Pharmacist

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

Job summary

A leading pharmacy retailer in Dorchester is looking for a patient-focused Pharmacist to deliver excellent customer care and professional pharmacy services. The role includes opportunities for independent prescribing qualification, competitive salary, and substantial bonus. Newly qualified pharmacists are encouraged to apply. Benefits include employee discounts and support for professional fees.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Professional indemnity insurance

Contribution towards RPS fees

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC, PSNI, or PSI.
• High levels of professional expertise.
• Passion for community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and advice to customers.
• Ensure patient safety through audits and assessments.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Pharmacy operations knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Pharmacist registration with relevant regulator

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).

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

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 located in Dorchester.

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

Newly qualified pharmacists are very welcome to apply for this position.

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, GPhC fees reimbursed, indemnity insurance cover, social, financial, healthcare and dental benefits, our sizeable employee discount and much, much more!

For further information, please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Renaldo Sinanan on [e-mail] or simply text 07811770080.

Immediate Interviews are available!

Job Details

Business Area: Pharmacy

Function: Pharmacist

Hours per week: 40

Latitude,longitude 1: 50.714767079,-2.437092039

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Airport: No

Hours per week: Over 35 hours per week

Company: UK Stores

Division: 16 - United Kingdom

Region: 8 - South

Area: 183 - Dorset

Store: 914 - DORCHESTER

Req Posted Date: 14-May-2025

County: Dorset

Country: UK

Address 1: 12-13 Cornhill

Address 2: Dorchester

Address 3: Dorset

Post Code: DT1 1BQ

Source: Boots