Pharmacy Assistant

2 days ago

Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom J E Williamson Pharmacy Full time

We are a long-established independent community pharmacy on Snowley Parade. We are growing the prescription and retail sides of our business strongly, due mainly to the high calibre of our staff, strong personal relationships with our customers, an improving product range and helping each other provide great customer service.

**We seek an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to join our friendly team of experienced staff. **With support, you will mainly manage our retail sales, and also help with some aspects of our prescription service. The position is full-time, Monday to Friday; and potentially Weekends as well if preferred.

This opportunity would suit someone who wants to establish or progress a satisfying career in a friendly customer-focussed environment. You will learn a lot about retail, health conditions, health & beauty products, the prescription process, and how to work well in a community pharmacy.

In return, we will reward you with a competitive salary, 4 weeks per year paid Holiday plus Bank Holidays, pension, staff discount, regular positive feedback on your performance and the pharmacy's retail performance, and, hopefully, great job satisfaction

**The main duties of your position will be to**:

- Meet and greet most of our walk-in customers at the counter and on the shop floor, and answer phone enquiries
- Help and advise customers with product purchases
- Take in from customers their prescriptions for the dispensary team to prepare
- Give to customers their prescription medicines that are already prepared
- Help customers request prescriptions from their surgery
- Buy retail stock and processing deliveries, using an EPoS system
- Manage the till, cash up at end of day.
- Merchandise, promote and manage our retail stock, and keep the pharmacy clean and tidy
- Keep up to date with knowledge of health conditions and our retail products, and suggest new products to introduce to our range
- Advise customers on health services such as quitting smoking, flu vaccination, etc.
- A pleasant and engaging personality
- Strong personal communication and customer service skills
- A friendly, tactful, positive and professional attitude
- Reliability in time-keeping and getting tasks done
- A methodical and accurate approach to tasks
- A history of working well in a team
- At least 1 year of relevant work in pharmacy.
- The ability to learn on the job

References must be provided that support the above.

You will report to, and work closely with the pharmacist manager on a daily basis. You will also report to and work with the owner on the retail aspects of your work.

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: From £10.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Free parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Staff are able to wear a face mask if preferred & common surfaces are regularly sanitised.

**Experience**:

- Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)

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