Issuing of ward stock

Dispensing of S0-S6 medication and balancing of the S6 register

Participation in stock-takes, ordering and receiving of medication

Northdale District Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal (Department of Health) 2017-2018

Intern Pharmacist

Responsibilities & Duties:

Issuing of ward stock to wards, clinics, old-age homes and hospice’s

Dispensing of S0-S6 medication and balancing of the S6 register

Hands on approach in implementing regular (weekly) antimicrobial stewardship rounds with Medical officers and medical interns.

Management of the emergency medication cupboard

Small-scale compounding and manufacturing of medication

Ordering, receipt and invoicing of medication

Participation in stock-takes

Ensuring Intern Continuous Professional Development (CPD)submissions were completed timeously

DUZIMED MEDICINE DEPOT 2013-2017

Externship (2015)

Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic), (June & December – 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Under supervision gained experience in dispensing and counselling patients in use of prescription medication and OTC products

Script sorting and provided customers with recommendations on OTC lines on pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

Responsible for stock ordering and control, under Responsible Pharmacist orders and supervision

Responsible for interpreting prescriptions

Clicks Pharmacy Group 2015

Pharmacist Assistant (Post-Basic)

Under supervision gained experience in dispensing and counselling patients in use of prescription medication and OTC products

Script sorting and provided customers with recommendations on OTC lines on pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

Responsible for interpreting prescriptions

All under the supervision of a Responsible Pharmacist

Edgars (Temporary) 2011

Cashier

Salesman, and cashier in the cosmetic floor.

Learnt great interpersonal skills, and workmanship.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, 2013-2016 (completed)

Clinical Block – 2015

Red Cross Memorial Hospital – 2 weeks

Gugulethu CHC – 2 weeks

Clinical Block – 2016

Groote Schuur Hospital – 6 weeks

Ravensmeade CHC – 6 weeks

Undergraduate Research Project 2016

Method comparisons and characterization of lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles as drug delivery systems.

Bachelor of Science, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (1st year completed ONLY), Pietermaritzburg, 2012

National Senior Certificate (Secondary Education), Nizamia Islamic School (Prefect – Grade 12), Pietermaritzburg, 2007-2011 (completed)

Primary Education, Islamia Muslim School (Prefect - Grade 7), Pietermaritzburg, 2000-2006

FURTHER COURSES

HIV and AIDS Workshop, South African HIV Clinicians Society, Cape Town (Stellenbosch Business School), July 2015.

South African Antibiotic Stewardship Programme (SAASP), Clinical Antibiotic Stewardship Introduction Course, Self-placed online course, 2016.

Proficcient in ProPharm

Experience with Unisolv

Experience with RX Solutions (incl. RX Dispensing)

References

1.Belhar Medical Center Pharmacy

Phone: 021- 9528672

Owner: Areeb Johaar

2.Cape Town Station Pharmacy

Phone: 021 – 419 1631

Pharmacy Owner: Mr Ali Hamied (061*******)

3.Moses Kotane Hospital

Phone: 014 – 5552300

Pharmacy Manager: Mr. Maynard Chiwakata

4.Northdale District Hospital

Phone: 033 - 387900

Pharmacy Manager: Mr. Luthando Mbatha

5.Duzimed Medicine Depot

Phone: 033-***-****

Fax: 033-***-****

Email: *******@****.**.**

Physical Address: 352 Burger St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201

Postal Address: PO Box 72, Luxmi, Pietermaritzburg, 3207

6.Clicks Health Group V&A Waterfront

Phone: 021- 4183800

Responsible Pharmacist: Mr. Trevor

7.Nizamia Islamic School

Tel: +27-33-394-****

Email: *******@*******.***

Address: 181 Masukwana Street, Pietermaritzburg3201

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