Boots Opticians

Pharmacist

7 days ago

PayCompetitive
LocationGrantham/England
Employment typeFull-Time

What's your preference?

Apply with job updates
  • Job Description

      Req#: 253041BR

      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).

      We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at https://www.boots.jobs/why-boots/rewards-benefits/boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

      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 a very friendly and supportive team who can help your transition. We have our DSP support hub which helps take some of the pressure off the pharmacist as some items get dispensed here. We offer services such as Flu, NMS, Hypertension, Pharmacy First, contraception service etc. We are a small store as we are located next to a GP surgery.

      "Need to work at least one Saturday a month. Monday to Friday 9-6. Saturday 9-1.

      week 1 - Monday - Friday 9-6 (40 hours)
      week 2 - Monday - Friday 9-6 (40 hours)
      week 3 - Monday - Friday 9-6 (40 hours)
      week 4 - Monday 9-6 Tuesday off Wednesday - Friday 9-6 Saturday 9-1 (36 hours)"

      anna.jones@boots.co.uk
      07890 642900

      Business Area

      Pharmacy

      Function

      Pharmacist

      Keywords

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

      Hours per week

      39

      Latitude,longitude 1

      52.906074473,-0.63767985

      Shift Pattern to display to candidates (displayed externally). Please select one:

      Weekdays and Weekends

      Airport

      No

      Hours per week

      Over 35 hours per week

      Company

      UK Stores

      Division

      16 - United Kingdom

      Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

      No

      Region

      4 - Central

      Area

      136 - Lincolnshire

      Store

      1917 - GRANTHAM

      Req Posted Date

      29-Apr-2025

      County

      Lincolnshire

      Country

      UK

  • About the company

      Boots Opticians Ltd. operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom.