Job Description
About the role
As a Relief Pharmacist with us you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care; it’s more than dispensing medicine, it’s listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. You won't be based from one pharmacy, but provide service to customers and patients across a range of pharmacies. Your main areas of responsibility will be:
* 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
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:
* 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
* 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)
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 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 an 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
We currently have an opportunity for a Relief Pharmacist to join us on a permanent basis, to work across our fantastic stores and pharmacies within the Bristol area on weekends only. You will be supported by a team of experienced ACTs, Pharmacy Advisors and Dispensers as well as a strong retail management team and a dedicated Area Manager.
As a Relief Pharmacist for Boots, you will:
* Gain confidence quickly
* Experience different stores and different challenges
* Receive flexible work patterns
* Learn best practice to share with other stores
* Receive paid transportation at 45 pence per mile
We have a strong, dedicated planning team who will present your rota to you at least 12 weeks in advance. We will consider newly qualified pharmacists for this position.
This position offers a strong base salary, PLUS a substantial, performance-based annual bonus as well as many other fantastic Boots benefits including our double matched retirement savings plan and sizeable employee discount!
Please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Amy Mackley on amy.mackley@boots.co.uk.
Closing date
01-Oct-2027
Business Area
Pharmacy
Function
Pharmacist
Keywords
Newly qualified Pharmacist, Newly qualified, Pharmacist, healthcare, pharmacy, in store pharmacist, Medicine, Medicines
Hours per week
16
Company
UK Stores
Region
9 - South West
Area
192 - Bristol
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