Asim Afzal

• Manage patient consultations for acute and chronic conditions, undertaking comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Apply advanced clinical skills across a range of presentations, including urgent care and long-term condition management.
• Prescribe independently for a variety of conditions, ensuring safe, evidence-based decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and streamline care pathways.

• Delivered comprehensive medication reviews, repeat prescribing services, and patient consultations in a busy GP practice.
• Worked closely with GPs, ACPs, and nurses to optimise prescribing, improve adherence, and ensure safe medication management.
• Supported chronic disease management clinics, including diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory reviews.
• Provided patient education on medicines, side effects, and lifestyle interventions.

• Delivered numerous patient-facing consultations, improving diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.
• Achieved the highest cohort score (89%) in the Independent Prescribing qualification, including 100% in the written exam.
• Elected sole Student Representative for the ACP programme, liaising between faculty and students to improve course delivery and learning experience.
• Organised and led online peer revision sessions during COVID-19, enabling peers to achieve strong results.
• Managed complex clinical cases under supervision, gaining expertise in acute presentations and long-term condition reviews.

• Trained and mentored 5 pre-registration pharmacists, all successfully qualified.
• Supervised NVQ3 pharmacy technicians and healthcare assistants, improving accuracy and efficiency.
• Pharmacy Forum Representative for Boots Pharmacists (2017–2019) – represented pharmacist workforce in discussions with management, raised and addressed workplace issues, and contributed to professional development initiatives.
• Nominated for Boots Pharmacist of the Year for exceptional leadership and patient-centred care

• Turned around a struggling branch, achieving “exceeding” audit scores in all standards.
• Improved staff morale and compliance through targeted training and SOP adherence.

Developed strong understanding of the Scottish pharmacy contract and service models.

• First in region to achieve all KPI targets; increased retail sales by 32% and prescriptions by 40%.
• Supported multiple store rebrand from Alliance Pharmacy to Boots, providing operational and training support.