Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Pharmacist to provide exceptional patient care and expert advice. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering pharmacy strategy, ensuring legal compliance, and enhancing team capabilities. Your collaborative spirit and passion for community pharmacy will help you thrive in a supportive environment that values inclusivity and professional growth. Join a team that is committed to changing lives for the better, where your contributions will make a real difference in the community.

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 with the relevant pharmacy regulator.
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice in the pharmacy.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments to ensure safety.

Skills

Pharmacy Operations

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Professional Expertise

Education

Pharmacy Degree

GPhC Registration

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

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

Latitude,longitude 1

51.523004505,-0.721239871

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Weekdays and Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

16 to 24 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

6 - East

Area

162 - East Berkshire

Store

240 - MAIDENHEAD

Req Posted Date

06-May-2025

County

Berkshire

Country

UK

Address 1

54-58 High Street

Address 2

Maidenhead

Address 3

Berkshire