Pharmacy ACDA Colleague

time left to apply End Date: March 3, 2025 (11 days left to apply)

job requisition id R-048417

Job Title

Pharmacy ACDA Colleague

Location

Eastgate

Employment Type

Part time

Contract Type

Permanent

Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week

20

Pay Rate

£13.04

Category

Pharmacy, Retail Healthcare, Retail Hourly Colleagues

Closing Date

2 March 2025

To be employed in this role you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check.

As a Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Dispensing Assistant (ACDA), you will play a crucial role in our in-store pharmacies, which are hugely popular with our customers. They will expect the same warmth and friendliness they get everywhere else in the store, as well as confidence and ease when discussing personal health issues.

You will be responsible for:

1. Checking the accuracy of dispensed medicines, verifying patient details, medication type, dosage, labelling, and packaging.
2. Reporting any medication errors or incidents promptly and correctly.
3. Providing clinical checks to confirm the safety and appropriateness of prescribed medication.
4. Conducting regular audits of the dispensary and stock levels.
5. Supervising pharmacy assistants to ensure they follow appropriate procedures for dispensing medications.
6. Maintaining proper documentation and records of all tasks undertaken.
7. Guiding and training pharmacy staff, sharing knowledge and expertise.
8. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards and practices.
9. Supporting the Pharmacist with the delivery and effective record-keeping of patient services (e.g., blood pressure checks, stop smoking schemes).
10. Driving awareness of all the extra services we offer in Pharmacy (e.g., Blood Pressure, New Medicine Service, Asda Online Doctor).

You’ll be naturally friendly, highly organised, and eager to get stuck in, working with your team to deliver great results. You have excellent attention to detail and good computer skills, strong communication skills, and the ability to interact well with customers.

Problem-solving skills and a passion for helping people, the ability to work under pressure and maintain accuracy in a busy pharmacy environment, and a strong understanding of regulatory standards and the importance of compliance are essential.

Asda – that’s more like it!

Your Benefits

Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including 10% off your Asda shopping, incentive schemes, a pension scheme, and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas.

About us

Asda is Reimagining Retail. It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with, there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see.