Pharmacist Manager

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Overview of the role

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist/manager to join/lead the team and make a difference at our pharmacy in the coastal town of Hartlepool, County Durham.

This community pharmacy is located close to the health centre at the bottom of the high street.

How our pharmacy makes a difference:

• It dispenses around 2,000- 2,500 per week but there is potential for more,
• It provides a wide range of services including flu, NMS, blood pressure and AMBP,
• It provides services to two care homes,

This pharmacy is open 8:30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays. The dynamic team at this pharmacy is comprised of six pharmacy colleagues.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate must possess an MPharm degree or equivalent and management experience is required for this opportunity.

You'll be focussed on leading your team to deliver the best community pharmacy experience for your patients and customers.

You'll be required to have your GPhC registration upon your start date.

Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a flexible position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Package Description

On top of your salary:

• We support all of our Pharmacists through the Independent Prescribing (IP) Qualification,
• You can receive up to 15% of your annual salary, in bonuses, based on performance and delivery,
• You can receive Relocation support (up to £8k) - this payment is dependent on job location and role. Please check the 'salary' section for this.
• You can get a Welcome to Well bonus (£5K net payment) - This payment is exclusive to roles in certain locations. Please check the 'salary' section for this.
• We can pay for your GPhC / PSNI and DBS/ PVG fees,
• You can access fully supported career development, e.g. apprenticeship opportunities,
• We have a Pension scheme,
• We offer a Generous holiday allowance,
• You can access employee discount.

We can also offer:

• Annualised contracts - so you can decide on the hours that best suit your work/life balance each year.
• Consistent rotas and geographical coverage that suits you.

But there is much more we offer in terms of developing and growing your career.

You'll be supported in your role by an Area Operations Manager and a Regional Operations Manager, with regular structured pharmacy visits.

We have invested in new technologies for our pharmacies, including a new PMR system and centralised dispensing, to allow you to focus on providing quality care and services to our patients and customers.

We are focussed on the mental health and wellbeing of all Well employees, which is why we've put all our field managers through the Mental Health Awareness course.

So, you'll have much more than just a salary package - we will support you in your personal and professional development too.

About the Company

For over 70 years, we've been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.

'Together we make a difference'