Mentor for students at the Wellcome Genome Campus / Wellcome Sanger Institute Startup School for Genomics and Biodata. Delivered as a virtual programme, it is designed to support, educate and inspire researchers, scientists, technical experts and enthusiasts, helping them to discover entrepreneurship and to create and launch new business ideas. Participants for the Startup School are recruited from the Wellcome Genome Campus- with Sanger, EMBL-EBI, and GRL affiliations. https://www.wellcomegenomecampus.org/scienceandinnovation/startup-school/

Responsible for creation and commercial operation of Melios, a private digital healthcare organisation, offering family-focused autism and combined autism and ADHD assessments to families. Through Melios, families can book an autism assessment quickly and without a referral.www.melios.org.uk

I work across both the Commercial and Delivery teams at Eastern AHSN. I'm responsible for supporting the translation of medtech and biotech innovation into the local health and social care system, matching local needs with validated healthcare solutions. I work closely with NHS facing teams and play a crucial role in the identification, assessment and introduction of new innovations that meet established NHS needs; also a responsible lead across the adoption, spread and development portfolios.Consultancy and mentoring for innovators and SMEs - commercial, market access and innovation pipeline International engagement with innovators and trade/support organisations including Scandinavia, US and South Korea.Grant and funding application support.

Mentoring a young entrepreneur over 5 weeks as they go through the process of developing their business idea and preparing to pitch for £5k funding in the final week of the programme.Future Startup Now addresses the lack of representation in London's start-up and innovationsector. The programme is a collaboration between A New Direction, Hustle Crew, STRIDE and theGreater London Authority as part of the London Mayor’s Digital Talent programme.Future Startup Now’s five-week Founders programme helps diverse creative entrepreneurs take theirfirst steps to starting up their own business or social enterprise.At the end of five weeks, the participants pitch their idea to a panel of judges with the top eightbusinesses winning £5,000 of kit to help launch their business.

Accountable for improving services and working with UCLP partner organisations from across the healthcare system to support people’s mental health and wellbeing. Responsible for the delivery of the Mental Health related Academic Health Science Network national programmes, Peer Support Worker projects, AI and digital mental health innovations, projects & the scoping and set up of new mental health projects.

Working with NHS, academic and community pharmacy colleagues across the UCL Partners network across Central and North London, Essex and Hertfordshire as the Medicines Optimisation Project Lead. Supporting strategic planning on the Medicines Optimisation project.Supporting as project manager within a project to create and implement a curriculum and training for Mental Health Peer Support Workers within hospital and community IAPT settings.Supporting spread and adoption of the ITP funded S12 Solutions app https://s12solutions.com/ Supporting spread and adoption of the NIA supported SIM model https://nhsaccelerator.com/innovation/serenity-integrated-mentoring-sim-high-intensity-network/

Interim role to manage, coordinate and support the STP wide approach to innovation across the group which includes:• Generates or surfaces potential ideas for innovation• Creates consistency in the way these ideas are incubated (including support and investment)• Supports the adoption, adaptation and spread of proven innovations across the three trusts• Manages the risks involved by creating clear and transparent decision-making processes at every stageAlso supporting the 2019/20 cohort of Innovation Fellows in the Mid and South Essex Group innovation fellowship programme.

Superdrug representative on industry steering group

Commercial management and development of private healthcare services within Superdrug's nurse and pharmacist Health Clinics; including budget ownership, reporting, digital healthcare, marketing (ATL & BTL), PR. Responsible for implementation of new vaccination and travel services, phlebotomy services and Skin Renew aesthetics service. Management of 3rd party contracts. Corporate Social Responsibility Lead for Healthcare on CSR working group

Pharmacy Thames Valley represents Community Pharmacy Contractors in Berkshire and Oxfordshire on all NHS matters relating to community pharmacy – Essential Services, Advanced Services, Local Enhanced Services and Applications for new Contracts.

Covering half of England.Primarily responsible for external engagement with Councils, Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Local Pharmaceutical Committees and bodies interested in commissioning services through community pharmacy. Ensuring that Rowlands Pharmacies are at the forefront and engaged in new and innovative point of care service opportunities. Responsible for contract, AQP and tender process for commissioned services being delivered through Rowlands pharmacies across England.Tasked with maintaining expert financial and contract knowledge for specific services delivered across the company including Sexual Health, Screening Services, Minor Ailment Schemes, Palliative Care Services and Direct Supply of Products.Responsible for supporting contract compliance, operation and audit of all anticoagulation services across the company including 3 community pharmacy clinics.

Working across the South and South West of England.Responsible for contract, AQP and tender process for commissioned services being delivered through Rowlands pharmacies across England. Successful in tenders for commissioned services such as smoking cessation and NHS Health Checks.External engagement with Public Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Pharmaceutical Committees regarding commissioned services.Supporting pharmacy area teams to maximise delivery of commissioned pharmacy services and service income.Successfully bid for £50,000 through Better Care Reablement Fund to create a post hospital discharge domiciliary medicine review service covering Portsmouth. Implemented the service in collaboration with the Chief Pharmacist at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.Worked with the National Association of Primary Care to implement project testing for Coeliac Disease in community pharmacies. Supported operation and audit of the project.Responsible for supporting contract compliance and operation of a community pharmacy anticoagulation service in Havering.

Elected Company Chemists Association member of Local Pharmaceutical Committee.

Setting up a pharmacy business in West Sussex for a private investor.Moved due a change of ownership of part of the myPharmacy GroupSet up wholesaler contracts, support memberships and procedures required for operationBudget and COGsResponsible for ethical purchasing from multiple wholesalers. Bulk shortline purchasing and specials purchasing to budget.Manage all HR, retail, operational matters and business developmentPreparation for audits and inspectionsMonitoring legal compliance of pharmacy activities

Founded a clinical pharmacy service provider sub-contracting with NHS Mental Health Trusts

Implementation and management of NHS, care home and private dispensing contracts. I workedto create and develop innovative solutions to customers’ pharmaceutical services requirementswww.mypharmacyhomecare.co.ukManaging relationships with 31 care homes. Identifying and developing relationships with private healthcare organisations to generate dispensing contractsWorking with stakeholders from all contracts to create and develop innovative solutions to service requirementsWorking with District Nurses across Brighton and Worthing areas to increase myPharmacy stake of DN scriptsStarting to work with CCGs with the aim of developing SLAs for contract dispensing high value itemsWorking on implementation of a monitored dosage system with internet enabled feedback of medicines compliance and care agency access to patient’s pharmacy dataSet up myPharmacy (clinical) Homecare arm of the company www.mypharmacyhomecare.co.ukSecured meetings with trust Chief pharmacists and key stakeholders to create contract opportunitiesSuccessfully tendered for and implemented a clinical homecare contract with Sussex Partnership Trust covering CAMHS teams across Sussex, Kent and Hampshire Pharmacy manager for part of each week in a busy pharmacy with 50% care home business. Increased NHS prescription volume from 7,000 items to 9,500 items pcm As the business development manager for the group, I work with care homes, private and independent hospitals and private medical clinics. My role involves the implementation and management of NHS, care home and private dispensing contracts. I work to create and develop innovative solutions to customers pharmaceutical services requirements.I also work as a dispensing pharmacist for part of the week. This gives me regular contact with my clients and their staff and promotes a strong working relationship.

Covering mental health independent hospitals. Also some surgical surgical and medical wards Visiting and providing clinical input and advice on CQC standards to two hospices, six mental health hospitals, two surgical eye clinics, three Priory hospitals, a Nuffield and a GP led surgical day clinic Meeting with hospital management teams and hospital directors at sites to advise on pharmaceutical issues and discuss prescribing budgets and staff training opportunities Annual drug spend for my hospitals was £602,000. Additional contract fees ranging from £1200 per month Carrying out regular clinical audits of standards and prescribing habits at hospital sitesClinical disciplines covered included palliative care; dementia, organic and functional mental health disorders; autism; general and opthalmic surgery.Tasks included clinically assessing patients medicines and discussing any recommendations for alterations or interventions with appropriate prescribers; communication with all hospital staff from nurses through to consultants, medical directors and hospital managers; quarterly audit and weekly report writing; attending clinical meetings; increasing awareness of products and services offered by Ashtons.

Development role line managing 5 pharmacies and pharmacy staff across Sussex; then seconded to Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Essex to manage 12 pharmacies, then 10 pharmacies across East Sussex Ownership of store budgets, KPI targets and financial and strategic business development plans for each pharmacy which were reviewed regularly with each store manager Implemented robust business development plans to increase market share of prescription business and professional service income Ensured operational efficiency of stores through effective communication and engagement  Increased NHS business through development of staff skills, improving dispensary efficiency, working with GP practices, district nurses and recruitment of care home business Lead Pharmacist on Great Yarmouth and Waveney Public Health Heart Check Clinical Sub-Committee Monitoring & maintaining pharmacy service level for two Partnerships In Care private care sites  Worked with a Glencare contract to deliver clinical visits and medication to a five ward private hospital Communicated with PCTs regarding service provision and take up of new PCT services  Led commissioning of advanced medicine use review service with PBC group Worked with GP practices and Practice Pharmacist to increase use of repeat dispensing within an 8 doctor surgery and developed case for this to be used for DDA assessed patients using monitored dosage systems Ensured effective sharing of good practice between pharmacies; commissioned new business Worked with Drug and Alcohol Action Teams to increase business Developed and coached 4 staff members to branch management posts; experience of performance management including disciplinary process for pharmacists and branch staff across sites Working with PCT and GPs, project managed revised roll-out of repeat dispensing scheme,  Liaised with PCT to develop 3 tier financial and clinical auditing enhanced service for care and nursing homes

Project Management role for setup and implementation of dispensing services  Creating two dedicated dispensaries to provide medication, ward stock management and medical advice to 95 inpatient and outpatient sites across Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust Working with multiple stakeholders to ensure project efficiency and customer confidence in the service Working directly with City Sprint couriers and AAH Head of Distribution to implement a dedicated medication delivery service  Ensuring that accountable individuals complete required tasks within a defined timescale Ensuring timely and efficient implementation Providing operational and leadership support during the first months of business Providing business reports to Lloyds Clinical Development team during first months of operation

Worked on a number of projects including PCT and Public health commissioned services.Served on the committee and led on Healthy Heart commissioned services.Engaged with multiple stakeholders from pharmacy and external networks.