Job Description
About Boots
We are the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With over 2500 stores in the UK, our purpose is to help our customers look and feel better than they thought possible. For almost 170 years, we have used our expertise to help improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
What you can expect:
As a Pharmacist with us, it goes without saying that you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care; it’s more than just dispensing medicine, it’s listening to and inspiring others whilst giving them your expert advice and reassurance.
* Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
* Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
* Building 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’s in it for you?
Pharmacists are at the heart of our business and have been since we opened our first pharmacy 170 years ago. We know how important it is to reward the great work they do. We have a range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit individual needs. These include:
* Competitive base salary
* Market leading pension contributions
* Annual performance based bonus
* 33 days including bank holidays with the option to buy more
* Bespoke location benefits that could include relocation support, location allowance, location honorarium (dependent on location)
* Enhanced maternity pay
* Boots staff discount
* GPHC fees paid
* 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).
* Access to our benefits platform such as cycle to work, child care vouchers, additional holiday purchase, gym discount, dental insurance, life insurance, critical illness insurance to name a few!
What you need:
To be successful in this role you will have a professional, caring character and a true desire to help others feel good. 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.
* Have a love of working collaboratively with a team-centred approach
* Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and provisions of national and local services
* Role model communication skills; you will hold excellent face to face interactions to effectively meet the varied needs of customers and patients in pharmacy
This role is subject to a DBS/PVG check, Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.
Need To Know
Boots are seeking a patient-focused, relief pharmacist to join our dedicated pharmacy teams across the Canterbury area. 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.
- Build experience in delivering varied services.
- Experience different stores that work with care homes, GP’s etc.
- Encounter different management styles and staffing structures.
- Receive paid transportation at 45 pence per mile.
You will be stationed across 2-3 stores maximum, and we have a strong, dedicated planning team that will present your rota to you at least 6 weeks in advance. This is an exciting opportunity for you to work within busy service lead stores; you will have the support of experienced ACT's, dispensers, and pharmacy advisors, as well as strong retail management support teams and a committed Line Manager and Director of Stores.
Newly qualified pharmacists are very welcome to apply for this position. Although we are advertising a full-time position, part-time hours will also be considered.
This role offers a competitive base salary, and a substantial performance-based annual bonus as well as many other fantastic Boots benefits including our double matched Retirement savings plan, GPhC fees reimbursed, indemnity insurance cover, social, financial, healthcare and dental benefits, our sizeable employee discount and much, much more!
Business Area
Pharmacy
Function
Pharmacist
Hours per week
40
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