Relief Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known pharmacy chain is seeking a Relief Pharmacist to provide exceptional care across various locations in Poole. The role involves delivering pharmacy strategy, advising customers, and ensuring safety. Applicants should be registered pharmacists and possess strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary along with a performance-based bonus and additional benefits.

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

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Professional, caring character with a desire to provide excellent patient care.
• Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator.
• Ability to communicate effectively and meet varied customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer and patient care.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.
• Conduct continual review for customer safety.

Skills

Customer care

Communication

Team collaboration

Pharmacy operations knowledge

Education

Registered pharmacist with GPhC

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

Become a Relief Pharmacist at Boots and work at Poole Hospital!

We are seeking a patient-focused Relief Pharmacist to join our team to support our customers across Poole, including community and hospital pharmacy environments.

As a Relief Pharmacist for Boots, you will:

- Gain confidence quickly.
- Experience different stores and different challenges.
- Receive flexible work patterns.
- Learn best practice to share with other stores.
- Receive paid transportation at 45 pence per mile.

We have a strong, dedicated planning team who will present your rota to you at least 12 weeks in advance.

We will consider newly qualified pharmacists for this position.

Although this is advertised as a full time position, part time and any working days and hours will be considered.

This position offers a strong base salary, PLUS a substantial, performance-based annual bonus and a location bonus of up to £4000!

You will also be entitled to a variety of fantastic Boots benefits including our double matched retirement savings plan and sizeable employee discount!

Please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Amy Mackley on [e-mail] or call 07827980580.

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

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

Hours per week

40

Latitude,longitude 1

50.721934383,-1.973009221

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Weekdays and Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 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

17 - Hospitals

Area

220 - Hospitals South

Store

2257 - Poole Longfleet Road

Req Posted Date

18-Aug-2025

County

Dorset

Country

UK

Address 1

Longfleet Road

Address 3

Poole