Pharmacist - Channel Islands - Jersey - Excellent opportunity

TLA Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare group is looking for a Pharmacist to join their friendly team in the Channel Islands. This role involves dispensing medications, providing patient counseling, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. Candidates should have strong customer service skills and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. A competitive salary and benefits are offered, including staff discounts and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

10% staff discount

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Personal development plan

Qualifications

• High standards in customer service are expected.
• Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to learn.
• Ability to maintain excellent customer relations.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines and provide patient advice.
• Liaise with doctors and supervise pharmacy assistants.
• Counsel patients on minor ailments and control stock.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Pharmaceutical knowledge

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

Pharmacist | Various Channel Island Locations

Hours: Full Time

Job Role

We are looking for a Pharmacist to join our team.

Our pharmacies are part of a group of fourteen branches, with six in Guernsey and eight in Jersey. They are owned by the Channel Islands Cooperative Society, a locally-owned cooperative group with food stores and healthcare teams. We focus on serving our local community and are committed to ensuring our values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our success is due to the great people who work for us and the pride they take in developing and protecting long-term value for our members.

We're seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacist to join our warm and friendly team. We have a genuine, patient-oriented approach to our care and pride ourselves on striving for excellence in all we do for our patients and community.

Responsibilities

1. Dispensing medicines, appliances, and other medical devices in accordance with the Code of Ethics.
2. Providing advice on treatments, ensuring compatibility, liaising with doctors, supervising pharmacy assistants and dispensers, and performing various ad hoc tasks.
3. Offering information on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
4. Providing specialized services to help patients manage conditions.
5. Advising patients and selling appropriate OTC medicines.
6. Counselling patients on minor ailments.
7. Controlling and providing accurate advice to help patients maintain and improve their health.
8. Analyzing prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
9. Coordinating teams and delivering all pharmacy services.
10. Ordering pharmaceutical and medical supplies, maintaining stock, and storing items properly.
11. Working in accordance with standard operating procedures, legal, and ethical guidelines.
12. Maintaining professional knowledge in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council's expectations for continued professional development.

Candidate Profile

This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with high standards in customer service.

You should possess strong interpersonal skills, a willingness to learn and develop, and the ability to maintain excellent customer relations.

Benefits

1. Competitive salary
2. 10% staff discount across all food, non-food, online grocery, fuel, and pharmacy, with secondary card holder
3. Ad hoc staff double discount weekends throughout the year
4. Discretionary bonus
5. Pension scheme with Co-op contribution up to 10%
6. Generous holiday allowance
7. Personal development plan, coaching, and mentoring

The role requires registration with both the General Pharmaceutical Council in the UK and the relevant island authority.