Tesco
Duty Pharmacy Manager - Southampton
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About the Role
At Tesco, people are at the heart of everything we do, and this couldn’t be truer for our pharmacy team.
As a Duty Pharmacy Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on others’ lives. Whether you’re supporting pharmacists, providing top-notch services to customers, or fostering community spirit, your work will touch the lives of hundreds of people every day.
We want to help you be at your best, whatever life brings. That’s why we’ll offer you uninterrupted "me time" away from the pharmacy to relax, refuel, and recharge.
In addition to these healthy breaks, you’ll benefit from extensive career development, including leadership training plans designed by industry experts, offering ample opportunities for progression.
With your ideas for improvement valued and encouraged, you’ll be part of a role thatCombines doing good, feeling great, and advancing your career. Let’s make every day better together!
🔹 Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Supplying prescriptions and delivering a range of NHS and Private services, including providing healthcare advice to customers.
- Actively supporting our charities programme, including advising people in the community living with or at risk of-cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.
- Collaborating closely with the Pharmacy Manager to lead, train, and develop colleagues.
- Strengthening relationships with Primary Care Networks and GP surgeries on behalf of the Pharmacy Manager.
- Ensuring accurate payment claims for NHS-covered items.
🔴 Requirements
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
- A Pharmacy Degree.
- A passion for leading and empowering your team.
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and a willingness to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme (we’ll assist if you accept the role).
- A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, organised by Tesco, before employment.
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🎁 Benefits
Our Pharmacies are led exclusively by pharmacists, ensuring you’re supported by industry experts in delivering the best possible service—for both our communities and your career. Here’s why joining us is a great choice:
- GPhC fee covered by Tesco every year.
- Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days plus 1 personal day, plus bank holidays.
- Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme to enhance your savings.
- Savings of up to £2000 annually on purchases at Tesco.
- Annual bonus of up to 20% of your salary.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Flexible working from day one, with options to discuss and arrange arrangements.
- 26 weeks of maternity/adoption leave (after 1 year of service) at full pay.
- 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay/Statutory Adoption Pay following initial leave.
- 4 weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
- A pharmacy training programme in partnership with Diabetes UK, Cancer Research UK, and British Heart Foundation.
- Structured leadership training specialised for pharmacy management, designed with industry experts.
- Great colleague discounts on daily necessities.
- Support for the new UK Health and Social Care Visa (if applicable).
- Access to co-worker networks connecting colleagues across diverse backgrounds (more info).
🏢 About Tesco
Our Duty Pharmacy Managers work with broader store teams, including security, stock, range management, and administration, to ensure a seamless customer experience while maintaining safety standards.
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Tesco Pharmacy values flexibility and empowers colleagues with control over working rotas. Overtime ensures overlap with other pharmacists, allowing collaborative patient care discussions and team development.
We recognise that everyone’s situation is unique, which is why Tesco supports chats about flexible work throughout the whole process. Whether you’re at the start of your career, adapting to parenthood, caring for loved ones, or looking to transition closer to retirement, Tesco is here to help find the right work arrangements for your life.
🌍 Everyone’s Welcome
At Tesco, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are vital parts of our culture. We value representation and encourage every colleague to bring their unique perspective to work. Everyone’s Welcome here.
📝 Terms and Conditions
- Tesco only recruits individuals who have passed the local school-leaver’s age (find out here).
- For roles starting before 6:15 am, after 9:45 pm, or requiring tasks like stocking, warehousing, driving, baking, or baristas; candidates must be over 18.
- Some roles may close earlier than advertised due to high application volume. Apply early to increase your chances.
- Feedback is only provided to candidates who are invited to an interview.
- If your application is successful, providing bank account details will be a condition of your offer before the start date.
For more information, visit www.tescoplc.com.
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