Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in Sherborne is looking for a Pharmacist. The role involves providing expert patient care and advice, ensuring safety, and delivering various pharmacy services. Ideal candidates should be registered with relevant regulatory bodies and demonstrate a passion for pharmacy. Attractive benefits are offered, including employee discounts and retirement savings.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Qualifications

• Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator.
• Passion for community pharmacy and patient care.
• Ability to handle legal and ethical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and pharmacy advice.
• Ensure customer and patient safety.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Excellent communication

Community pharmacy knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Pharmacist with GPhC

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

We are looking for a Pharmacist to join our well established team in Sherborne, DT9 3BA.

The store is currently doing approx. 9,000 items per month and does a variety of services which includes: Hypertension, NMS, Pharmacy First, Contraception, Pharmacy First and flu vaccines. You will be working alongside an experienced and self sufficient team who are all very well equipped in the pharmacy. There is free parking available.

As the Pharmacist, we are looking for someone who is services oriented and enjoys a patient facing role.

For someone looking to relocate, Sherborne is a lovely town and located 20 minutes away from Yeovil. You have a variety of amenities readily available and the town is quite affluent.

For more information, please reach out to our Regional Recruitment Partner, Renaldo Sinanan on [e-mail] or simply text 07811 770080.

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

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

Hours per week

40

Latitude,longitude 1

50.947552241,-2.515443683

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Weekdays and Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 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

8 - South

Area

183 - Dorset

Store

356 - SHERBORNE

Req Posted Date

28-Jul-2025

County

Dorset

Country

UK

Address 1

29 Cheap Street

Address 2

Sherborne

Address 3

Dorset