Rafia Jamil

Welsh Pharmacy Board

Rafia currently works in Prince Charles Hospital as Education and Training Lead. After completing her Pharm-D overseas, she qualified as a pharmacist in the UK in 2013 following OSPAP. She worked with Boots for a few years, completed her diploma and qualified as an independent prescriber in 2017.

She moved to Powys Health board as Senior Primary Care Pharmacist in 2018. During her five years with PTHB she worked in GP practices as advanced practitioner and independent prescriber while working collaboratively with fellow HCPs. During this time, she was also a trainee pharmacist and diploma pharmacist tutor. She supported other healthcare colleagues as prescribing advisor. She gained experience with the mass vaccination program, providing clinical and operational insight, and worked briefly as Medicine Safety Officer for PTHB. 

Rafia is currently undertaking her doctorate in professional practice at UWTSD, and learning sign language.

In 2017, she was awarded MFRPS I, and her RPS Faculty journey has been pivotal in developing a portfolio as a pharmacy leader. Rafia is deputy representative for Primary Care on AWMSG. She was RPS local coordinator for Powys from 2017 until 2021.

Rafia has won national awards, including the Welsh Pharmacy Award in 2017, and the Chwarae Teg (Rising Star) award in 2019, as well as being a finalist for Clinical Pharmacy Congress in 2018, the RPS in 2017, and the Welsh Pharmacy Awards in 2020.

Rafia has a long-standing passion for professional workforce development, and she has always taken a keen interest in identifying and supporting training and development needs of teams. She believes pharmacy professionals should have access to education and training programs aimed at developing a futuristic and sustainable workforce that is equipped with skills and knowledge to cater to modern day healthcare challenges.