Relief Pharmacist

The Boots Company PLC; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Relief Pharmacist, providing excellent customer care across multiple locations. You'll be responsible for delivering pharmacy strategies, ensuring safety through audits, and providing professional services. Enjoy a supportive environment with flexible working options and a range of benefits.

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

• Registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator.
• High professional expertise and respect from stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments for safety.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Expert Care

Education

Pharmacy Registration

Job description

Travel across 3 stores: Harpenden, Welwyn, and Potters Bar to cover lunch breaks.

About the role

As a Relief Pharmacist with us, you’ll provide excellent customer and patient care. It’s more than dispensing medicine; it’s listening and offering expert advice and reassurance. You won't be based in one pharmacy but will serve multiple locations. Your main responsibilities will include:

1. Delivering the pharmacy strategy through 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 reviews via audits, observations, and risk assessments to ensure safety.
5. Providing a range of professional pharmacy services.

What you’ll need to have

You should have a professional, caring character and a genuine desire to improve. Additionally, you will:

1. Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
2. Demonstrate high professional expertise and be respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, and external professionals.
3. Have a passion for community pharmacy and excellent care.
4. Be collaborative and team-oriented.
5. Possess excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and local/national services.
6. Be an effective communicator, able to put people at ease and meet diverse needs.

Our 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 in full
• Contribution towards RPS fees
• Professional indemnity insurance with options for additional cover when working in Primary Care (up to 3 days/week, terms apply)

We offer flexible benefits to suit you. Learn more at boots.jobs/rewards. Note: Salary estimates on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may be inaccurate.

Why Boots

We promote a considerate, inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and fostering a positive workplace. At Boots, we believe in changing for the better with you.

What's next

If your application is successful, a recruitment team member will contact you to discuss the next steps.

We are open to flexible working options including job share and reduced hours. We can provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process.

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

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

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