Relief Pharmacist

Well; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Welcome bonus

GPhC/PSNI fees paid

PVG/ DBS costs paid

Mileage allowance

Career development

Independent Prescribing course

Pension

Job summary

Well Pharmacy is recruiting Relief Pharmacists to support pharmacies across Fife, Perth, West Lothian, North and South Lanarkshire. You will provide professional leadership, ensure safe delivery of services, and support teams to achieve excellent patient care while rotating across locations.

The role reports to the Area Operations Manager. Travel between sites is expected within your area, with opportunities for flexible full-time or part-time arrangements and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Hold an MPharm degree and be registered with the GPhC (or PSNI) by start date.
• Be flexible and confident working across different pharmacy locations.
• Have a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (as required by coverage).

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and clinical leadership across multiple pharmacies.
• Ensure safe, effective and compliant delivery of pharmacy services.
• Support pharmacy teams to deliver high-quality patient care and strong commercial performance.
• Travel between pharmacies within your area as required.

Skills

MPharm degree

GPhC registration

Driving licence

Flexibility

Job description

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Package Description

On top of your salary, we also offer:

• Location benefits including relocation support (up to £8k) and Welcome to Well bonus (£5K net payment) – varies depending on location, please check with our Resourcing Team
• GPhC / PSNI and DBS/ PVG fees paid
• Fully supported career development
• Opportunityto become an LPC representative
• Pension Scheme

We can offer consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you.

But there is much more we offer in terms of developing and growing your career.

You’ll be supported in your role by an Area Operations Manager and a Regional Operations Manager, with regular structured pharmacy visits

We have invested in new technologies for our pharmacies including a new PMR system and centralised dispensing to allow you to focus on providing quality care and services to our customers.

We are focussed on mental health and wellbeing which is why we’ve put all our field managers through the Mental Health Awareness course to raise awareness and enable a greater level of support when working in our pharmacies.

So you’ll have much more than just a salary package, its about you as a person and your professional career too!

Overview of the role

Full-time and Part-time Opportunities Available

We are currently recruiting Relief Pharmacists to support our pharmacies across Fife, Perth, West Lothian, North Lanarkshire & South Lanarkshire.. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career while working flexibly across a variety of community pharmacy settings.

This role reports directly to the Area Operations Manager.

The Role

As a Relief Pharmacist, you will provide professional and clinical leadership across multiple pharmacies, ensuring the safe, effective and compliant delivery of pharmacy services. You will play a key role in supporting pharmacy teams to deliver excellent patient care and strong commercial performance.

Depending on the locations covered, you will be required to travel between pharmacies within your area.

In addition to your salary, we offer a competitive benefits package including:

Relocation support (up to £8,000)

Welcome to Well bonus (£5,000 net payment)
(subject to location – please check with our Resourcing Team)

GPhC / PSNI registration fees and DBS / PVG costs paid

Opportunity to enrol on the Independent Prescribing (Clinical Diploma) course

Fully supported career development

Mileage allowance (Relief Pharmacists only)

Consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

Hold an MPharm degree (or equivalent)

Be registered with the GPhC (or PSNI) by your start date

Have management experience (desirable but not essential)

Be flexible and confident working across different pharmacy locations

Hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle (depending on geographical coverage)

The Ideal Candidate

Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a flexible position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

About The Company

For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.