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Lincolnshire Co-op
Relief Pharmacy Services Assistant
Proctors Road, Lincoln
Starting at £11.52 per hour (pay award pending)
Our community pharmacies play a key part in caring for the health and wellbeing of our customers. As the largest Co-operative Pharmacy group, our pharmacies offer so much more than just exceptional customer service! From prescriptions and flu vaccines to podiatry, we’re passionate about looking after the health needs of our patients.
• Keeping the shop floor fully stocked and ready for customers through accepting and working deliveries and completing stock takes
• Delivering the technical aspects of the dispensary, allowing and ensuring the safe supply of medicines. This could be through ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, and supporting the collection of prescriptions
• Assisting with sales and general store duties including creating product displays and cash transactions
As a Relief Pharmacy Services Assistant, you will be responsible for covering absence and holidays in our pharmacies within the central Lincoln area and surrounding villages. You will be working within multiple teams across a number of our branches. This valuable role provides operational support and ensures that we provide the best patient and customer service. You'll be involved in a wide range of duties, such as:
• Contributing to the safe and effective running of the dispensary by dispensing medication accurately and efficiently.
•Delivering exceptional customer service, providing health advice and services to our patients through engaging conversations. Ensuring that every customer leaves the pharmacy feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs
• Ensuring that every customer leaves the pharmacy feeling informed and confident about their healthcare needs• Keeping the shop floor fully stocked and ready for customers through accepting and working deliveries and completing stock takes
• Delivering the technical aspects of the dispensary, allowing and ensuring the safe supply of medicines. This could be through ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, and supporting the collection of prescriptions
• Assisting with sales and general store duties including creating product displays and cash transactions
Qualifications:
It isn’t just about experience or knowledge; we’re looking for people with a genuine passion for customer service and who will be ambassadors for healthcare in our pharmacies. To be successful in joining our team, you’ll need to show us:
• A natural ability to build meaningful relationships with both patients and colleagues
• An upbeat, caring, and confident manner when serving and advising patients
• An enthusiasm and talent for problem solving, eager to take on new challenges and experiences
• A methodical and accurate approach to practical tasks, using your own initiative and teamwork skills to aid you
• Experience of working in a retail background and using a stock control system would be desirable but not essential as full training is provided
• As travel will be required within this role, you will need to hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle for business use
• An upbeat, caring, and confident manner when serving and advising patients
• An enthusiasm and talent for problem solving, eager to take on new challenges and experiences
• A methodical and accurate approach to practical tasks, using your own initiative and teamwork skills to aid you
• Experience of working in a retail background and using a stock control system would be desirable but not essential as full training is provided
• As travel will be required within this role, you will need to hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle for business use
For this role, we’re looking for someone who has an NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services Assistant qualification or higher.
Benefits:
Benefits:
This is a great opportunity to develop your Pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our communities. In addition to working for a growing co-operative business, we offer our colleagues fantastic benefits, including:
• Up to 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) including bank holidays)
• Pension scheme (with up to 12% employer contributions)
• Generous colleague discount rates across our family of businesses
• Annual discretionary colleague bonuses to reward you for your hard work
• Free tea and coffee provisions for all colleagues during rest breaks at work
• Wellbeing initiatives and community engagement opportunities
• Pension scheme (with up to 12% employer contributions)
• Generous colleague discount rates across our family of businesses
• Annual discretionary colleague bonuses to reward you for your hard work
• Free tea and coffee provisions for all colleagues during rest breaks at work
• Wellbeing initiatives and community engagement opportunities
We are an “Investors in People - Platinum” employer, meaning that we have been recognised as one of the country’s top employers, offering progression opportunities to all our colleagues. As your experience grows, you’ll have the opportunity to build the skills necessary to further progress your career and help to open up future opportunities. We’ll work together with you to shape your career for the better!
First listed: today
Deadline: 6/30/2024
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Lincolnshire Co-op
We’re an independent co-op, based in Lincolnshire and the surrounding counties.