Pharmacist

Asda Stores Ltd; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension plan

Staff discounts

Wellbeing services

Virtual GP

Counselling

Dental cover

EAP services

Inclusion networks

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd invites a Pharmacist to join our Dunstable pharmacy on a part-time basis. You will dispense medicines, provide NHS and private services, and support a friendly team in a busy community setting.

We value excellent customer care, strong communication, and leadership to ensure safety and service quality across opening hours. Join us to contribute to community health with Asda’s NHS initiatives.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified pharmacist with GPhC registration.
• Ability to deliver NHS and private pharmacy services.
• Strong communication and leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines and provide NHS/private services.
• Lead and support the pharmacy team to deliver high-quality care.
• Deliver excellent customer and patient care with empathy.
• Maintain safety and compliance with regulatory standards.

Skills

GPhC registration

Leadership skills

Patient care

NHS services

Job description

Job Title

Pharmacist

Location

Dunstable

Employment Type

Part time

Contract Type

Permanent

Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week

30

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary plus benefits

Closing Date

4 December 2026

Your Role

There's something unique and different about being a Pharmacist at Asda. For us it's all about always being there for our customers and providing great service. A typical day involves dispensing, delivering services, managing your team, and delivering excellent service to all our customers. Every day is fast paced and varied so no one day is the same in an Asda pharmacy. Our supermarket pharmacies offer a wide range of opening hours from early mornings, evenings, and weekends to ensure we are always there for our customers whenever they need us. Our pharmacists are a huge part of their local communities, helping to build great relationships providing them with expert care and advice whilst also helping the most vulnerable people in society. Our friendly pharmacies offer a range of frontline NHS services, including everything from the emergency prescriptions to Urgent Care. You will need to be able to provide both NHS and Private services, have excellent communication skills and be empathetic. With safety of paramount importance, strong leadership skills and the ability to work as part of team to help bring the best out in others will be key for this role. With access to our in store, regional and home office teams you are fully supported in all aspects of your role whether your query is clinical or service based. You will also be provided with regular feedback and business updates, and opportunities to gain further accreditations for additional services funded by Asda.

Rota

• Week 1: Monday 09:00-18:00, Wednesday 09:00-21:00, Friday 09:00-21:00
• Week 2: Monday 09:00-18:00, Thursday 09:00-21:00, Saturday 09:00-21:00

About You

You'll be a fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC. You will be accredited to deliver national and local services for the NHS and private healthcare. You'll be able to provide excellent customer and patient care. Drive and ambition to ensure the pharmacy meets business targets. You'll have proven leadership skills in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Benefits Package

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched 15%
• Colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream
• 24/7 virtual GP
• counselling
• health and dental cash plans
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline
• discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas
• Your professional indemnity insurance
• GPhC fees paid
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

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