Relief Pharmacist

Boots; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Relief Pharmacist at Boots, you'll play a crucial role in delivering professional care across various pharmacies. Your responsibilities include ensuring patient safety and providing expert advice while fostering an inclusive work environment. You'll also benefit from competitive pay, generous employee discounts, and support for professional development.

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 in full

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator.
• High level of professional expertise.
• Passion for community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions.
• Conduct continual reviews for safety.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Professionalism

Knowledge of pharmacy operations

Education

Registered with GPhC, PSNI, PSI

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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 continual review through audit, observations, and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety
5. Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What you’ll need to have

To be successful in this role, you will have a professional, caring character and a true desire to help us change for the better. Additionally, you should:

• Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be widely respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers, and external local 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 national and local service provisions
• Be a great communicator; able to put people at ease and effectively meet the varied needs of our customers and patients

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Access to a range of learning and development resources and programmes
• Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance with the option of selecting further free cover if you also work in Primary Care settings up to 3 days per week (subject to terms)

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

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster an inclusive working environment where consideration and diversity help everyone reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to embracing diversity and providing a positive working environment for all. Together, we are changing for the better.

What's next

If successful, a member of our recruitment team will contact you to discuss your application. We are open to flexible working arrangements, 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 involve submitting a DBS, PVG, or Access NI check depending on your location.

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