Pharmacist

Boots Opticians; Crowmarsh Gifford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

About the role

As a 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. 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 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

We are seeking a store-based Pharmacist to join our established team in Hungerford!

Permanent contract, 40 hours a week.

You will be joining a small community pharmacy with a great team providing services to our local customers. The store is located in a great spot with easy commutable routes as well as plenty of shops around!

Benefits include...

- Double-matched retirement savings plan
- GPhC fees are reimbursed
- Indemnity Insurance cover
- Exceptional career development opportunities
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- The option to buy a further 5 days holiday
- Sizeable Boots colleague discount
- Enhanced Maternity / paternity / adoption leave
- £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
- 50% Contribution to RPS Membership
- Ongoing services training completely free of charge
- Access to our Employee Assist Program
- Access to the Benefits Box – A virtual box filled with heaps of benefits such as discounted cinema tickets, gym membership, family days out, restaurant outings and even a new car scheme as well as dental, healthcare & finance benefits

And much, much more!

For further information, please contact our Regional Recruitment Partner, Amy Mackley on [e-mail]

Business Area

Pharmacy

Function

Pharmacist

Keywords

Newly qualified Pharmacist, Newly qualified, Pharmacist, healthcare, pharmacy, in store pharmacist, Medicine, Medicines,

Hours per week

40

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Region

5 - Wales and West

Area

149 - Oxfordshire and Berkshire

Store

456 - WALLINGFORD

Req Posted Date

08-Apr-2025

County

Oxfordshire

Country

UK

Address 1

7-8 Market Place

Address 2

Wallingford

Address 3

Oxfordshire