Job Title
Pharmacy Colleague
Location
Ipswich
Employment Type
Part time
Contract Type
Permanent
Shift Pattern
Work Shift: Days
Hours per Week
16
Pay Rate
£12.71
Category
Pharmacy (RLD), Retail Healthcare, Retail Hourly Colleagues
Closing Date
17 June 2026
About the Role
To be employed in this role you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check. Our stores operate 24/7, bringing a wide variety of shift patterns – if you're looking for flexible working to fit around your lifestyle, then look no further. We'll work with you on your shifts, but weekend working is a requirement of the role, and we may need to be flexible with your work pattern.
Your responsibilities include:
* Providing a warm and friendly experience, discussing personal health issues, resolving customer problems and taking customers to the right products.
* Accurately assembling and processing prescriptions.
* Driving awareness of all the extra services we offer in Pharmacy (Prescription Collection Service, Medicines Use Reviews, etc).
* Supporting the Pharmacist with delivery and effective record keeping of patient services (blood pressure checks, stop smoking schemes, etc).
* Adhering to Strict Standard Operating Procedures.
* Collecting customer prescriptions from their doctor’s surgery on their behalf and bringing them to the store ready for collection.
* Completing an accredited course to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within 6 months, and then training as a Dispensing Assistant to complete your pharmacy training.
About You
You are naturally friendly, highly organised, and enthusiastic about getting stuck in. You have good computer skills, attention to detail, and communicate well with customers. You love problem solving and are passionate about helping people and caring about giving customers a great healthcare experience, helping them find what they need and having a chat along the way.
Everything you'll love
Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll get lots of other great benefits too, including:
* Colleague discount: 15% off your 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 – celebrating differences and ensuring inclusion.
* 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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