Pharmacist - Portsmouth

Asda; Tipner; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and 18

GPhC fees paid

Professional indemnity insurance

Asda Allies inclusion networks

Excellent parental leave policies

Job summary

Asda is seeking a qualified pharmacist to join our community pharmacy team. You will dispense medicines, deliver NHS and local services, and provide expert advice to customers while leading a small team in a fast-paced environment.

We value excellent communication, empathy, and the ability to work across early mornings, evenings, and weekends to meet community needs, with benefits including pension, bonus potential, and colleague discounts.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC.
• Ability to deliver NHS and Private pharmacy services.
• Excellent customer and patient care; strong leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines and deliver NHS and local services.
• Lead and manage the pharmacy team.
• Provide expert care and advice to customers.
• Support opening hours and community needs with flexible rota.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

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 Monday - 09:00 - 18:00 Thursday - 09:00 - 21:00 Friday - 09:00 - 21:00 Week 2 Saturday - 09:00 - 21:00 Monday - 09:00 - 18:00 Friday - 09:00 - 21:00

You will 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 will 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.

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.