Pharmacist - maternity cover - 32.5 hours

Asda Stores Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

Professional indemnity insurance

GPhC fees paid

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd in Crewe is seeking a Pharmacist for maternity cover on a part-time basis (32.5 hours per week). You will dispense, deliver NHS and private services, and lead a pharmacy team to ensure excellent customer care and safe practice.

You'll join a busy, community-focused pharmacy within the Asda store, with flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, and weekends. GPhC registration is essential; organisational and leadership skills are valued for delivering high quality NHS

Qualifications

• Fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC.
• Able to provide NHS and Private services.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and deliver NHS and private services.
• Lead pharmacy team to deliver timely, safe patient care.
• Maintain compliance with pharmacy standards and safety policies.
• Support service delivery during maternity cover.

Skills

GPhC registered

Patient care

Team leadership

NHS services

Education

Pharmacist degree

Tools

NHS portal

Job description

Job Title Pharmacist - maternity cover - 32.5 hours Location Crewe Employment Type Part time Contract Type Fixed Term Shift Pattern Work Shift: Days Hours per Week 36 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits Category Pharmacy, Retail Healthcare Closing Date 4 September 2026

Your Role

There's something unique and different about being a Pharmacist at Asda. For us it's all about always being there for our customers and providing great service. A typical day involves dispensing, delivering services, managing your team, and delivering excellent service to all our customers.

Every day is fast paced and varied so no one day is the same in an Asda pharmacy. Our supermarket pharmacies offer a wide range of opening hours from early mornings, evenings, and weekends to ensure we are always there for our customers whenever they need us.

Our pharmacists are a huge part of their local communities, helping to build great relationships providing them with expert care and advice whilst also helping the most vulnerable people in society. Our friendly pharmacies offer a range of frontline NHS services, including everything from the emergency prescriptions to Urgent Care.

You will need to be able to provide both NHS and Private services, have excellent communication skills and be empathetic. With safety of paramount importance, strong leadership skills and the ability to work as part of team to help bring the best out in others will be key for this role.

With access to our in store, regional and home office teams you are fully supported in all aspects of your role whether your query is clinical or service based. You will also be provided with regular feedback and business updates, and opportunities to gain further accreditations for additional services funded by Asda.

Rota

Week 1 Saturday - 09:00 - 21:00 Monday - 09:00 - 16:30 Wednesday - 09:00 - 14:00 Thursday - 09:00 - 14:00

Week 2 Monday - 09:00 - 16:30 Tuesday - 09:00 - 21:00 Wednesday - 09:00 - 21:00 Thursday - 09:00 - 14:00 Friday - 09:00 - 14:00

About You

You’ll be a fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC. You will be accredited to deliver national and local services for the NHS and private healthcare. You'll be able to provide excellent customer and patient care. Drive and ambition to ensure the pharmacy meets business targets. You'll have proven leadership skills in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Everything you'll love

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched 15%
• Colleague discount in store and online, free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Your professional indemnity insurance
• GPhC fees paid

Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.

Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

Asda is Reimagining Retail. It's hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around.