Pharmacist

Wells & Co.; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Welcome bonus

GPhC/PSNI fees paid

Career development

Bonus scheme

Pension

Generous holiday allowance

Employee discount

Job summary

Well Pharmacy in Brackla, Bridgend, is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to join our community team. You will support patient care, ensure accurate dispensing and uphold high professional standards.

You must hold an MPharm degree, GPhC registration by start date, and may have management experience. Our team works closely with local GP services and offers ongoing career development.

Qualifications

• Must possess an MPharm degree or equivalent.
• GPhC registration required by start date.

Skills

Management experience

Education

MPharm degree or equivalent

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Pharmacist to join the team and make a difference at our pharmacy in Brackla in Bridgend. This community pharmacy is located near the (e.g. high street). It has an excellent relationship with the GP surgery. How our pharmacy makes a difference:

• It dispenses 3,500 items a week,
• It provides a wide range of services including CAS / IP / STOP SMOKING / EHC / FLU / TYMPA EAR CHECKS / WEIGHTLOSS / TRAVEL VACCINES / PERIOD DELAY.
• It provides services to 8 substance misuse patients.

The pharmacy is open 8:30AM until 6:30PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY and 9:00AM - 5:30PM on SATURDAYS. The dynamic team at this pharmacy is comprised of 7 colleagues plus team manager (Team manager ACT) - x1 Level 2 checker and x1 part time tech.

The successful candidate must possess an MPharm degree or equivalent and management experience is desired but not essential. You will be required to have your GPhC registration upon your start date.

For over 70 years, we've been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team. Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS. The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life. We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most. We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring. 'Together we make a difference'

• Location benefits including relocation support (up to £8k) and Welcome to Well bonus (£5K net payment) - varies depending on location, please check with our Resourcing Team
• GPhC / PSNI and DBS/ PVG fees paid
• Fully supported career development
• Opportunity to become an LPC representative
• Bonus scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Employee discount

We can offer consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you. But there is much more we offer in terms of developing and growing your career. You'll be supported in your role by an Area Operations Manager and a Regional Operations Manager, with regular structured pharmacy visits. We have invested in new technologies for our pharmacies including a new PMR system and centralised dispensing to allow you to focus on providing quality care and services to our customers. We are focussed on mental health and wellbeing which is why we've put all our field managers through the Mental Health Awareness course to raise awareness and enable a greater level of support when working in our pharmacies. So you'll have much more than just a salary package, its about you as a person and your professional career too!