Relief Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain is seeking a patient-focused Relief Pharmacist in Chichester. You will provide customer care across multiple stores, ensuring legal and ethical practices while delivering professional services. This full-time role offers flexible hours, a competitive base salary, performance-based bonuses, and numerous benefits designed to support your career development in community pharmacy.

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

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator.
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise.
• Collaborative with a team-centered approach.
• Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer and patient care.
• Deliver pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions.
• Conduct continual reviews to ensure safety.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Registration with pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)

High professional expertise

Passion for community pharmacy

Team-centered approach

Excellent communication skills

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 expert advice and reassurance. You won't be based from one pharmacy, but provide service to customers and patients across a range of pharmacies. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

• Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
• Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
• Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
• 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. In addition you will:

• 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 provisions of national and local services
• 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 have a great range of benefits in addition to the above. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do, it\'s with you that we change for the better.

What’s next

If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to find a time to discuss your application. We are always open to discussing flexible working options, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best. You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on location you may be asked to submit a DBS, PVG or Access NI check. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Need To Know

Boots are seeking a patient-focused Relief Pharmacist to join our pharmacy teams across the Chichester area. As a Relief Pharmacist you will: gain confidence quickly; experience different stores and challenges; receive flexible work patterns; learn best practice to share with other stores; build experience in delivering varied services; encounter different stores that work with care homes, GP practices, etc.; and experience different management styles and staffing structures. You will be stationed across 2-3 stores maximum, with the rota presented at least 6 weeks in advance. This is a full-time role, with part-time hours considered. The position offers a base salary plus a substantial performance-based annual bonus and a range of benefits. For more information, contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Renaldo Sinanan, or apply online. Immediate interview available.