Pharmacist

Boots; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Boots is seeking a dedicated Pharmacist ready to provide top-tier patient care and expert advice. The role involves delivering pharmacy strategies, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with teams to enhance community pharmacy services. Embrace a rewarding career that impacts local health while benefiting from a supportive and flexible work environment.

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

• High levels of professional expertise respected by peers and stakeholders.
• Passion for community pharmacy.
• Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and advice as part of pharmacy strategy.
• Ensure legal and ethical compliance in pharmacy operations.
• Conduct audits and assessments for customer safety.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Professional expertise

Education

Registered with GPhC/PSNI/PSI

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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, providing expert advice, and reassurance. Your main responsibilities will include:

1. Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
2. Being accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
3. Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
4. Conducting continual review through audits, observations, and risk assessments to ensure customer and patient safety
5. 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. Additionally, you will:

• Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers, and external 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 local and national services
• Be a great communicator, able to put people at ease and meet varied customer and patient needs

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to learning and development resources and programmes
• Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance, with options for additional coverage if working in Primary Care settings up to 3 days per week (subject to terms)

We offer a range of flexible benefits. Find out more at Boots Rewards & Benefits. Salary estimates on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may be inaccurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we promote an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and fostering a positive, inclusive workplace. It’s with you that we change for the better.

What’s next

If your application is successful, a recruitment team member will contact you to discuss the next steps.

We are open to flexible working arrangements, including job sharing and reduced hours. We can also provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process to support your needs.

After receiving an offer, you will complete a pre-employment check, which may include submitting a DBS, PVG, or Access NI check depending on your location.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.