Relief Pharmacist

TN United Kingdom; Redhill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy as a Relief Pharmacist, providing exceptional care across various locations. You will be responsible for delivering pharmacy strategies, ensuring legal compliance, and enhancing team capabilities. This role requires strong communication skills and a passion for 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

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• High levels of professional expertise and respect from stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in pharmacy.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments for customer safety.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Professional Expertise

Education

Registered with GPhC, PSNI, PSI

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 will provide service to customers and patients across a range of pharmacies. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

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 assessments to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
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 genuine desire to help us improve. Additionally, 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 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 provision 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 additional free cover if you work in Primary Care settings up to 3 days per week (terms apply)

We have many benefits that offer flexibility to suit you. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, salary estimates on third-party sites are not 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 diversity and providing a positive, inclusive environment for all. With you, we change for the better.

What's next

If successful, a member of the recruitment team will contact you to discuss your application. We are open to flexible working options, including job share and reduced hours. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process to support you.

Post-offer, you will complete a pre-employment check, which may include submitting a DBS, PVG, or Access NI check depending on your location.

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