Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pharmacist to join their team in Cheltenham. This role focuses on delivering exceptional customer care and professional pharmacy services, ensuring patient safety, and contributing to the pharmacy's strategic goals. The ideal candidate will be a registered pharmacist with a passion for community health and a collaborative spirit. You'll have the opportunity to enhance your professional development with fully funded training and enjoy a range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous employee discounts, and a robust retirement savings plan. If you're ready to make a difference in people's lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to learning and development resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and respect.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice in pharmacy operations.
• Ensure customer and patient safety through audits and assessments.

Skills

Customer Care

Pharmacy Operations

Communication Skills

Professional Expertise

Team Collaboration

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Registered with GPhC

Job description

Job Description

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 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

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).

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 always open to discussing possible 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

Boots are seeking a patient-focused, store-based Pharmacist, to join our dedicated Pharmacy team on the High Street in Cheltenham, Gloucester.

The ideal candidate will have a desire to complete training or already be trained to offer both NHS and private services as this store is a healthcare center.

This store has a Walk In / CHS and DDS business.

This position comes with the opportunity to complete your independent prescribing qualification, fully funded by Boots!

Pharmacy Opening Times For This Store are:

Monday to Saturday - 9:30am - 6:00pm
Sunday - 10:30am - 4:30pm

Although we are advertising a full-time position, part time hours will also be considered.

This role offers a competitive base salary, and a substantial performance-based annual bonus as well as many other fantastic Boots benefits including our double matched Retirement savings plan, sizeable employee discount, GPhC fees reimbursed, indemnity insurance cover and much, much more!

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

Newly qualified Pharmacist, Newly qualified, Pharmacist, healthcare, pharmacy, in store pharmacist, Medicine, Medicines,

Hours per week

40

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

5 - Wales and West

Area

146 - Herefordshire and Gloucestershire

Store

260 - CHELTENHAM

Req Posted Date

15-Apr-2025

County

Gloucestershire

Country

UK

Address 1

197-199 High Street

Address 2

Cheltenham

Address 3

Glos