Medicines Counter Assistant

Badham Pharmacy is seeking to hire Medicines Counter Assistants for their Stow on the Wold location in Gloucester. This part-time role involves working 8 hours a week on Saturdays, with opportunities for additional hours. The position offers competitive pay aligned with the National Living Wage, along with benefits such as 29 days of holiday, a 20% discount in stores, and a NEST pension scheme. Ideal candidates will possess good retail skills and a friendly demeanour, with a preference for those with pharmacy experience. Successful applicants will complete the NPA Interact course during their probation. Badham Pharmacy promotes diversity and encourages all applicants.

Badham Pharmacy is looking to recruit Medicines Counter Assistants to join our team at our Stow on the Wold Pharmacy in Gloucester GL3 4BJ.
This is a part time position, working 8 hours a week, Saturdays 9-17.00pm with the option of covering additional hours to cover holidays and is an ideal position for someone with a keen interest to develop a career in medicine
Our starting rates of pay are aligned to the National Living Wage. In addition we offer 29 days holiday a year (inclusive of all bank holidays), 20% discount in all of our shops, NEST pension scheme, discretionary Christmas bonus, and Blue Light Card membership (applied for separately)
The role is very rewarding, and you will make a difference to the patient healthcare of your local community
The Medicines Counter Assistant is a key member of the pharmacy team. You are the first person many customers will see when coming into the pharmacy, speak to when seeking healthcare advice and interact with when collecting a prescription or ask for help when they wish to purchase a medicine.
As a Medicines Counter Assistant you will provide advice to patients on a range of common ailments. You will appropriately sell over-the-counter medicines to patients and handle prescriptions within the pharmacy. You will work under the supervision of a responsible pharmacist, who will always be available should you need to refer a patient or seek advice.
You will have good general retail skills, be friendly and confident when dealing with customers plus enjoy providing consistent and excellent customer service. You will also be engaging with every customer around the many additional services we offer including the new Pharmacy First scheme.
We are ideally looking for a candidate with previous pharmacy experience. If you aren’t MCA trained, previous healthcare or retail experience would be beneficial. The successful candidate will be expected to complete the NPA Interact (Medicines Counter Assistant) course, this will take approximately 6 months to complete during your probation period
We expect this to be a popular position therefore we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the closing date. Please only apply if you are able to work the hours stated above
Badham Pharmacy is an equal opportunities employer, embracing diversity among our teams and we encourage applications from all.