SOFIA ATIYA
Doncaster
Summary
Experienced GPhC-registered pharmacist and Independent Prescriber with community pharmacy and locum expertise. Completed supervised prescribing practice, enhancing skills in clinical assessment and evidence-based decision-making. Currently advancing in medicated weight management through SCOPE and CPPE. Delivers protocol-led remote care with a strong focus on patient safety and governance.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Locum Pharmacist
Community pharmacies
South Yorkshire
01.2024 - Current
- Clinically assess prescriptions, checking interactions and medicine-related risks, then resolve queries promptly.
- Provided safe, efficient pharmacy cover across diverse teams and patient groups each shift, ensuring continuity of care.
- Deliver consultations and counselling, keep records, and escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately.
- Extended patient engagement through additional counselling and follow-up adherence calls, enhancing patient compliance and health outcomes.
- Handled sensitive patient information with confidentiality, respecting privacy laws and ethical guidelines.
Community Pharmacist
Weldricks Pharmacy
Doncaster
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Delivered patient-centred community-pharmacy care, combining safe prescription supply with clinical advice and medicines optimisation.
- Undertook structured consultations, assessed symptoms and medicine use, and provided clear counselling and safety-netting.
- Liaised with GP practices and other healthcare professionals to clarify prescriptions and resolve patient-care issues.
- Educated patients on proper dosage, administration and side effects of prescribed medication.
- Provided patient counselling regarding OTC medications.
- Supervised pharmacy assistants and technicians, fostering a collaborative working environment.
Locum Pharmacist
Community pharmacies
09.2023 - 01.2024
- Resolved medication-related queries for patients and healthcare providers, leveraging pharmacological expertise to ensure safe and effective medication use.
- Supported patients with medicine queries, adherence concerns and appropriate referral to other healthcare services.
- Provided pharmacist services across varied community settings, maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and patient safety.
- Collaborated with superintendent pharmacist and pharmacy manager to streamline operations and enhance customer service quality.
- Applied professional judgement to navigate unfamiliar teams and local procedures, enhancing integration and service delivery.
Foundation Trainee Pharmacist
Weldricks Pharmacy
Doncaster
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Developed competence in clinical checking, responding to symptoms, patient counselling, and professional decision-making to enhance patient care.
- Cultivated effective communication with patients, carers, prescribers, and pharmacy team to ensure collaborative healthcare delivery.
- Dispensed prescription medications accurately, adhering to legal and professional protocols to safeguard patient safety.
- Handled sensitive patient information with confidentiality, respecting privacy laws and ethical guidelines.
- Completed supervised foundation training in UK community-pharmacy practice and prepared successfully for professional registration.
Education
Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing -
University of Leicester
01-2026
PgDip Pharmaceutical Sciences for the Overseas Pharmacist (OSPAP) - Pharmaceutical science for the overseas pharmacists' assessment program
University of Sunderland
01-2022
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences -
Suez Canal University
Egypt01-2008
Skills
- Clinical assessment
- Medication management
- Patient counselling
- Patient education
- Risk assessment
- Safety awareness
- Confidentiality compliance
- Effective communication
- Decision making
- Customer service
Custom
- Structured patient consultations, history taking, medicines reconciliation and suitability assessment.
- Evidence-based prescribing using BNF, NICE guidance, local formularies and agreed clinical protocols.
- Recognition of red flags, contraindications, interactions and cases requiring escalation or referral.
- Accurate clinical documentation, confidentiality, informed consent and professional accountability.
- Patient-centred counselling, shared decision-making, adherence support and clear safety-netting advice.
- Confident adapting to electronic pharmacy, prescribing and digital patient-management systems.
Certification
- ECG ( Medicated weight management) - 07/06/26
- Scope ( strategic centre for obesity professional education). in progress
- CPPE ( weight management for adults understanding the management of obesity). in progress
- Member of Primary care dermatology society of UK (PCDS).
- Essential dermatology series 1 ( which will focus on skin infection , acne, Rosacea and Eczema) will be completed on 5/11/26 in Birmingham
Timeline
Community Pharmacist
Weldricks Pharmacy
02.2024 - 11.2024
Locum Pharmacist
Community pharmacies
01.2024 - Current
Locum Pharmacist
Community pharmacies
09.2023 - 01.2024
Foundation Trainee Pharmacist
Weldricks Pharmacy
08.2022 - 07.2023
Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing -
University of Leicester
PgDip Pharmaceutical Sciences for the Overseas Pharmacist (OSPAP) - Pharmaceutical science for the overseas pharmacists' assessment program
University of Sunderland
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences -
Suez Canal University