Saturday Pharmacist

Bestway Healthcare; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

GPhC / PSNI fees paid

DBS / PVG costs paid

Independent Prescribing course

Career development

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Mileage allowance

Generous holiday allowance

Employee discount

Job summary

Well Pharmacy is seeking Relief Pharmacists to provide professional leadership across a network of community pharmacies in the UK. The role offers flexible full-time or part-time opportunities and may require travel between locations within the area.

You will oversee safe and compliant delivery of pharmacy services and support store teams to achieve high patient care and commercial performance. The position is fully committed to development, with opportunities to enrol on the Independent

Qualifications

• Must hold an MPharm degree and be registered with the GPhC (or PSNI) by start date.
• Ability to work across multiple pharmacy locations and travel as needed.
• Management experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and clinical leadership across multiple pharmacies.
• Ensure safe, effective, and compliant delivery of pharmacy services.
• Support pharmacy teams to deliver patient care and maintain strong commercial performance.

Skills

Flexibility

Driving licence

Management experience

Education

MPharm degree

Job description

# Vacancies Saturday Pharmacist## Overview of the role*Full-time and Part-time Opportunities Available*We are currently recruiting Relief Pharmacists to support our pharmacies across a defined geographical area. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career while working flexibly across a variety of community pharmacy settings.This role reports directly to the **Area Operations Manager**.### The RoleAs a Relief Pharmacist, you will provide professional and clinical leadership across multiple pharmacies, ensuring the safe, effective and compliant delivery of pharmacy services. You will play a key role in supporting pharmacy teams to deliver excellent patient care and strong commercial performance.Depending on the locations covered, you will be required to travel between pharmacies within your area.### Reward & BenefitsIn addition to your salary, we offer a competitive benefits package including:* GPhC / PSNI registration fees and DBS / PVG costs paid* Opportunity to enrol on the **Independent Prescribing (Clinical Diploma)** course* Fully supported career development* Bonus scheme* Pension scheme* Mileage allowance (Relief Pharmacists only)* Generous holiday allowance* Employee discount* Consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you### About YouTo be successful in this role, you will:* Hold an **MPharm degree (or equivalent)*** Be registered with the **GPhC** (or PSNI) by your start date* Have management experience (desirable but not essential)* Be flexible and confident working across different pharmacy locations* Hold a **valid UK driving licence** and have access to a vehicle (depending on geographical coverage)### The Ideal Candidate*Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a flexible position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you*.### Package DescriptionOn top of your salary, we also offer:* Location benefits including relocation support (up to £8k) and Welcome to Well bonus (£5K net payment) – varies depending on location, please check with our Resourcing Team* GPhC / PSNI and DBS/ PVG fees paid* Fully supported career development* Opportunity to become an LPC representative* Bonus scheme* Pension Scheme* Mileage Allowance* Generous holiday allowance* Employee discountWe can offer consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you.But there is much more we offer in terms of developing and growing your career.You’ll be supported in your role by an Area Operations Manager and a Regional Operations Manager, with regular structured pharmacy visitsWe have invested in new technologies for our pharmacies including a new PMR system and centralised dispensing to allow you to focus on providing quality care and services to our customers.We are focussed on mental health and wellbeing which is why we’ve put all our field managers through the Mental Health Awareness course to raise awareness and enable a greater level of support when working in our pharmacies.So you’ll have much more than just a salary package, its about you as a person and your professional career too!### About the CompanyFor over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.**‘Together we make a difference’**Apply+−Leaflet | OpenStreetMap contributors### Saturday Pharmacist* **Salary** Up to £26 per hour* **Frequency** Hourly* **Vacancy ID** well/TP/153255/12658* **Contract Type** Permanent - Part Time* **No. Hours per week** 4* **Closing Date** No expiry date* **Job Category** Pharmacists* **Division / Function** Division 7 England* **Location** South Cheshire & North Staffordshire, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)* **Posted on** 6 October, 2026