Store manager (Pharm) Medium

Boots Opticians; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail pharmacy in Exeter is seeking a Pharmacist Store Manager to blend customer care with team leadership. The successful candidate will lead store sales, deliver expert advice, and ensure patient safety while fostering team development. A strong communicator, you will be registered with the relevant pharmacy regulator and demonstrate high professional standards. This is a 12-month fixed-term role, offering comprehensive benefits including a retirement savings plan and annual bonuses.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Access to training resources

Qualifications

• Professional, caring character with a desire to improve.
• Strong ability to lead and deliver company strategy.
• High level of professional expertise respected by stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales and performance of the store.
• Deliver expert care and advice through pharmacy strategy.
• Ensure compliance with legal and ethical decisions.

Skills

Coaching and development

Communication skills

Leadership

Patient care

Education

Registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)

Job description

Job Description

About the role

As a Pharmacist Store Manager with us you’ll be combining your excellent customer and patient care with leading, coaching, and developing a team. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

• You’ll lead the sales and performance of your store, whilst keeping our customers close to heart.
• Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
• Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
• Building the 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:

• The ability to coach and develop individuals and teams.
• A strong understanding of how to lead and deliver a company strategy, with the ability to implement in store to drive strong performance results.
• 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
• 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's 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 a 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.

Need To Know

This is a secondment/fixed term contract role for 12 months to cover a maternity leave. When the management role comes an end there may be an opportunity to stay as a store based pharmacist.

Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm

Sat 9am to 3pm

Sun - Closed

For more information please contact your recruitment partner David - [e-mail] - 07816244461