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Pharmacist - Newtown
About this role
- Newtown
- Pharmacy
- Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
- 20 Hours per week
- Permanent
- Job reference: 152448
We've got a fantastic opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our Newtown store, which dispenses over 9,500 valued items on average to the local community each month.
At [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Pharmacy, we take a holistic approach to healthy living. It's natural for us. With our focus on the freshness and goodness of our food, our in-store pharmacies are a logical step to helping customers look after themselves inside and out.
Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, you will be accountable for the Pharmacy in their absence.
Our Pharmacists are responsible for the following;
- Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
- Maintaining a professional and welcoming approach to all aspects of the role
- Prepare medicine when appropriate using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
- Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures
About you
As Pharmacist you’ll be providing excellent customer and patient care. In addition you will:
- Possess a Pharmacy degree
- Hold membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Integrity and compassion
- Pharmacists working for [Employer hidden] will have to complete a DBS check (organised by us) prior to commencement of employment
[Employer hidden] Pharmacies offer colleagues a high level of working flexibility and control over their work rotas. This enables routine overlap periods with other pharmacists on duty, for consistency of patient care and colleague development.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Everyone is welcome at [Employer hidden].
About us
We're Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make [Employer hidden]. We're the only UK retailer with our own manufacturing business. Our pharmacies are the natural next step. Helping to make Britain healthier, our 100 in-store pharmacies enable millions of customers to look after themselves inside and out. Here we offer all kinds of support from medicines, consultations and diabetes checks to advice on weight loss, healthy eating and giving up smoking.
As part of our total rewards package we offer:
- 15% uncapped [Employer hidden] discount for you (both in store and online)
- 10% discount for a designated friend/family member
- Private Aviva Healthcare plan
- Annual bonus scheme
- GPhC fees paid
- 25 days holiday plus 8 statutory holidays pro rata
- Enhanced company pension contributions
- 4 x life assurance through our company pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption schemes
- Long service awards
- Perks with over 850 retailers through our 'My Morri' discount platform offering cashback and instant vouchers
We have an enhanced benefits package available to suitable candidates, including a relocation allowance or a welcome package where applicable. Please reach out to us for more information.
Wherever you are or want to be in your pharmacy career, a move to [Employer hidden] Pharmacy is the perfect prescription for progress. With over 100 in-store pharmacies nationwide and 11 million customers visiting us every week, we're helping to make Britain healthier.
We endeavour to be Britain's favourite in-store pharmacy, famous for service and our 'can-do' approach. That means we're offering more and more career opportunities at all levels, growing people, training and supporting them, and making a very serious investment in their success.
If you’re interested in taking on a new challenge and have the skills to strengthen our team further, then we want to hear from you.
Reward & Benefits
We've highlighted below some of our standard Rewards & Benefits that our colleagues receive. Please note, some roles come with additional benefits such as bonus, company car allowance etc. you'll find further details where applicable in our adverts, or you can speak to someone in our resourcing team for more information.
- Rewarding success
We believe success should be rewarded. So, from a simple thank you to our well-deserved recognition awards, we’ll show you how much we value you. We care for our colleagues. It’s how we keep hold of the best talent.
- Pay
[Employer hidden] wouldn't be what it is without our amazing colleagues, which is why we offer competitive salaries to ensure we attract and retain the best.
- Colleague discounts
We operate one of the most generous colleague discount schemes in food retail, and currently offer two discount cards, one for you and one for your family or friend. You will be eligible for a 15% discount on all eligible purchases and your friend or family will be eligible for up to 10% discount.
- Holidays
We know how important it is to take time off to relax and unwind. So, to help you achieve a healthy work/life balance, you’ll enjoy at least 28 days of holiday a year pro rata (including public holidays). Your holiday will increase depending on your length of service, too.
- Pension
We have a competitive pension scheme that all our colleagues can join.
- Life assurance
In case the worst should happen, we offer a Life Assurance Scheme, more commonly known as a ‘Death in Service’ benefit. All our colleagues are entitled to this benefit from their first day of permanent employment with us, subject to eligibility rules.
- Money off
Not only will you enjoy 15% off your [Employer hidden] shopping, you'll have access to discount and cashback offers from over 1,500 retailers including everything from fashion and holidays to utilities and electronics. All of our sites offer subsidised meals too.
- Flexible benefits
We offer a range of flexible, voluntary and salary sacrifice benefits that can help you save on your tax and National Insurance. These include:
- Holiday buy scheme
- Payroll giving
- Healthcare cash plan
Our exclusive health care cash plan, provided by Sovereign Health Care, offers colleagues a helping hand with everyday health care costs. It pays tax free cash back on a range of everyday health expenses including glasses, contact lenses, dental treatment, prescription charges, physiotherapy and much more. Cover is offered at a differents levels to suit your needs, and up to 4 children are covered at no extra cost! We're pleased to be able extend the offer to colleagues' partners. Terms and conditions apply.
- Wellbeing with Vita Health
At [Employer hidden] we care about our colleagues' wellbeing, and we work with a number of organisations to provide information, advice and support to colleagues and their families.
Our wellbeing partner Vita Health, offers free and confidential information, advice and support for all our colleagues and households 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, on all wellbeing matters including mental and physical health. They also provide a management support helpline Monday to Friday.
- Aviva Digital GP and wellbeing
We provide colleagues with free access to Aviva's Digital GP and Aviva Wellbeing app services. Colleagues can book can book unlimited video consultations with an NHS-registered, private GP. To help colleagues when they need it most, It's a 24 hour service. Colleague's children are also covered up to age 16.
- Addiction treatment
We're working with the team at the UK Addiction Treatment Group to support the wellbeing of our colleagues when it comes to addiction and behavioural disorders.
- Salary finance
We've partnered with Salary Finance to provide all colleagues with access to simple, useful financial education, as well as access to loans at competitive and affordable rates, repaid directly from pay.
- Family Friendly benefits
- Maternity and Adoption Pay: Full pay for the first 26 weeks of maternity and adoption leave.
- Paternity Leave: Up to 4 weeks of paternity leave, allowing flexibility within 52 weeks of the birth or placement.
- Neonatal Leave: An additional week of leave for every week the baby spends in neonatal care, up to the original due date, with a maximum of 12 weeks.
- Fertility Leave: Up to five days of paid leave per cycle for prospective mothers undergoing treatment, and up to two days of paid leave for partners
Plan your journey
Newtown, United Kingdom, SY16 3AH
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Learning and development is at the heart of our business
As you can imagine, [Employer hidden] is a busy place to be. There’s lots going on - processes, changes, new initiatives, different ways of working. And that’s just on a Monday morning.
It means there’s a lot to learn. But learning isn’t just about understanding what’s involved in day-to-day workloads. It’s also about growing and developing in your career, too. That’s why we’ve made sure that learning and development is at the heart of our business. We’re here to make sure everyone has everything they need to be their best - and to go as far as they want.
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Our DE&I workstreams
We're proud to have a diverse group of colleagues working here. We want everyone to feel valued in an environment where we promote respect, where they feel a sense of belonging, and feel celebrated as individuals.
These are the moments that matter to them - and they matter to us, too.
Everyone is welcome to get involved in our Ethnic Diversity, Ability, LGBTQ+, Women, and Family & Carers workstreams, too. They’re designed to help us better reflect our customers, colleagues, and communities so we can become an even more inclusive business.
As a business, we love bringing people together. And we think it’s one of the biggest reasons to be part of our team.
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Our Process
We've outlined below what our typical process looks like, this can vary slightly depending upon the role or team you've applied for. Our goal is to provide a positive and accessible experience for all applicants, ensuring everyone has the support they need to showcase their best selves.
Our resourcing team are on hand to help with any questions about your application and you can reach them by e-mailing [contact hidden].
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Find an opportunity that's right for you
Once you've found a role that's right for you, you can apply via this site. If it's your first time applying with us then we'll need all your essential information and we might ask you to upload your most recent CV. If you've applied for roles with us before then we should recognise you and you won't need to share these details again, unless something has changed that you need to update us on.
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Online Assessment (Customer Assistant roles)
After your application, we might send you an e-mail and ask you to complete an online assessment. This is typically a situation judgement test where we'll ask you ten questions with mutliple choice answers and takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The questions will give you a feel for the types of scenarios you might encounter working in our stores - think customer first.
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Let's find out more
For some of our stores and site roles, if you've been successful with your application we might just e-mail and ask you to book a slot for your interview. For other roles our resourcing team will get in touch with you to find out a bit more about you and why you applied. They'll also answer any questions you might have about us and the role. After all, it's a two way process!
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Interview
Our interviews are typically face to face but can sometimes be virtual. Don't worry, we'll advise either way. Your interview can differ depending on the role or team. Part of the interview may include some competency questions against our Ways of Working (listed below).
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Final Stage
With some of our roles there might be a second interveiw. This tends to be for roles in our Head Office and some salaried positions across our stores and sites. As part of this second stage, we might ask you to complete a task, such as a SWOT analysis or something similar, and present it back during the interview. This helps us understand your approach and thinking about the role.
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Decision
Our resourcing team or the store or site you've applied to will be in touch with you as soon as they can to let you know the outcome. If you've been successful we'll share the details of our offer with you and follow up with everything you need on e-mail.
Ways of Working
Our Ways of Working are like a set of values that define our core beliefs, guide decision-making, and shape our culture and how we operate.
Customer First - I care about our customers and do everything I can to meet their needs
Teamwork - I always play my part in the team, and I recognise we go further together
Working Freely in a Framework - I’m trusted to make my own decisions and encouraged to improve things for customers and for us
Care and Respect - We care more and try harder; for each other, for everyone around [Employer hidden]
Listen and Respond - I take the time to talk with and listen to colleagues and customers, and always do the right thing for the them
Grow Sales, Low Cost - I understand my part in the end-to-end process and look for ways to drive improvement
Life at [Employer hidden] offers more than you imagine.
We’re a Yorkshire based food manufacturer and retailer, and our story began with a simple market stall in Bradford all the way back in 1899. Today, we’re still just as committed to delivering on our promise of 'freshness from farm to fork' for every customer. It’s why we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s leading supermarkets. And, with 90,000 colleagues, nearly 500 stores, and 11 million customers every week, there are now more reasons to join us than you can imagine.
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MorriStories
Charlotte
Replenishment Manager
My goal is to become an operations manager. I have done the majority of the departmental roles now, so I feel that is the next step.
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Connor
Operations Manager
I knew there was a lot of career progression at [Employer hidden] and I've been given fantastic opportunities to develop into Managerial roles.
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Nancy
Customer Assistant
My favourite thing about working here is making people happy through our service. I have such wonderful colleagues who can really make me laugh. It's great fun!
Jake
Store Manager
We are a customer centric business and everything that we try and do has customers and colleagues at its heart.
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Dan
Customer Assistant
All of my colleagues support me in loads of ways and make the day go faster.
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Charlotte
Replenishment Manager
My goal is to become an operations manager. I have done the majority of the departmental roles now, so I feel that is the next step.
View story
Connor
Operations Manager
I knew there was a lot of career progression at [Employer hidden] and I've been given fantastic opportunities to develop into Managerial roles.
View story
Nancy
Customer Assistant
My favourite thing about working here is making people happy through our service. I have such wonderful colleagues who can really make me laugh. It's great fun!
Jake
Store Manager
We are a customer centric business and everything that we try and do has customers and colleagues at its heart.
View story
Dan
Customer Assistant
All of my colleagues support me in loads of ways and make the day go faster.
View story
Charlotte
Replenishment Manager
My goal is to become an operations manager. I have done the majority of the departmental roles now, so I feel that is the next step.
View story
Connor
Operations Manager
I knew there was a lot of career progression at [Employer hidden] and I've been given fantastic opportunities to develop into Managerial roles.
View story
Nancy
Customer Assistant
My favourite thing about working here is making people happy through our service. I have such wonderful colleagues who can really make me laugh. It's great fun!
Jake
Store Manager
We are a customer centric business and everything that we try and do has customers and colleagues at its heart.
View story
Dan
Customer Assistant
All of my colleagues support me in loads of ways and make the day go faster.
View story
Meet the Recruiter
Joel Mellor
Resourcing Specialist - Convenience
Favourite [Employer hidden] product
The Best Fruit & Oat Cookies
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