DIANA MELIKIDOU

   PERSONAL STATEMENT

I  am  a  fully  qualified  pharmacist  looking  to  broaden  my  career  within  the  pharmaceutical  industry.I  am  seeking  a  position  where  my  experience,  knowldege  and  skills  can  be  of  optimal  use.  I  would  describe  myself  as  a  strong  communicator  with  excellent  management  and  leadership  skills  while  being  a  good  team  player.    General  Pharmaceutical  Council  of  Great  Britain  (GPhC)  Registration  No:  2083051  

EDUCATION 2009  –  2012            Master  of  Pharmacy  (MPharm  )-­‐Liverpool  John  Moores  University  

         With  Honours,  Class  II  Division  I  • Equipped  with  a  broad  interdisciplinary  scientific  base,  flexible  enough  to  meet  differing  career  aspirations,  wether  

in  community  pharmacy,  hospital  pharmacy  or  the  pharmaceutical  industry.  • Continuous  development  in  a  range  of  scientific,  clinical  and  professional  knowledge  and  skills,  as  well  as  the  ability  

to  work  to  the  highest  professional  and  ethical  standards,  based  on  a  patient-­‐centred  approach.  

2006  –  2009   BSc  in  Industrial  Pharmaceutical  Science-­‐Liverpool  John  Moores  University  With  Honours,  Class  I  

• The   programme   was   concerned   with   the   science   of   medicines,   from   the   identification   of   biologically   active  compounds,  through  to  the  isolation,  analysis,  and  formulation  into  drugs  for  clinical  use.  

• Excellent  range  of  knowledge  gained   including  basic  pharmaceutical  sciences,  drug  discovery,  drug  product  design,  drug   delivery,   pharmacology,clinical   trials,  manufacturing,   quality   control,   quality   assurance,   sales,  marketing   and  regulatory  affairs.    Academic   Skills   Gained:   communication,   organisation,   observation,   time   management,   responsibility,   flexibility,  attention   to   detail,   team  working,   problem   solving,   data   handling,   numeracy,   analysis,   research  methods,   report  writing,  IT  skills,  presentation  skills.  

 2000-­‐2003                                              3rd  United  Lyceum  of  Serres,  Greece  –  Apolytirion    

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

01/2015-­‐Present    Medical  Pharmaquality,  Athens,  Greece                                                                    Position:  Clinical  Consultant  

• Closely  working  with  the  sales  and  marekting  team.  Expert  advice  and  clinical  support  of  the  team  where  needed  via  emails,  telephone  calls  and  meetings  (mostly  via  Skype)  in  a  variaty  of  therapeutic  areas  such  as  cardiovascular  disease  and  metabolism,  gastrointestinal  system,  infections,  osteoporosis  and  psychiatric  diseases.  

• Prepare  presentations  and  set  up  support  resources  to  educate  the  team  and  help  them  to  improve  their  strategies  in  order  to  enhance  product  sales.  Involved  in  some  conference  activities.    

11/2013-­‐Present    Working  for  ASDA,  Boots,  Cohen’s,    a  variaty  of  independents  etc.                                                                    Position:  Locum  Community  Pharmacist  

11/2013-­‐08/2015    James  Cubbin  &  Sons,  Millennium  Centre  Pharmacy  St.  Helens,  UK  (≃13.000  items  pcm)  

                                                                 Position:  Regular  Locum  Community  Pharmacist    • Breadth  of  experience  from  working  in  different  pharmacies  with  different  working  systems  and  varied  

organisational  structures.  • A  daily   patient/customer   centred   role   requiring   strong   pharmacology   and   pharmacotherapy   knowledge,   ability   to  

work  in  a  team  environment  and  strong  leadership  and  communication  skills.    • Working   to   legal   and   ethical   standards   to   ensure   the   correct   and   safe   supply   of  medical   products   to   the   general  

public.  Providing  advice  and   information,   sell  over-­‐the-­‐counter   (OTC)  products,  doing   specialist  health  checks   (e.g.  inhaler  technique,  blood  pressure  etc.)  and  building  good  relationship  with  doctors  and  healthcare  proffesionals.  

• Bussiness  management  including  budgeting  and  finances,  staff  management  (delegating,  supervising,  and  training),  marketing  management,   sales   and   stock   control,   closing   deals   (e.g.  with  medication   suppliers,   veterinary,  GP   and  dental  practices,  botox  professionals  etc.)  and  a  heavy  dose  of  customer  service.  

Address:   Flat   13,   Stone   Court,1   Donovan   Place,  N21  1RZ,  London  United  Kingdom  Mobile:  (+30)  6946801041,  (+44)  07909221212  E-­‐mail:  dianamelikidou@hotmail.com  

 

•  Keeping  up  to  date  with  current  pharmacy  practice,  new  drugs  and  their  uses  and  improving  clinical  knowledge  at  all  times.  

 07/2012-­‐08/2013                      James  Cubbin  &  Sons,  Millennium  Centre  Pharmacy  St.  Helens,  UK                                                                                      Position:  Pre-­‐registration  Pharmacist  

• Main  duties  included  labelling,  dispensing,  clinical  and  legal  check,  keeping  registers,  dealing  with  a  variaty  of  quiries,  answering  the  phone,  selling  OTC  medication,  advising  and  counclling  patients,  ordering  stock  etc.    

• After  a  while,  within  the  limits  of  my  position  i  was  able  to  manage,  supervise  and  train  pharmacy  support  staff  and  manage  the  pharmacy  in  general.    

Summer  2009,  2010            Alexandros  Tsoukas,  Community  Pharmacy  –Ano  Mitrousi,  Serres,Greece  Summer  2007,  2008            Dousos  Athanasios,  Community  Pharmacy  –Ano  Mitrousi,  Serres,Greece                                                                                      Position:  Pharmacy  Assistant    

• Main  duties  included  legal  check  of  the  presriptions,  labelling  and  dispensing,  putting  away  stock,  tagging  and  pricing  where  applicable.Responsible  for  answering  telephone  calls,  dealing  with  quiries,    advising  and  couciling  patients  or  refer  to  the  pharmacist  where  appropriate.    Valuable   skills   gained:  management   and   leadership,   confidence,   how   to   run   a   bussiness,   marketing,   sales   and  finance,   communication,   interpersonal   skills,   negotation,   attention   to   detail,   responsibility,   IT   skills,   organisation,  team  work,  thinking  on  feet,  prioritising,  adaptability,  clinical  skills,  multi  tasking,  working  under  pressure,  providing  good   customer   service,   conflict   management,   stress   management,   self/employee   motivation,   employee  empowerment,  psychology,  listening,  tact,  diplomacy  and  patience.  

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE 2004-­‐2005                                              Kiloglou  Savvas-­‐Fouskes  Playground,  Serres,  Greece                                                                                      Position:  Manager    

• Responsible   for   the  safe   running  of   the  playground  and  supervision  of  staff.  Other  duties   included,  staff   rotas  and  holidays,  events  booking  and  organising  (birthday  parties  etc.),  making  orders  and  deals  with  food/drinks  suppliers  and  in  general  solve  any  other  problem  was  risen  either  within  the  business  or  with  customers.    

2003-­‐2004                                              Dr.Larisa  Melikidou,  Obstetrics  and  Gynecology  Private  Practice-­‐Nigrita,Greece                                                                                      Position:  Personal  Assistant  (PA)  

• Acted   as   the   first   point   of   contact   with   patients.   Key   responsibilities   included   dealing   with   quiries   and   requests,  providing   information,   answering   the   phone,   keeping   record   of   correspondance   and   appointments,   passing   on  messages  and  in  general  providing  assistance  to  the  doctor  as  per  the  necessity.      

                                                                                             Valuable  skills  gained:  organisation  and  management,problem  solving,  leadership,  good  customer  service,  fianacial,  how  to  run  a  bussiness,  planning,  written  and   interpersonal  communication,   thinking  on  feet,   IT  skills,  accounting,  secretarial  skills,  work  under  pressure,  tact,  diplomacy  and  patience.  

VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE • Participation   in   the   Act   “Mission:  Water”,   in   order   to   clean   Kerkini   Lake,   an   important   Greek  waterland  which   is  

protected  by  the  International  Convention  of  Ramsar.  OTHER SKILLS

I.T.  Skills:    • Internet,  Microsoft  Office,  Proscript,  Nexphase,  Pharmacy  Manager  

Languages:    • English  (Excellent/Fluent),  Russian  (Mother  Language),  Greek  (Mother  Language)  

Driving  License:    • Full,  Clean  Driving  License  (Acquired,  2003)      

INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES Sports:    

• Regularly  going  to  the  gym  to  keep  good  body  and  mind,  cycling,  running  outdoors,  swimming  and  dancing.    Travel:    

• Planned,  organised  and  financed  independent  trips  around  Greece  and  several  other  countries.  Mostly  interested  in  learning  the  culture  and  history  of  the  places  visited.  Capacity  to  cope  with  the  unexpected  and  the  difficulties  presented  by  language  barriers.  

Leisure  Time:    • Listening  to  music,  watching  TV,  cinema,  concerts  and  reading  books.  

REFERENCES References  available  upon  request.