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Pharmacist

Boots Opticians

East Grinstead

On-site

GBP 38,000 - 45,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy team as a Pharmacist, where you'll provide essential care and guidance to our community. You'll be responsible for legal and ethical decisions, contributing to pharmacy strategy, and ensuring that customer safety is prioritized. This role is perfect for someone passionate about community health and eager to work in a supportive, team-oriented environment by the beach.

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
Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

  • Must have a relevant pharmacy registration.
  • Demonstrated high levels of professional expertise.
  • Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations essential.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver expert care and advice to customers.
  • Accountability for legal and ethical decisions.
  • Conduct audits and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Customer Care
Professional Expertise
Communication

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)

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).

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at https://www.boots.jobs/why-boots/rewards-benefits/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

We are looking for a driven and passionate Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy team in Pevensey Bay, BN24 6ET.

You will be joining a hard-working and close knitted team that consists of a strong dispensing team, Store Manager and Pharmacy Technician. The store does approx. 1600 items per week and services include: Pharmacy First, NMS, Hypertension, Contraception service and Blood Pressure. The store opens Monday to Saturday, however as there is a permanent Saturday pharmacists, this opportunity would suit someone who is interested in working a Monday to Friday rota.

Given that the location is quite close to the seaside and attracts many tourists during summer, there is a seasonal increase in numbers where you built new relationships with patients and further strengthen existing relationships with the local community.

Regarding the location, the store is quite close to the local beach and closes during the lunch break so the Pharmacist can enjoy a break on the beach.

For further information, get in touch with our Regional Recruitment Partner, Renaldo Sinanan on 07811 770080 or renaldo.sinanan@boots.com.

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

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

Hours per week

40

Latitude,longitude 1

50.812227497,0.3508669377

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Weekdays

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 hours per week

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

8 - South

Area

176 - Brighton and East Sussex

Store

5962 - PEVENSEY BAY AP

Req Posted Date

26-Jun-2025

County

East Sussex

Country

UK

Address 1

26 Eastbourne Road

Address 2

Pevensey Bay

Address 3

Pevensey

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