Relief Pharmacist

The Boots Company PLC; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy is seeking a Relief Pharmacist to join their team in Edmonton. This role involves providing excellent customer care across multiple stores, ensuring legal compliance, and supporting pharmacy operations. The successful candidate will enjoy flexible work patterns, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Double-matched retirement savings plan

GPhC fees reimbursed

Indemnity Insurance cover

33 days annual leave

Boots colleague discount

Ongoing services training

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with a caring character.
• Demonstrates high levels of professional expertise.
• Passionate about community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and advice to customers.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Customer care

Communication

Team collaboration

Pharmacy operations knowledge

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)

Job description

We are seeking a Relief Pharmacist to join our established team at our Boots pharmacy in beautiful Bath, Southgate Centre and cover a cluster of stores within the area.

As a Relief Pharmacist for Boots, you will:

- Gain confidence quickly
- Experience different stores and different challenges
- Receive flexible work patterns
- Learn best practice to share with other stores
- Receive paid transportation at 45 pence per mile

We have a strong, dedicated planning team who will present your rota to you at least 12 weeks in advance.

We will consider newly qualified pharmacists for this position. Full time and part time hours available in the area.

You will have the support or a team of experienced Pharmacy Technicians with checking capability and Pharmacy Advisors as well as a strong retail management team and dedicated Area Manager and Director of Stores.

Benefits include...

- Double-matched retirement savings plan
- GPhC fees reimbursed
- Indemnity Insurance cover
- Exceptional career development opportunities
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- The option to buy a further 5 days holiday
- Sizeable Boots colleague discount
- Enhanced Maternity / paternity / adoption leave
- £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
- 50% Contribution to RPS Membership
- Ongoing services training completely free of charge
- Access to our Employee Assist Program
- Access to the Benefits Box with heaps of discounts and perks

And much, much more!

For further information, please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Amy Mackley on [e-mail] or call 07827980580.

About the role

As a Relief Pharmacist with us you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care, it’s more than dispensing medicine, it’s listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. You won't be based from one pharmacy, but provide service to customers and patients across a range of pharmacies. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

• Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
• Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
• Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
• Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What you’ll need to have

To be successful in this role you will have a professional, caring character and a true desire to help us change for the better. In addition you will:

• Be registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be widely respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers and external local professionals
• Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing the best care for our customers.
• Be collaborative with a team-centered approach
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and provisions of national and local services
• Be a great communicator; able to put people at ease and effectively meet the varied needs of our customers and patients

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes
• Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance with the option of selecting further free cover if you also work in Primary Care settings up to 3 days per week (subject to terms).

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards . Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to find a time to discuss your application.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

You will complete an Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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