Medicine Counter Assistant

Role: Medicines Counter Assistant

Location: Evans Pharmacy, Kirk Hallam

Days: TBC

Contracted hours: 16-30 per week

Opening Hours: 8:30/9am-6pm (1hr lunch)

Saturdays 9am -12pm

We are looking for:

- MCA qualified or willingness to undertake training
- Customer service/retail experience
- Confident and friendly with customers
- Willing to go the extra mile to provide excellent service
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Good work ethic, and eagerness to help
- Can communicate well in a team
- Ability to stay calm under pressure

Job description:

- First point of contact for patients and customers
- Providing excellent customer service
- Maintaining confidentiality and professionalism
- Responding to patient queries
- Filing and retrieving prescriptions
- Managing retail stock effectively
- Delivering health advice, products and services appropriate to the level of training received

We offer an excellent training and development programme, so that you are confident in providing expert advice on our medicines, professional services and general healthcare.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16-30 per week

**Salary**: From £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime

COVID-19 considerations:
We follow NHS guidelines so rules on ppe may change. Please inform us if you have an issue with wearing a mask if needed to do so.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kirk Hallam: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Can you attend induction training at head office in Breaston DE72 3EA?
- Can you comfortably work on your feet for an 8 hour shift?

**Experience**:

- Retail: 1 year (required)
- Pharmacy/medical: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- fluent English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- MCA certificate (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person