Practice Manager

Asda Stores Ltd; Northam; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company pension

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

24/7 virtual GP

Counselling

Health & dental plans

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd is recruiting a Pharmacy Practice Manager in Bideford. The role blends patient care with commercial focus, leading the pharmacy team to deliver excellent service, patient safety and regulatory compliance. You will report to the Area Manager and manage locums and staff to hit KRAs.

We offer a competitive salary plus benefits, a 44-hour week, and hybrid support with access to regional teams. DBS and GPhC validation are required for applicants.

Qualifications

• Must hold GPhC registration and be a fully qualified pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy team to deliver high-level patient care and safety.
• Manage store Pharmacist and Pharmacy Colleagues and meet targets.
• Ensure compliance with GPhC standards and governance.

Skills

GPhC registered pharmacist

Education

Qualified pharmacist (GPhC)

Job description

Practice Manager

Location: Bideford

Employment type: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Shift pattern: Work Shift: Days Hours per week 44

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Closing date: 2 October 2026

Reporting into the Area Manager, the Pharmacy Practice Manager role is a hybrid of both patient care and commercial focus that requires a strong leader with a passion for Healthcare, patients and driving a profitable business. This role is accountable for delivering all Pharmacy-related targets and deadlines and management of the store Pharmacist and Pharmacy Colleagues, supporting the drive to make Asda Pharmacy the best in class. On a day-to-day basis, the Pharmacy Practice Manager will lead, coach and develop the pharmacy team to deliver excellent patient experience, achieving exceptional levels of patient safety. You will take direct responsibility for the support and development of all direct reports and locums to maintain high standards of professional customer service and compliance within GPhC operating standards and clinical governance. With access to 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 there is always someone on hand to offer expert advice and support.

Rota: Week 1 Saturday - 09:00 - 21:00 Monday - 09:00 - 21:00 Tuesday - 09:00 - 21:00 Thursday - 09:00 - 21:00 Week 2 Monday - 09:00 - 21:00 Tuesday - 09:00 - 21:00 Wednesday - 09:00 - 21:00 Friday - 09:00 - 21:00

Let’s find out about you

We are seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Practice Manager to join our dynamic team, committed to excellence in healthcare. We are looking for a skilled and experienced candidate with values reflective of our own and keen to make a real difference to patients within the wider community through excellent primary care within our pharmacies. At Asda, it's all about the service and creating a memorable experience for our customers so you will be able use clinical skills and passion for your role to help achieve this.

You’ll be:

• A fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC


• Accredited to deliver national and local services for the NHS and private healthcare


• Able to balance the role of line manager and pharmacist to deliver a safe working


• Able to deliver results by inspiring and motivation your team to take action and deliver within the defined KRAs


• Experienced in comfortably challenging, confronting and solving difficult situations maintaining solid connections in store and with field teams

When applying to any of our Pharmacy vacancies, you must possess a valid GPhC registration, evidence of the right to work in the UK, and relevant safeguarding qualifications. Additionally, all applicants are required to undergo a DBS check and enroll in the live update service. If successful, you will need to demonstrate your qualifications and identity through appropriate documentation.

Everything you'll love

• 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


• 24/7 employee assistance helpline


• 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.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

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.