Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Pewsey; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmacy chain is seeking a dedicated Pharmacist in Pewsey to provide exceptional customer care. Responsibilities include delivering pharmacy strategy, and ensuring patient safety, while enjoying benefits like enhanced leave, professional fee reimbursement, and extensive career development opportunities. A caring character and community passion are essential for this role.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Training completely free of charge

Access to Employee Assist Program

Qualifications

• Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator like GPhC.
• Demonstrate high professional expertise.
• Collaborative and a team player.
• Effective communicator meeting the varied needs of customers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert care and advice through pharmacy strategy.
• Ensure legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy.
• Conduct audits and assessments for customer safety.
• Provide a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Registered with pharmacy regulator

High levels of professional expertise

Passion for community pharmacy

Team-centered approach

Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations

Great communication skills

Education

Registration with GPhC, PSNI, PSI

Job description

Overview

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 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. Details available on the Boots rewards & benefits page. Salary estimates 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 open to discussing flexible working options, 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 be at your best.

You will complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on location you may be asked to submit a DBS, PVG or 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 seeking a store-based Pharmacist to join our team in Pewsey. The store is located in a small village in the Wiltshire countryside just outside Marlborough. You will be joining a lovely, friendly and experienced team with a passion for customer care. Benefits include:

• Double-matched retirement savings plan
• GPhC fees are reimbursed
• Indemnity Insurance cover
• Exceptional career development opportunities
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Option to buy a further 5 days holiday
• Sizeable Boots colleague discount
• Enhanced Maternity / paternity / adoption leave
• £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
• 50% Contribution to RPS Membership
• Ongoing services training completely free of charge
• Access to our Employee Assist Program
• Access to Benefits Box with various discounts and benefits

For further information, please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner.

Job Details

Business Area: Pharmacy

Function: Pharmacist

Hours per week: 40

Location: Pewsey, Wiltshire, UK

Address: 32 High Street, Pewsey

Region: Wales and West

Store: 5511 - PEWSEY AP

Country: UK

Posted: 03-Sep-2025