Pharmacy Colleague - Portsmouth
Job Title: Pharmacy Colleague
Location: Gosport
Employment Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Work Shift: Afternoons
Hours per Week: 16
Pay Rate: £12.21
Category: Pharmacy (RLD), Retail Healthcare, Retail Hourly Colleagues
Closing Date: 22 June 2025
About the Role
To be employed in this role, you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check.
Our stores operate 24/7, offering a variety of shift patterns. We are looking for flexible working arrangements, including weekend work, which is a requirement. We may need to be flexible with your work pattern.
Our in-store Pharmacies are popular with customers, who expect friendly, confident service and the ability to discuss personal health issues comfortably. You will be responsible for assembling and processing prescriptions accurately, promoting pharmacy services (e.g., Prescription Collection, Medicines Use Reviews), supporting the Pharmacist with patient services (blood pressure checks, smoking cessation schemes), and adhering to Standard Operating Procedures.
You will also collect prescriptions from doctor’s surgeries and bring them to the store for collection. We will support your development through accredited courses to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within 6 months, then training as a Dispensing Assistant to advance your pharmacy career.
About You
You are friendly, highly organized, and eager to work with your team. You possess good computer skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. You enjoy problem-solving, helping people, and providing great healthcare experiences by assisting customers in finding what they need and engaging in friendly conversations.
Why Join Us?
Alongside a competitive salary, you will enjoy benefits such as:
* 15% colleague discount at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
* Discounts on Asda services like Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loans, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Tyres, Breakdown Cover
* Wagestream: flexible pay, income tracking, financial coaching, and savings accounts
* Company pension
* Wellbeing support including 24/7 virtual GP, EAP, free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer, and bereavement support
* Inclusion networks to promote diversity and inclusion
* Parental leave policies including maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental, and neonatal care leave, plus fertility support
* Colleague recognition programmes
* Offers and discounts on various services and activities
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