Pharmacist

NHS; Campbeltown; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community pharmacy in Campbeltown is seeking a Pharmacist to provide excellent customer and patient care. The role involves delivering pharmacy strategy, making ethical decisions, and conducting safety audits. Candidates must have a Master's in Pharmacy and be registered with relevant regulators. Benefits include a flexible working environment and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Access to learning and development resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Be registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise.
• Passion for community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions.
• Conduct continual reviews for customer safety.

Skills

Communication

Professional expertise

Team collaboration

Community pharmacy knowledge

Customer care

Education

Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent

Job description

Boots Pharmacy in Campbeltown is a community staple, known for friendly staff, reliable prescriptions, and essential health services like consultations and vaccinations in a convenient, central location.

Overview

About the role As a Pharmacist with us you'll be providing excellent customer and patient care. It's more than dispensing medicine; it's listening and providing expert advice and reassurance. 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

About us

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 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).

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.

Job responsibilities

As a 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. 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
• 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. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

What's next

If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to discuss your application. We are open to flexible working options 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 perform at your best. You will complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on location you may be asked to submit a DBS, PVG or 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.