Overview
At Tesco, people are at the heart of everything we do, and this couldn’t be truer for our pharmacy team. As a Duty Pharmacy Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on others’ lives. Whether you’re supporting pharmacists, providing top‑notch services to customers, or fostering community spirit, your work will touch the lives of hundreds of people every day. You will receive uninterrupted “me time” away from the pharmacy to relax, refuel, and recharge, along with career‑choice leadership training plans.
Responsibilities
- Supply prescriptions, deliver NHS and private services, and provide healthcare advice to customers.
- Play an active role in our charity support programme by giving advice to people in the community at risk of or living with cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
- Support the Pharmacy Manager to lead, train, and develop colleagues.
- Support the Pharmacy Manager in building relationships with Primary Care Networks and GPs’ surgeries.
- Ensure accurate payment claims for NHS‑covered items.
Qualifications
- Pharmacy degree.
- Passion for leading and empowering a team.
- Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and willingness to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme (we’ll help you with this).
- Completion of a DBS check (organised by us) before employment.
Benefits
- GPhC fee covered by us every year.
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day and Bank holidays.
- Buy holiday salary‑sacrifice scheme.
- Up to £2,000 a year on most Tesco purchases.
- Annual bonus up to 20% of annual salary.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by statutory maternity or adoption pay, and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
- Right to request flexible working from your first day.
- Pharmacy training programme exclusive to Tesco, in partnership with Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK and British Heart Foundation.
- Structured training plan for Pharmacy Leadership crafted by industry specialists.
- Great colleague discounts that save money on everyday purchases.
- Expert support for the new UK health and social care visa application process.
- Access to colleague networks providing a space for colleagues from a range of backgrounds.
EEO Statement
Everyone’s welcome. Diversity, equity and inclusion at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and to be yourself at work. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
