Pharmacist London, England
Job description
Job Reference: 199607BR
London, White City
Permanent
Full-time
We are currently recruiting for a full time Pharmacist at our Flagship store in London White City Shopping Centre Ariel.
The successful Pharmacist will be expected to cover shifts between Monday to Saturday, with the earliest start being 9:00am & the latest finish being 10:00pm, with alternate Saturdays. You will be supported by a team of 4x Pharmacists and 2x Pharmacy Advisors, dispensing around 700 items per week.
Our gorgeous flagship store, in the elegant Westfield London Shopping Centre, has an amazing opportunity for a full time pharmacist to join our diverse and supportive team. A stone's throw from BBC Television Centre, with incredible transport connections across road, rail and tube, the shopping centre itself is one of London's leading tourist destinations with a plethora of retail, food, drink and entertainment options. We are the only pharmacy in the shopping centre, so we are the point of call for advice and pharmacy services, both NHS and private, with a modest items business. Our patients come to us from the surrounding locality, but also from among the centre staff and both domestic and international tourists. We would love to hear from pharmacists with a passion for pharmacy services, from vaccinations to phlebotomy, to take our business to the cutting edge of what's possible to deliver for patients in the evolving world of community pharmacy.
For more information contact Regional Recruiter Lucy - [email protected]
Need to know
We are currently recruiting for a full time Pharmacist at our Flagship store in London White City Shopping Centre Ariel.
The successful Pharmacist will be expected to cover shifts between Monday to Saturday, with the earliest start being 9:00am & the latest finish being 10:00pm, with alternate Saturdays. You will be supported by a team of 4x Pharmacists and 2x Pharmacy Advisors, dispensing around 700 items per week.
Our gorgeous flagship store, in the elegant Westfield London Shopping Centre, has an amazing opportunity for a full time pharmacist to join our diverse and supportive team. A stone's throw from BBC Television Centre, with incredible transport connections across road, rail and tube, the shopping centre itself is one of London's leading tourist destinations with a plethora of retail, food, drink and entertainment options. We are the only pharmacy in the shopping centre, so we are the point of call for advice and pharmacy services, both NHS and private, with a modest items business. Our patients come to us from the surrounding locality, but also from among the centre staff and both domestic and international tourists. We would love to hear from pharmacists with a passion for pharmacy services, from vaccinations to phlebotomy, to take our business to the cutting edge of what's possible to deliver for patients in the evolving world of community pharmacy.
For more information contact Regional Recruiter Lucy - [email protected]
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
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 great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you
- Competitive holiday allowance (with the option to buy more days)
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption leave pay
- £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
- Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boot Opticians and Boots Hearingcare)
- Access to corporate third-party discounts, including retail, cinema, holidays and more (UK only)
- Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund, a registered charity that offers support to eligible current and former colleagues in the UK, as well as their immediate relatives, at times of financial hardship.
- 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).
- Bespoke location benefits (dependant on location)
What’s next for you?
Click here to explore how your Pharmacy career can progress with us…
Career Progression:You will be able to develop your career with a wide variety of opportunities. From continuing your professional development in clinical services, to becoming one of over 2,200 Macmillan Information Pharmacists, or progressing into store management, we’ll give you all the training and support you need from our award winning L&D team.
Variety: With the opportunity to work in the community, in local health centres, care services and hospitals, to busy retail stores and airports, you will be able to do what you love, in a store that you love. You’ll be working in a fast paced, inspiring environment that allows you to deliver genuine care and build great relationships with your patients, customers, and your team.
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.
