Pharmacist

The Boots Company PLC; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension membership

Partial paid maternity leave

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

The Boots Company PLC is recruiting Independent Prescribing Pharmacists for a permanent hybrid role. You’ll spend three days each week delivering remote consultations for our Boots Online Doctor team and two days in Boots Healthcare Centres providing face-to-face clinical services.

You must hold GPhC registration as a Pharmacist and an Independent Prescribing qualification with at least six months’ experience.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration as Pharmacist required.
• Independent Prescribing qualification with at least 6 months experience.
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Able to work autonomously within your scope of practice.
• Excellent consultation and communication skills, remotely and in person.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe remote consultations and clinical assessments.
• Make evidence-based prescribing decisions within your scope.
• Provide treatment, advice, safety-netting and referrals.
• Deliver face-to-face clinical and pharmacy services in Boots Healthcare Centre.
• Assess, treat and support patients using your IP qualification.
• Collaborate with Pharmacists, Prescribers and healthcare teams for a seamless patient experience.
• Maintain patient safety standards and clinical governance.
• Support growth and development of digital and Healthcare Centre services.

Skills

Independent Prescribing

Clinical assessment

Autonomous working

Remote consultation

Face-to-face consultations

Education

GPhC registration (Pharmacist)

Job description

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Three days remote & two days in a Boots Healthcare Centre. This includes working every other weekend as part of your contracted working pattern.

Location: Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre, Northamptonshire

Overview

Ready to use your prescribing skills in a new way?

We’re looking for Independent Prescribing Pharmacists to join us in an exciting permanent hybrid role, bringing together digital healthcare and face-to-face clinical care.

You’ll spend three days each week working remotely for our Boots Online Doctor team, delivering digital healthcare to patients, and two days in one of our selected Boots Healthcare Centres, providing face-to-face clinical services and putting your Independent Prescribing qualification into practice.

It’s an opportunity to enjoy the best of both worlds – the flexibility and innovation of digital healthcare alongside the patient interaction and clinical impact of working within a Healthcare Centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, high-quality remote consultations and clinical assessments.
• Make evidence-based prescribing decisions within your scope of practice.
• Provide appropriate treatment, advice, safety-netting and onward referral.
• Deliver face-to-face clinical and pharmacy services within a Boots Healthcare Centre.
• Assess, treat and support patients using your Independent Prescribing qualification.
• Work collaboratively with Pharmacists, Prescribers and wider healthcare teams to deliver a seamless patient experience.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical governance and professional practice.
• Support the continued growth and development of our digital and Healthcare Centre services.

What you’ll need to have

• GPhC registration as a Pharmacist.
• A recognised Independent Prescribing qualification with at least 6 months experience using this
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Confidence working autonomously within your scope of practice.
• Excellent consultation and communication skills, both remotely and face-to-face.
• A passion for delivering brilliant patient care.
• Confidence working across both digital and in-person healthcare environments.
• Flexibility to work every other weekend as part of your contracted hours.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience within digital healthcare, online pharmacy or remote clinical services.
• Previous experience delivering remote patient consultations.
• Experience using your Independent Prescribing qualification in a patient-facing setting.
• An interest in innovation and how digital healthcare can improve patient access and experience.
• This isn't a traditional Pharmacist role. It’s an opportunity to combine Independent Prescribing, digital healthcare and face-to-face clinical care while developing your skills across two exciting healthcare environments.
• Opportunities are available in select Boots Healthcare Centre locations across the UK.

Rewards designed for you

• Pension membership
• Partial paid maternity leave
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Flexible benefits scheme

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A bit about us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.