Relief Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Musselburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Relief Pharmacist for our locations in Musselburgh and Dalkeith, working 16 hours per week. You'll provide exceptional care and advice to our customers, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical guidelines. Candidates should be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator and possess high professional standards.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to learning resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• High levels of professional expertise respected by patients and peers.
• Passionate about community pharmacy care.
• Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and service provisions.

Responsibilities

• Providing excellent customer and patient care across multiple pharmacies.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy.
• Conducting audits and risk assessments to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Customer Care

Communication

Collaboration

Professional Expertise

Education

Registered with GPhC, PSNI, or PSI

Job description

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 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 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 that offer flexibility to suit you - 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 at Boots, it's with you, 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 possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, 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 to be at your best.

You will complete an Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an 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

We’re looking for an experienced relief pharmacist to join our Boots team in East Lothian, providing professional support across our stores in Musselburgh and Dalkeith 16 hours per week.

Musselburgh and Dalkeith are known for their friendly atmosphere, dedicated teams, and strong community connections. As a relief pharmacist, you’ll play a vital role in delivering excellent patient care across these welcoming locations.

For more information contact [e-mail]

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

Newly qualified Pharmacist, Newly qualified, Pharmacist, healthcare, pharmacy, in store pharmacist, Medicine, Medicines,

Hours per week

16

Latitude,longitude 1

55.942138367,-3.051809811

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Weekdays and Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

8 to 16 hours per week

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

1 - Scotland

Area

103 - Fife and Borders

Store

6022 - MUSSELBURGH

Req Posted Date

06-Jun-2025

County

Edinburgh Lothian

Country

UK

Address 1

164 High Street

Address 2

Musselburgh

Address 3

Mid Lothian