Miss Nisha Thakrar
Nisha studied pharmacy at the University of Nottingham and completed her pre-registration year at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust. She then began a residency programme at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust rotating through multiple specialties and completing a postgraduate clinical diploma with Cardiff University. After completing her diploma, she spent some time travelling before moving to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a haematology pharmacist. Here, Nisha completed her independent prescribing course with Medway University. She subsequently went on to support the educational delivery of the independent prescribing course at the University of Reading working as a sessional lecturer.
Nisha then transitioned to a more senior position at University College London Hospitals NHS Trust undertaking roles within oncology and cancer clinical trials before moving to her current role as a specialist haematology pharmacist. Within this role she has led the pharmacy service to lymphoma patients and has been a highly active member of the multidisciplinary team. She continually strives to improve service delivery and patient care and has led on various projects to improve patient pathways. Nisha is currently working towards an MSc in Advanced Pharmacy Practice from University College London.
Nisha also has a strong interest in global health initiatives and is currently working on a collaborative project to improve antimicrobial stewardship at Ndola teaching hospital in Zambia in conjunction with King’s Global Health Partnerships.
Reason for applying for the scheme
Over the course of her career, Nisha has made significant clinical contributions to her patients and to developing and improving local services. She now wants to complement this with further clinical leadership skills to enable her to drive service change across boundaries and contribute to population health on a wider scale.
Nisha believes that participating in this scheme, stepping outside of her comfort zone, and being able to learn from senior leaders will provide an excellent and unique opportunity for her to develop as a healthcare leader. She is also looking forward to gaining more project management experience and increasing her understanding of policy and decision-making on a national level.
