Role Details
* Job Title – Pharmacy Colleague
* Location – Poole
* Employment Type – Part time
* Contract Type – Permanent
* Shift Pattern – Work Shift: Days
* Hours per Week – 26.25
* Pay Rate – £12.60
* Category – Pharmacy (RLD), Retail Healthcare, Retail Hourly Colleagues
* Closing Date – 1 January 2026
Responsibilities
* Pass an enhanced safeguarding check.
* Work flexible shifts, with a requirement for weekend working.
* Provide a warm and friendly customer experience in the in-store Pharmacy.
* Discuss personal health issues, resolve customer problems and recommend the right products.
* Accurately assemble and process prescriptions.
* Drive awareness of all extra services offered in Pharmacy (e.g., Prescription Collection Service, Medicines Use Reviews).
* Support the Pharmacist with delivery and effective record keeping of patient services (blood pressure checks, stop smoking schemes).
* Understand and follow the strict Standard Operating Procedures.
* Collect the customer's prescription from their doctor's surgery on their behalf and bring it to the store ready for collection.
* Complete an accredited course to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within 6 months and subsequently train as a Dispensing Assistant.
Qualifications & Skills
* Friendly, highly organised and eager to get stuck in.
* Good computer skills, attention to detail, and strong communication with customers.
* Problem‑solving aptitude and a passion for helping people.
* Passion for providing a great healthcare experience and a friendly chat along the way.
Benefits
* Colleague discount – 15% off shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user.
* Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover.
* Stream – access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more.
* Company pension.
* Wellbeing – including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, and access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support.
* Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to ensure everyone is included and differences are celebrated.
* Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
* Colleague recognition programme.
* Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas.
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