Vinay Achall

Practised independently across community pharmacies in England, Scotland and Wales, delivering NHS clinical services and managing high-volume workloads autonomously.

Built broad patient-facing experience through minor ailments, hypertension case-finding, emergency contraception, and medicines counselling.

Screened patients, administered COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccines, and recorded consultations on PharmOutcomes.

Worked across pharmacy settings supporting dispensing, OTC consultations, repeat prescriptions, and pharmacy services.

Supported dispensing and OTC medicine queries, gaining early experience in patient communication and community pharmacy.

Organised awareness and wellbeing events and worked with student groups to improve the college environment.

Supported the community centre with stock, food service, and day-to-day tasks, communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.

Ongoing postgraduate study covering the assessment and management of common and important dermatological conditions, with further development of clinical assessment, investigation, and treatment planning skills.

Completed the Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing, supplemented with 90 hours of supervised prescribing practice. GPhC annotation approved in September 2026.

Grade: 2:1

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree with a 2:1 classification.