Relief Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Welshpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy service provider in the UK is seeking a Relief Pharmacist to deliver excellent customer care across various pharmacies. You will ensure legal compliance, build team capabilities, and provide professional services. Ideal candidates will be registered pharmacy professionals with a passion for community health and collaborative spirit. Benefits include employee discounts, enhanced leave pays, and professional fee reimbursements.

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

Contribution towards RPS fees

Professional indemnity insurance

Qualifications

• Be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI).
• Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise.
• Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the pharmacy strategy through expert care and advice.
• Ensure legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy.
• Build pharmacy capability of store teams.

Skills

High levels of professional expertise

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Knowledge of pharmacy operations

Passion for community pharmacy

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator

Job description

Overview

Job Description

As a Relief Pharmacist 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 will 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

• 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 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)

What’s next

If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to discuss your application. We are open to discussing flexible working options, 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 perform at your best.

You will complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you may be asked to submit a DBS, PVG 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.