Pharmacist

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

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain is seeking a Pharmacist in Evesham to provide excellent customer and patient care. The role involves delivering expert care, making legal decisions, and ensuring safety through continuous audits. Candidates should be registered with relevant pharmacy regulators and demonstrate expertise and communication skills. This position also offers generous benefits including retirement savings, employee discounts, and various development resources, fostering an inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be widely respected by stakeholders.
• Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing the best care for our customers.
• Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and provisions of national and local services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice to customers.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Customer care

Communication

Team collaboration

Pharmacy expertise

Education

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

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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

Shift pattern

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday x 3; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday x 1. The store is open 9‑5 Monday to Friday and 9‑4 Monday to Thursday.

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.

More information

For more information, visit https://www.boots.jobs/why-boots/rewards-benefits/ boots.jobs/rewards.