Pharmacy Colleague

Asda; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount 15%

Discounts on Asda services

Flexible pay (Stream)

Job summary

Asda Eastgate Pharmacy is seeking a friendly, patient-focused Pharmacy Colleague for a part‑time, permanent role. You’ll work 18 hours per week with weekend shifts, supporting the pharmacist and handling prescriptions in a high‑volume store.

Training will progress you from Medicine Counter Assistant to Dispensing Assistant within 6 months, with strong emphasis on customer care, health services, and accurate record keeping.

Qualifications

• Friendliness and good communication with customers.
• Willingness to develop through training and accreditation.
• Capacity to work with accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and process prescriptions accurately.
• Assist Pharmacist with patient services and records.
• Promote and explain pharmacy services (Prescription Collection, Medicines Use Reviews).
• Collect prescriptions from doctors surgery and deliver to store for collection.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Computer skills

Job description

Job Title

Pharmacy Colleague

Location

Eastgate

Employment Type

Part time

Contract Type

Permanent

Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week

18

Pay Rate

£13.10

Category

Pharmacy (RLD), Retail Healthcare, Retail Hourly Colleagues

Closing Date

27 October 2026

About the Role

To be employed in this role you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check. Our stores operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, with that brings a wide variety of shift patterns – if you're looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further! We'll work with you on your shifts, but weekend working is a requirement of the role, and we may need to be flexible with your work pattern. Our in-store Pharmacies are hugely popular with our customers, and they will expect the same warmth and friendliness they get everywhere else in the store – as well as being confident and relaxed about discussing personal health issues, quickly resolving customer problems and taking customers to the right products. You will also be responsible for spending time accurately assembling and processing prescriptions. It will be your responsibility to drive awareness of all the extra services we offer in Pharmacy (e.g., Prescription Collection Service, Medicines Use Reviews etc). You will support the Pharmacist with the delivery and effective record keeping of patient services (blood pressure checks, stop smoking schemes etc). You will develop an understanding of the strict Standard Operating Procedures and work to them as our customers will expect nothing less. You will also be collecting the customer’s prescription from their doctor's surgery on their behalf and bringing it to the store ready for collection. We will help you to become a star Pharmacy colleague - you will complete an accredited course to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within 6 months and you’ll then move on to train as a Dispensing Assistant which will complete your pharmacy training. Each step of the way you’ll be bringing something extra to our service and moving your career forward.

About You

You’ll be naturally friendly, highly organised and want to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results. You have good computer skills, attention to detail and you communicate well with customers. You love problem solving and you’re passionate about helping people and care about giving customers a great healthcare experience, helping them find what they need and having a chat along the way. Asda that’s more like it

Everything you’ll love

Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll get lots of other great benefits too, including:

• Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user

• Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover

• Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more.

• Company pension

• Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support

• 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.

• Colleague recognition programme

• Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas.