Relief Pharmacist

TN United Kingdom; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy as a Relief Pharmacist, providing exceptional care across multiple locations. You'll be responsible for delivering expert advice and ensuring patient safety through audits and collaboration with store teams. This role offers flexibility and a supportive work environment, fostering professional growth and community engagement.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to learning and development resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• High levels of professional expertise respected by stakeholders.
• Effective communicator able to meet varied customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Delivering expert care and advice across pharmacies.
• Conducting audits and risk assessments for safety.
• Building pharmacy capability of store teams.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Professional Expertise

Education

Registered with GPhC

Job description

About the role

As a Relief Pharmacist with us, you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care. It’s more than dispensing medicine; it’s listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. You won't be based from one pharmacy but will provide service to customers and patients across a range of pharmacies. Your main responsibilities will include:

1. Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
2. Being accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
3. Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
4. Conducting ongoing reviews through audits, observations, and risk assessments to ensure customer and patient safety
5. Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What you’ll need to have

To succeed in this role, you will have a professional, caring character and a genuine desire to help us improve. Additionally, you will:

• Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers, and external professionals
• Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing the best care for our customers
• Be collaborative with a team-centered approach
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and local/national services
• Be an effective communicator, able to put people at ease and meet varied customer and patient needs

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to learning and development resources and programmes
• Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance with options for additional coverage when working in Primary Care settings (up to 3 days/week, subject to terms)

We offer additional benefits that provide flexibility to suit you. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, salary estimates on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and providing a positive workplace for all. With you, we aim to change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, a recruitment team member will contact you to discuss the next steps.

We are open to flexible working options, including job sharing and reduced hours. We can also provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process to support you.

After receiving an offer, you will complete a pre-employment check, which may include submitting a DBS, PVG, or Access NI check depending on your location.

Boots is a 'Ban the Box' employer and considers applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.