Duty Pharmacy Manager - Ferndown P/T

Tesco PLC; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain is seeking a Duty Pharmacy Manager in Ferndown, England. In this role, you will manage pharmacy services, support a team, provide healthcare advice, and engage with the community. Benefits include 25+ days of holiday, training opportunities, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

GPhC fee covered annually

Annual bonus up to 20%

26 weeks maternity/paternity leave

Exclusive pharmacy training programme

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for leading and empowering a team.
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Willing to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Responsibilities

• Supply prescriptions and deliver NHS and Private services.
• Play an active role in charities support programme.
• Support the Pharmacy Manager to lead, train, and develop colleagues.
• Build relationships with Primary Care Networks and GPs’ surgeries.
• Ensure accurate payment claims for NHS-covered items.

Skills

Team leadership

Healthcare advice

Community support

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

At Tesco, people are at the heart of everything we do, and this couldn't be truer for our pharmacy team. As a Duty Pharmacy Manager, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on others' lives. Whether you're supporting pharmacists, providing top‑notch services to customers, or fostering community spirit, your work will touch the lives of hundreds of people every day. We want to help you be at your best, whatever life brings. That's why we'll offer you uninterrupted “me time” away from the pharmacy to relax, refuel, and recharge. Aside from these healthy breaks, you'll also have bags of career choice with leadership training plans from industry experts, so there's every chance to progress. And if you've got an idea for how we can improve things, we'll make sure you're given the chance to be heard. It all adds up to a role where you can do good, and feel good, while developing your career.

Responsibilities

• Supply prescriptions, deliver a range of NHS and Private services and provide healthcare advice to customers
• Play an active role in our charities support programme, giving advice to people in the community at risk of or living with cancer, heart disease, and diabetes
• Support the Pharmacy Manager to lead, train, and develop colleagues
• Build relationships with Primary Care Networks and GPs’ surgeries
• Ensure accurate payment claims for NHS‑covered items

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree
• Passion for leading and empowering a team
• Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); willing to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme – we will help you with this when you are offered the role
• DBS check completed (organised by Tesco)

What’s in it for you

Our Pharmacies are led and supported exclusively by Pharmacists; we are always looking to develop new ways to deliver the best service possible for our communities.

Disability Confident. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. In certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.

Along with providing a secure and flexible work environment, we offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work!

Benefits

• GPhC fee covered by Tesco, every year
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme
• Savings of up to £2,000 a year on most Tesco purchases
• Annual bonus up to 20% of annual salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, plus 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with Tesco
• A pharmacy training programme exclusive to Tesco, in partnership with Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK and British Heart Foundation
• A structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership, crafted by industry specialists
• Great colleague discounts that save you money on everyday purchases
• Expert support through the application process for the new UK health and social care visa, for those that need it