Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Castle Douglas; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Castle Douglas is seeking a Relief Pharmacist to ensure excellent customer care and safety. You will deliver expert advice and oversee pharmacy operations while complying with legal standards. The ideal candidate is passionate about community pharmacy and has strong communication and collaborative skills. Join a dedicated team and enjoy generous benefits including a retirement savings plan and employee discounts.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to development resources

Qualifications

• Be registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise.
• Have a passion for community pharmacy.
• Be collaborative with a team-centered approach.
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations.
• Be a great communicator.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice.
• Accountable for decisions in the pharmacy.
• Build pharmacy capability of store teams.
• Conduct reviews and ensure patient safety.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Expert patient care

Legal and ethical decision-making

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Knowledge of pharmacy operations

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator

Job description

Overview

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

• 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.

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 open to discussing 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 a 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.

Need To Know

We are looking for a relief pharmacist to join our team, based from our Castle Douglas store and covering stores around Dumfries and Galloway. Our team are helpful and approachable, often going above and beyond for their customers and colleagues.

For more information contact [e-mail]

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Hours per week

40

Latitude,longitude 1: 54.950097700,-3.922332374

Shift Pattern

Weekdays and Weekends

Hours per week (displayed)

Over 35 hours per week

Region

1 - Scotland

Area

105 - Southwest Scotland

Store

5868 - CASTLE DOUGLAS HC AP

Country

UK

Address 1: 2 Gardenhill Road, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire