Pharmacist - Sittingbourne

Asda Stores Ltd.; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in Sittingbourne is seeking a qualified Pharmacist to manage a fast-paced pharmacy, ensuring excellent patient care and delivering both NHS and private services. The role requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication, and the ability to work collaboratively with a team. Benefits include a discretionary bonus, pension matching, colleague discounts, and various well-being services. The pharmacy plays a vital role in the local community, providing expert care and advice.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Professional indemnity insurance

GPhC fees paid

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Able to provide both NHS and Private services.
• Drive and ambition to meet business targets.
• Proven leadership skills in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing medications and delivering services.
• Managing the pharmacy team and ensuring excellent customer care.
• Building relationships with local communities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Empathy

Ability to work as part of a team

Education

Fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC

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.

Working Rota Week 1 Monday 9am-6pm Wednesday 9am-9pm Week 2 Saturday 9am-9pm Monday 9am-6pm Thursday 9am-9am Friday 9am-9pm

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 will have proven leadership skills in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.

Benefits

• 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.