Kim Serra, MPharm
Pharmacist · Clinical Pharmacy Practice · Hospital and Community Pharmacy · Healthcare Leadership
Credentials last verified: July 2026
About
Kim Serra is a Gibraltar-based pharmacist with more than 10 years of professional experience across hospital and community pharmacy settings in Gibraltar and the United Kingdom. She currently works within the pharmacy service at St Bernard’s Hospital in Gibraltar, where she has practised since January 2018.
Her professional background includes clinical pharmacy, medication safety, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the responsible use of medicines across hospital care. Before joining St Bernard’s Hospital, Kim worked in community pharmacy roles at Calpe Pharmacy and Kings Pharmacy in Gibraltar. She completed her pre-registration pharmacist training at Delapre Pharmacy in Northampton, United Kingdom, following several hospital pharmacy placements at St Bernard’s Hospital during her university education.
Kim holds a Master of Pharmacy degree from De Montfort University, a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice from Keele University, and a Leadership in Healthcare Diploma from the University of South Wales. She is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Role as a Clinical Pharmacy Reviewer
As a clinical pharmacy reviewer for NurseOnShift, Kim reviews medication-related nursing content for accuracy, safety language, appropriate scope, and alignment with current pharmacy and medicines-management standards. Her reviews draw on hospital and community pharmacy practice across the full medication pathway — from prescribing and dispensing to administration, monitoring, and patient education.
Professional Membership & Verification
Professional Experience
Pharmacist
St Bernard’s Hospital · Gibraltar
January 2018 – Present
Kim works within the hospital pharmacy service, supporting the safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicines across clinical care.
- Supporting safe and evidence-based medication use
- Reviewing prescriptions and medication-related information
- Identifying potential medication errors, interactions, and safety concerns
- Working with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
- Supporting medication reconciliation and continuity of treatment
- Providing medicines information to healthcare teams and patients
- Contributing to medication governance and patient-safety processes
- Supporting the safe supply, storage, and administration of medicines
- Promoting responsible prescribing and appropriate medicine use
Community Pharmacist
Calpe Pharmacy · Gibraltar
October 2016 – January 2018
- Dispensing prescribed medications and checking prescriptions for accuracy and safety
- Advising patients on correct medication use, side effects, precautions, and interactions
- Supporting medication adherence and appropriate self-care for minor illnesses
- Referring patients to other healthcare professionals when necessary
- Maintaining professional, legal, and pharmacy-quality standards
Community Pharmacy Experience
Kings Pharmacy · Gibraltar
September 2015 – May 2016
Supported prescription dispensing, patient counselling, medication safety, and day-to-day pharmacy services.
Pre-Registration Pharmacist Training
Delapre Pharmacy · Northampton, United Kingdom
July 2014 – July 2015
- Prescription assessment and dispensing
- Medication safety and patient counselling
- Pharmacy law, professional standards, and clinical decision-making
- Minor-illness advice and communication with patients and healthcare professionals
Early Pharmacy Experience
- Hospital Pharmacy Placement — St Bernard’s Hospital, Gibraltar · July–August 2013
- Community Pharmacy Placement — Market Harborough Pharmacy, Market Harborough Medical Centre, UK · June 2013
- Hospital Pharmacy Placement — St Bernard’s Hospital, Gibraltar · July–August 2012
- Pharmacy Volunteer — St Bernard’s Hospital, Gibraltar · June 2012
Education & Professional Training
Leadership in Healthcare Diploma
University of South Wales
August 2024 – August 2025
Postgraduate training in healthcare leadership, including team development, service improvement, decision-making, organisational change, and leadership within clinical environments.
Clinical Pharmacy Practice Diploma
Keele University · United Kingdom
August 2018 – March 2020
- Clinical medication review and medication optimisation
- Evidence-based medicine and pharmaceutical care planning
- Medication safety, clinical decision-making, and multidisciplinary practice
- Patient-centred use of medicines
Master of Pharmacy with Honours (MPharm)
De Montfort University · Leicester, United Kingdom
2010 – 2014
Scientific, clinical, and professional education covering pharmacology, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, clinical pharmacy, therapeutics, pharmacy law and ethics, patient counselling, evidence-based medicine, and medication safety.
Professional Membership
Royal Pharmaceutical Society — Member, reflecting commitment to professional standards, continuing development, and safe pharmacy practice.
Areas of Professional Expertise
- Hospital pharmacy
- Clinical pharmacy
- Community pharmacy
- Medication safety
- Medication optimisation
- Prescription review
- Medicines information
- Pharmacy governance
- Healthcare leadership
Professional Approach
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Profile last updated July 15, 2026.