Saman Shah

Patient-focused GPhC Registered Pharmacist Independent Prescriber with experience across community pharmacy, GP practice and private prescribing services. Experienced in private prescribing for minor illness management and weight management services, alongside prescribing and supplying medicines under Patient Group Directions (PGDs). Skilled in Pharmacy First consultations, recognising red flag symptoms, providing appropriate safety-netting, optimising medicines and maintaining high standards of clinical governance.

Locum Pharmacist & Independent Prescriber (2024-01 – Present)

Deliver safe, patient-centred pharmaceutical care across a wide variety of community pharmacy settings.

• Conduct independent clinical consultations, comprehensive history taking, clinical assessment, risk stratification and evidence-based prescribing within scope of practice.
• Provide private prescribing services, including consultations and prescribing for weight management and minor illness management, delivering personalised treatment plans, patient counselling and appropriate follow-up advice.
• Independently assess acute and minor illnesses, recognise red flag symptoms, implement management plans and refer where clinically indicated.
• Prescribe and supply medicines under PGDs in accordance with legal, professional and clinical governance requirements.
• Deliver Pharmacy First consultations, providing evidence-based treatment, safety-netting and onward referral where appropriate.
• Deliver vaccinations, emergency & regular contraception, hypertension case finding, NMS and substance misuse services.

Assistant Manager at Regent Park Banqueting Hall (2023-01 – Present)

Leadership, organisation and team management in a fast-paced environment.

Foundation Training Pharmacist (2023-01 – 2024-12)

Medication reviews, medicines optimisation, prescription screening, patient counselling and multidisciplinary working.

Pharmacy Dispenser at Lloyds Pharmacy (2020-01 – 2023-12)

Safe dispensing, patient counselling and medicines management.

Independent Prescriber Qualification – University of Birmingham (2025-01)

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) in Pharmacy – University of Birmingham (2019-01 – 2023-12)

A Levels

GCSEs