Relief Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Tendring; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy provider is seeking a Relief Pharmacist in Essex to provide expert advice and care across multiple locations. The successful candidate will be responsible for legal and ethical decisions while ensuring customer safety and delivering professional pharmacy services. Applicants must be registered with a relevant pharmacy regulator and possess strong community pharmacy knowledge. Competitive benefits and a collaborative working environment are offered.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced parental leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Employee discounts

Access to learning resources

Reimbursement of GPHC/GOC fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC, PSNI, or PSI.
• Demonstrated high levels of professional expertise.
• Passion for community pharmacy and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care and advice in pharmacies.
• Ensure customer and patient safety through continual review.
• Deliver a range of professional pharmacy services.

Skills

Community pharmacy expertise

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Knowledge of pharmacy operations

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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\u2019s 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.

Business Area: Pharmacy

Function: Pharmacist

Hours per week: 40

Region: 6 - East

Area: 158 - Ipswich and Northeast Essex

Store: 878 - CLACTON PR AVE AP

Req Posted Date: 01-Sep-2025

County: Essex

Country: UK

Address 1: 86 Pier Avenue

Address 2: Clacton on Sea

Address 3: Essex