Badham Pharmacy is a family owned chain of 27 pharmacies across Gloucestershire and Bristol, serving patients since 1940, and with a long history of exceptional patient-centred care.
This vacancy is in our Longlevens branch and will be 24 hours a week with the opportunity to work additional hours as overtime to cover holidays and absence. Hours of work are Monday to Wednesday with shifts between the opening hours of the branch 08:30-19:00. Full time applicants may also be considered, however the remaining days would be worked in another Gloucester branch.
Our starting rates of pay are competitive starting at £11.44 for trainees and £12.19 if you already have an NVQ2 qualification and are based on experience. In addition, we offer 29 days holiday a year (inclusive of all bank holidays), 20% discount in all of our shops, NEST pension scheme, discretionary Christmas bonus, and Blue Light Card membership (applied for separately).
The role is very rewarding, and you will make a difference to the patient healthcare of your local community.
Responsibilities:
* Manufacturing dosette trays for our local community patients who need extra support in organising medication.
* Downloading and preparing prescriptions that have been sent from a local surgery or a customer has arrived to collect.
* Supporting the medicines counter assistant and pharmacist in their roles.
* Having effective conversations with customers, ensuring that they get the right level of care and medication for their needs.
* Engaging with customers around the large amount of additional services that we offer, including the Pharmacy First scheme.
As a qualified dispenser, you will have an NVQ2 in dispensing either from the National Pharmacy Association or an equivalent provider. For the trainee dispenser role, the successful applicant will be enrolled on this course with expected completion taking 9-12 months, after which a pay review would follow.
We also like to progress our own staff through their careers and can actively support with enrolments onto the NVQ3 technician course, Accuracy Checking for Dispensers (ACD) or Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT) courses.
We expect this to be a popular position; therefore, we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the closing date. Please only apply if you are able to work the hours stated above.
Badham Pharmacy is an equal opportunities employer, embracing diversity among our teams, and we encourage applications from all.
£11.44- trainee and from £12.19 per hour- qualified (based on experience).
Experience:
NVQ2 Qualified or previous healthcare/retail/pharmacy experience for trainees.
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