Delivery driver Pharmacy - Full Time (Currie Branch)

Lindsay and Gilmour; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected pharmacy group in Scotland seeks a Pharmacy Delivery and Collection Driver to deliver medications and collect prescriptions. Responsibilities include ensuring safe delivery, optimizing routes using Pro-Delivery, and interacting with customers. A full clean driver's license and DBS check are required. Benefits include 28 holidays per year, a pension scheme, and various employee discounts. This role offers an opportunity to be an ambassador for exceptional service.

Benefits

28 days holiday (based on FT)

Pension scheme

Staff discount

Discretionary annual bonus

Employee benefits scheme

Access to employee assistance programme

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Full clean driver’s license required.
• DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Collect deliveries for dispatch from the pharmacy.
• Deliver medicines in a safe and effective way.
• Use Pro-Delivery for navigation and route optimisation.
• Ensure care for delivery of CDs and cold chain items.
• Visit GP surgeries for collection of prescriptions.
• Transfer stock and other items between pharmacies.

Job description

About the role

Pharmacy Delivery and Collection (PDC) Drivers deliver. At its simplest this means taking medication to our customers, picking up prescription forms from doctor’s surgeries and delivering them to our shops. But PDC Drivers deliver much more than this. As part of the PDC team you’ll deliver brilliant care to all of our customers every day. You’ll want to achieve the highest professional standards in the way you drive, your appearance and the way you show up. You’ll be an ambassador for the Lindsay and Gilmour brand delivering this out into the community, interacting with customers who might otherwise never come into a Lindsay and Gilmour shop. You will be proud of what you do and be recognised as someone who makes a real difference to others lives.

Job Description

• Collection of deliveries for dispatch from the pharmacy
• Delivery of medicines in a safe and effective way according to the SOPs.
• Use of Pro-Delivery for navigation and planning route optimisation.
• Ensure special care for delivery of CDs and cold chain items according to the SOPs
• Visit GP surgeries or other stakeholders for collection of prescriptions and other items
• Transfer of stock and other items between pharmacies.

What you’ll need to have

• Full clean driver’s license
• DBS check

About Lindsay & Gilmour

Lindsay & Gilmour is one of Scotland's longest-established and most respected pharmacy groups. Founded in 1826, the company has a rich heritage of providing quality pharmaceutical services and healthcare solutions to the communities it serves. With a network of pharmacies located throughout Scotland, Lindsay & Gilmour is committed to delivering exceptional customer service and professional healthcare advice.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Our Benefits

• Working Pattern – Holidays – 28 days per year (based on FT)
• Pension scheme
• Staff discount
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Employee benefits scheme including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only).
• Access to employee assistance programme for independent and confidential advice, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
• Excellent training and development opportunities, helping our employees work towards nationally recognised qualifications with professional support and relevant training.