Pharmacist

Overview

Our pharmacies offer a range of frontline NHS services, including emergency prescriptions and Urgent Care. You will provide both NHS and private services, ensuring excellent communication, empathy, and a strong focus on safety. Leadership and teamwork are essential to help bring the best out in others.

Key Responsibilities

A typical day as a Pharmacist involves dispensing, delivering services, managing the pharmacy team, and providing excellent service to all patients. You will conduct contractual and enhanced services, following company SOPs and professional GPhC guidelines and standards. You will report directly to the Pharmacy Practice Manager, supporting the delivery of agreed KRAs and reviewing performance to achieve deliverable metrics. Access to in‑store, regional, and home‑office teams means you are fully supported for all clinical or service queries.

Work Schedule

Hours per week: 28
Shift pattern: Days
Typical rota: Saturday 09:00–21:00; Monday 13:00–21:00; Tuesday 16:30–21:00; Wednesday 09:00–13:00; Thursday 09:00–13:00 (weekly rotation repeats).
Location: Birkenhead
Employment type: Part time
Contract type: Permanent

Qualifications and Requirements

• Fully qualified pharmacist registered with the GPhC.
• Accredited to deliver national and local NHS services and private healthcare services.
• Excellent customer and patient care skills.
• Driven and ambitious to meet business targets.
• Proven leadership skills in a fast‑paced pharmacy environment.
• Valid UK right to work, safeguarding qualifications, and DBS check.
• Enrolment in the live update service and ability to provide qualifications and identity documentation.

Benefits & Development

• Competitive salary plus benefits.
• Discretionary company bonus.
• Company pension up to 7% matched.
• 15% colleague discount in store and online.
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, and health and dental cash plans.
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and discounts across a range of services and activities.
• Professional indemnity insurance.
• GPhC fees paid.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks.
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for fertility treatments.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve. We create ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. All colleagues are encouraged to bring their best and true selves to work. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.

Application Process

Apply today by completing an online application. Applicants must possess a valid GPhC registration, evidence of the right to work in the UK, safeguarding qualifications, a DBS check, and enrol in the live update service.