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Pharmacy Assistant Jobs

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Why Well?

At Well, our Pharmacy Assistant jobs are ideal if you enjoy working with people and want to make a real difference to our patients and customers by delivering the highest standards of service and care.

In this important role, you’ll be the initial point of contact for everyone visiting our community pharmacies and you’ll help to ensure that the first impression we make is always the right one.

Through your positive attitude and infectious enthusiasm, you’ll also contribute to our unique team culture where everyone is recognised and respected for their input, and where there’s a companywide appreciation of the fact that, ‘together, we make a difference’.

Our People Promise

To ensure everyone who works at Well is inspired to go the extra mile in their day-to-day jobs, we make a promise to our Pharmacy Assistants and to all members of our team.

As part of the Well people promise, you can expect to:

Feel proud

You’ll be part of an organisation where you can believe in and see the benefits for others from the work that you do. It’s more than just a job so you’ll feel proud about the positive impact you make on the lives of the communities we make a real difference to.

Feel valued

You’ll feel valued as part of a close-knit community of like-minded, committed, friendly and expert colleagues. Working together in a company that cares about you and supports you to do the best job you can.

Feel confident

You’ll be working in an essential and respected organisation uniquely positioned to deliver the community healthcare services of the future. Ongoing growth and the fast pace of change in this essential sector will give you confidence in your personal and professional development opportunities. As will constant exposure to a wide range of opportunities to experience new and interesting things.

Rewards

As a Pharmacy Assistant at Well, you will be instrumental in ensuring our customers always receive the highest levels of care and service. To acknowledge the importance of the job you do, we’ll reward you with a competitive salary and a range of generous benefits including:

Staff discounts

You’ll enjoy 10% discount in our pharmacies and a further 5% discount on our own branded products. We also run double discount weekends regularly throughout the year.

Travel loans

We offer interest free loans to help you spread the annual cost of travelling to work on public transport.

Well Perks

With our Well Perks platform, you can enjoy money off everything from cinema tickets and eating out to high street fashion and holidays. In fact, it can save you an average of £1,000 a year.

Health and wellbeing

We care about our colleagues and your wellbeing is important to us. That’s why we offer you generous leave entitlements of between 23 and 26 days per year as well as access to free 24-hour health and wellbeing support, and discounted membership to gyms across the UK.

What our Pharmacy Assistant jobs entail

Working as part of a committed team and under the direction of a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager, you’ll help customers with their prescriptions. You’ll also assist customers with any non-prescription or not over-the counter purchases they might make – for example of beauty products or of non-controlled medicines. In addition, you’ll help to ensure that the pharmacy always look presentable with fully stocked and tidy retail displays.

What we look for

To take up one of our Pharmacy Assistant jobs, you’ll need to be caring and compassionate as well as committed to great customer service. A willingness to learn and the flexibility to work across a range of tasks and responsibilities are important too.

What prospects do Pharmacy Assistant jobs at Well offer?
If you join Well as a Pharmacy Assistant, there are multiple ways you can advance your career. You could undertake further training and become a pharmacy technician. You can also become a champion of better lifestyle choices such as healthier eating or quitting smoking.
Does Well offer part-time Pharmacy Assistant jobs?
To ensure you can combine a career as a Pharmacy Assistant at Well with any other outside commitments, such as a family or studying, we offer a number of flexible working options. This includes part-time jobs and job sharing.
How can I receive updates on new Pharmacy Assistant jobs?
If you’d like to receive email alerts with details of new Pharmacy Assistant jobs at Well, you can sign up here and register for alerts
How many Pharmacy Assistant jobs does Well recruit for each year?
On an annual basis, we recruit for Pharmacy Assistant jobs on a regular basis, but the total number of vacancies depends on factors such as business growth and customer demand. If you’d like to know when we’re recruiting near you next, why not sign up for our job alerts?
How do I become a Pharmacy Assistant?
Whilst previous experience is useful if you’re looking to join Well as a Pharmacy Assistant, your attitude and enthusiasm are more important. Providing you’ve a desire to make a positive difference to our customers and a team orientated approach, we can provide all the ‘on-the-job’ training and support you need including the chance to gain an NVQ level 2 qualification in pharmacy services.

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