Job description
Do you want to have the influence to change community pharmacy for the better?
Are you ready to take your pharmacy career to the next level?
We actively make pharmacy better by having a lasting impact on the lives of our community, providing only the best care creates a more positive Impact on our patients lives, We grow our reach to help more and we are being smarter in safety and innovation.
We are Avicenna and We are here to make Pharmacy Better!
Better for our People
Better for our Patients
Better for our Planet
What do our Values mean?
We believe pharmacy can be better for our people, weather that be in store, buying group or support. We also are making Avicenna a better place to work for our partners.
We are making pharmacy better for our planet by creating a sustainable business and take responsibility for our impact on the planet. We measure our customers happiness, and we are always looking for new ways to improve the quality of our stores and service we provide to the local communities.
Where will you be based?
You will be the Pharmacist based in our Willington Quay Store
13 Tynemouth Road
Willington Quay
Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
NE28 0AA
Your New Role with Avicenna:
As a professional Pharmacist, you will be assisting the team to ensure delivery of a high-class service that is expected within our Pharmacies. You will have a positive “can do” attitude and join our Pharmacy team on providing outstanding patient care in your local community.
- Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
- Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
- Assisting the building of capability with the Pharmacy 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
Bonus Information and Salary Enhancements:
We offer an excellent Commission based bonus Scheme. The more services you complete, the more money you earn.
We also offer a referral scheme which is another easy way to enjoy an additional enhancement, we offer up to £1,000 Referral scheme payment for every successful placement you make into the organisation.
Perks at Work:
Pharmacists are at the heart of our business and the community in which they serve. We know how important it is to reward the great work you do. So we have a range of excellent benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit the individuals needs Including:
Competitive base salary
Clear progression structure
Further accredited training
Discounts platform: for online leading retailers.
Pension Contributions: In partnership with the people’s pension.
Generous Annual Leave allowance: 25 Days Annual leave plus Bank holidays.
Cycle To Work Scheme: New bike or equipment funding supported by Avicenna.
Colleague Pharmacy Discount: A Colleague discount on goods from any Avicenna pharmacy.
Employee assistance programme: including a 24/7 Confidential helpline, Legal information, Counselling support and Online Wellbeing Portal.
Refer a Colleague Scheme: We recognise that you may have some excellent connections that you could bring into our organisation, which is why we reward successful referrals with up to £1,000.
My Avicenna: You will have access to a range of Platforms that put your health and wellbeing at the forefront, the Move, Munch, Money, and Mind. Offering you a selection of the best exercise videos, tasty recipe inspiration and expert guides, tips, and tools to help you manage your money better.
Why join Avicenna?
We are the UK’s fastest growing group of community pharmacies and the country’s largest buying group, with over 139 pharmacies and over 1200 independent members, so what that means is that now is a great time to join and develop with Avicenna as we are expanding and as a growing Company you will also be able to develop your career with a wide variety of opportunities available.
This is an excellent opportunity for a pharmacist to join our team and be a pillar of the community, you will have a real hands-on approach when providing excellent customer and patient care.
Grow your career with us!
Better pharmacy starts with you, if you have the right attitude and drive to influence the change in community pharmacy for the better, then we can support with all aspects of your career development and progression.
We would love to meet someone with:
- A professional, caring character and a true desire to help others feel good.
- A Pharmacy degree and be registered with GPhC
- An understanding of pharmacy law and ethics
- Experience of delivering great customer service
- strong communication skills with attention to detail
Join us on our mission to make Pharmacy better.