Pharmacy Colleague - Birmingham

Pharmacy Colleague – Birmingham

Location: Perry Barr

Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent. Shift Pattern: Days, 30 Hours per week. Pay Rate: £12.60.

Overview

Our stores run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We need a Pharmacy Colleague to work a flexible schedule with weekend availability.

Responsibilities

• Pass an enhanced safeguarding check.
• Accurately assemble and process prescriptions.
• Promote additional pharmacy services, such as Prescription Collection Service and Medicines Use Reviews.
• Support the Pharmacist with patient services, including blood pressure checks and stop‑smoking schemes.
• Strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures.
• Collect prescriptions from doctors’ surgeries and deliver them to customers for collection.
• Complete an accredited course to become a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant within six months and then train as a Dispensing Assistant.

Qualifications

• Friendly, highly organised and ready to get started with the team.
• Good computer skills, attention to detail and strong customer communication.
• Problem‑solving ability and a passion for helping people.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Colleague discount: 15% off Asda shopping from day 1 for you and a nominated user.
• Discounted rates on Asda mobile, pharmacy, optician, personal loan and more services.
• Access to flexible pay, an income tracker, financial coaching and an exclusive savings account.
• Company pension.
• Well‑being support including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, free counselling, legal and mortgage advice, cancer and bereavement support.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Network programmes to celebrate diversity.
• Excellent parental leave and support for fertility treatments.
• Colleague recognition programme.
• Special offers on activities such as airport parking, theme parks and cinemas.