Mrs Temitope Ojikutu

Temitope Ojikutu graduated from the University of Kent with a Masters in Pharmacy and qualified as a pharmacist in 2015. Her desire and drive to seek out new avenues for self-development and growth has been the driving force in her career. Working with Boots Pharmacy was her first professional engagement where she discharged her duties as a community pharmacist and built key relationships within her local community. Her genuine thirst for knowledge and desire to be a positive trailblazer led her to undergo the independent prescribing course, and subsequently qualified as an independent prescriber in 2021. With the changing NHS landscape, Temitope realised that there is an expanding role for pharmacists in primary care. Temitope saw this as an opportunity to engage actively in her local community as a Primary Care Network (PCN) pharmacy lead. This allowed her to facilitate a collaborative working relationship with the community pharmacies and the GP practices within her locality.

Temitope thereafter transitioned to working with Medway Foundation Trust Hospital as a PCN Clinical Pharmacist. Within this current role, Temitope effectively leads local projects and audits in which she collaborates with stakeholders such as the CEO of the Kent LPC, PCN clinical directors, pharmacy contractors, practice managers in the implementation of projects to serve the needs of the local population. With her effective management style, Temitope has recorded tremendous levels of quality engagements with relevant stakeholders, which has significantly increased the quality of service within her PCN.

Reason for applying for the scheme

Temitope believes that although knowledge is limitless, there is always a need to constantly update your knowledge. Temitope believes that this fellowship scheme will provide her the opportunity to always remain an asset within the workspace, thereby delivering excellent medical, administrative and leadership solutions within the NHS. It is Temitope’s firm principle that possibilities are endless when capacity exists. For Temitope, coming across the fellowship scheme was a blessing, and applying for same was a given as she believes this programme will also be an effective tool in opening up more opportunities and allowing her realise any further developmental needs required in her progression as a clinical leader in the NHS community. Therefore, she is excited about the opportunities completing the fellowship scheme would bring to her, as well as the quality of service it will equip her to deliver within the NHS afterwards.