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Pharmacy Colleague
Pharmacy Colleague
- Location: Plymouth
- Employment Type: Part-time
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Hours per Week: 16
- Pay Rate: £12.71/hour
- Category: Pharmacy (RLD), Retail Healthcare, Retail
- Closing Date: 16 July 2026
About the Role
To be employed in this role, you must pass an enhanced safeguarding check.
Our stores operate 24/7, offering flexible shift patterns to fit various lifestyles. While the role allows adjustable scheduling, weekend shifts are required, and shifts may need flexibility based on store needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide friendly and confident customer service in our popular pharmacy, including:
- Discussing personal health matters with warmth and professionalism.
- Resolving customer issues efficiently and directing them to relevant products.
- Process prescriptions accurately, assembling and dispensing them promptly.
- Raise awareness among customers about additional pharmacy services, such as:
- Prescription Collection Service
- Medicines Use Reviews (MURs)
- Collaborate with the pharmacist to ensure accurate record-keeping for services like:
- Blood pressure checks
- Stop-smoking schemes
- Collect prescriptions from doctors’ surgeries and transport them to the store for collection.
- Complete an accredited training programme within six months, becoming a qualified Medicine Counter Assistant, followed by training to become a Dispensing Assistant.
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It is desirable that you:
- Possess a naturally friendly and highly organised approach.
- Want to work in a team to deliver great results.
- Have good computer skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Communicate effectively and enjoy problem-solving.
- Are passionate about helping people and ensuring a positive healthcare experience for customers.
Benefits
- 15% colleague discount on shopping at Asda for you and a nominated person (from day one).
- Discounts and special offers on Asda services including:
- Mobile
- Pharmacy
- Opticians
- Personal Loans
- Pet Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Travel Money
- Tyres
- Breakdown Cover
- Stream membership for:
- Flexible pay
- Income tracker
- Financial coaching
- Exclusive savings account
- Company pension scheme
- Wellbeing provisions, including:
- 24/7 virtual GP
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Free counselling, legal assistance, mortgage advice, cancer support, and bereavement counselling
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – promoting diversity and celebrating individual differences.
- Comprehensive parental leave policies:
- Maternity and adoption leave
- Paternity leave
- Shared parental leave
- Neonatal care leave
- Support for fertility treatments
- Colleague recognition programme
- Discounts and special offers across a broad range of activities, such as:
- Airport parking
- Theme parks
- Cinemas
- Opportunities for career development within a dynamic business, including newly emerging roles.
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