Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy as a Pharmacist, where you'll provide exceptional care and advice to customers. Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for career progression and a range of benefits including competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Market-leading pension contributions

Annual performance-based bonus

33 days holiday with option to buy more

Boots staff discount

GPHC fees paid

Access to benefits platform

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator.
• High levels of professional expertise and respect from peers.
• Strong communication skills for diverse interactions.

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent customer and patient care.
• Delivering pharmacy strategy and expert care.
• Conducting audits and ensuring patient safety.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Professional Expertise

Education

Registered with GPhC

Job description

About Boots

We are the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With over 2500 stores in the UK, our purpose is to help our customers look and feel better than they thought possible. For almost 170 years, we have used our expertise to help improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

What you can expect:

As a Pharmacist with us, you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care. It’s more than just dispensing medicine; it’s listening to and inspiring others while giving them your expert advice and reassurance.

• Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
• Building pharmacy capability of store teams
• Conducting continual review through audit, observations, and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety
• Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What’s in it for you?

Pharmacists are at the heart of our business and have been since we opened our first pharmacy 170 years ago. We know how important it is to reward the great work they do. We have a range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit individual needs. These include:

• Competitive base salary
• Market-leading pension contributions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• 33 days including bank holidays with the option to buy more
• Bespoke location benefits that could include relocation support, location allowance, or location honorarium (dependent on location)
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Boots staff discount
• GPHC fees paid
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Access to our benefits platform such as cycle to work, childcare vouchers, additional holiday purchase, gym discounts, dental insurance, life insurance, and critical illness insurance

What’s next for you?

Click here to explore how your Pharmacy career can progress with us…

Career Progression: You can develop your career through various opportunities, from continuing your professional development in clinical services, to becoming one of over 2,200 Macmillan Information Pharmacists, or progressing into store management. We provide all the necessary training and support from our award-winning L&D team.

Variety: Work in diverse settings such as community pharmacies, health centres, care services, hospitals, busy retail stores, and airports. Enjoy a fast-paced, inspiring environment where you can deliver genuine care and build strong relationships with patients, customers, and colleagues.

What you need: To succeed, you should have a professional, caring character and a genuine desire to help others feel good. Additionally, you should:

• Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, and external professionals
• Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing excellent care
• Enjoy working collaboratively with a team-centered approach
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and local/national services
• Exhibit strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact face-to-face with diverse customers and patients

We offer flexible working options, including job share and part-time work. Please discuss your preferences with us. This role is subject to a DBS/PVG check. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis. You will have the opportunity to discuss this before a decision is made.

About the company

Boots Opticians Ltd. operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores across the United Kingdom.