Pharmacist

Job Purpose To lead and coach the pharmacy team to achieve excellence and provide exceptional customer care and patient safety. Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally to drive operational excellence through pharmacy sales and professional services. Together we will drive towards inspiring more positive and healthy lives and be the most trusted pharmacy network. To perform all duties and responsibilities outlined in the role profile relevant to your professional pharmacy qualification. Benefits

• Competitive annual pay package starting from £62k + up to £5k in bonuses
• 33 days annual leave
• Reimbursement of GPhC registration

Duties:

• Ensure pharmacy compliance with ethical, professional and legal pharmacy standards to ensure that every customer and patient receives a safe, accurate and efficient service
• Make decisions which positively affect all aspects of pharmacy performance that are aligned with the company’s values
• Ensure you drive the NHS agenda and work collaboratively with the superintendent’s office to reduce incidents
• Take responsibility to ensure that your pharmacy maintains high professional standards, both dispensing and retail, to provide a safe working and patient environment at all times
• Ensure confidentiality of customer and company information as required by the Data Protection Act
• Ensure effective long-term relationships are being developed and maintained with current and future customers
• Establish positive business relationships both internally and externally
• Embed mystery shopper feedback reports within the pharmacy to constantly improve our customer and patient journey
• Ensure the pharmacy team delivers the best service and care for our customers and patients and maximises the opportunity to drive customer loyalty
• Use effective questioning and listening techniques to understand customer needs and provide them with the relevant services or products
• Keep waiting times for customers and patients to a minimum, ensuring that resource is utilised effectively within the pharmacy and scheduling of staff is aligned to customer footfall
• Deal with customer and patient complaints effectively and efficiently
• Lead and coach the pharmacy team to ensure achievement of NHS items, OTC Sales, Professional Services Income and Cost Control targets and KPI’s
• Drive performance of colleagues by setting appropriate stretching performance and behavioural objectives
• Prepare your branch for the professional standard audits and working with the Regional Managers to deliver action points recommended
• Ensure ongoing performance management of your pharmacy team
• Ensure that all new starters complete induction and receive the best welcome
• Recruit, train and ongoing development of your team
• Regular review of store profit and loss
• Ensure prompt and accurate implementation of planograms in line with company merchandising guidelines
• Develop pharmacy colleagues by reviewing and giving regular feedback against objectives and values

Requirements:

• Be a qualified Pharmacist and registered with the GPhC
• A passion and focus for customer care and customer safety
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently with a high level of attention to detail
• Committed to continual self-development
• Proven teamwork
• Open and clear communication skills and the confidence to engage customers
• Ability to establish needs and opportunities through effective questioning techniques
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work along with willingness to travel to other pharmacy stores

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: From £62,000.00 per year Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: One location