Trainee or Qualified Pharmacy Assistant

Bestway Healthcare; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salaries

Generous holiday allowance

NVQ 2/3 qualification opportunity

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Well Pharmacy, part of Bestway Healthcare, is seeking a friendly, organised Pharmacy Assistant in Edinburgh to join a dedicated team delivering outstanding customer service and safe dispensing of medications. The role suits either a Trainee Pharmacy Assistant or a Qualified Pharmacy Assistant, with potential for part-time work and inclusive adjustments as needed.

Experience with NVQ2 or equivalent is essential; the employer supports career development and offers competitive salaries and holiday

Qualifications

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification.
• Friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Building relationships with customers is key and you’ll meet their healthcare needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pharmacists and store teams in delivering efficient pharmacy processes and customer care.
• Ensure safe dispensing of medication to customers and be the expert customers rely on.
• Support diverse shifts and adapt to part-time roles if needed.

Skills

Customer service

Organised

Friendly

Communication

Education

NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services

Job description

Are you friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service butlooking to further your skills and career?

Here at Well, we aim to build the best prescription experience in the UK. Sounds ambitious, right? But that’s okay, because we’ve got a fantastic team of talented, creative and forward-thinking people, that are key in helping us get there.

Main Responsibility

Working alongside our knowledgeable Pharmacists and store teams, you will be instrumental in the efficient delivery of pharmacy processes to ensure our customers are really taken care of. This role maintains a high level of competence to ensure the safe dispensing of medication to customers as well as being the experts that our customers can rely on.

The Ideal Candidate

We're happy to consider either aTrainee Pharmacy Assistant or aQualifiedPharmacy Assistant for this role. Whether you're just starting out in the Pharmacy industry or if you're already qualified we're looking for someone who is friendly and organised with a passion for providing excellent customer service. Building relationships with your customers is key and you’ll play an important part in meeting their unique healthcare needs.
In order to be considered for theQualified Pharmacy Assistant role itis essential that you already have a NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services orequivalent qualification.

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 part time 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

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

Package Description

• Highly competitive salaries
• Generous holiday allowance including bank holidays
• Opportunity to gain an NVQ 2/3 qualification
• Superb development and career opportunities

About the Company

For 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.

• Division / Function Division 8 Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Location edinburgh, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)