Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; East Horsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Pharmacist, where you can make a significant impact on community health. This role emphasizes exceptional customer care, professional expertise, and collaborative teamwork. You will be responsible for guiding patients through their pharmacy needs, ensuring safety through audits, and enhancing the skills of your team. With a commitment to inclusivity and professional growth, this position offers you the chance to thrive in a supportive environment while delivering essential pharmacy services. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with a passion for community pharmacy.
• High professional standards and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice to customers and patients.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments to ensure safety.
• Build pharmacy capability within store teams.

Skills

Customer Care

Pharmacy Operations Knowledge

Communication Skills

Collaborative Teamwork

Professional Expertise

Education

Registered with 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)

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

Are you IP qualified or part way through your IP training? Are you thinking about starting your training to be IP qualified?

We have exciting opportunities for service-driven Pharmacists to join our teams and have a major impact on the delivery of key services, including prescribing and vaccination services (such as HPV, Chicken Pox, Travel Vaccination), supporting the wider business with remote service opportunities and much more. This is a fantastic role that will enable Pharmacists to develop their professional skills and operate in a clinical, and service-led environment.

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

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

Hours per week

16 to 24

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

8 - South

Area

178 - Surrey and South Downs

Store

950 - GUILDFORD

Req Posted Date

24-Jan-2025

County

Surrey

Country

UK

Address 1

85-89 High Street

Address 2

Guildford

Address 3

Surrey