Retail Assistant

About the Role

Based on both the sales floor and in the dispensary in one of our Outpatient Dispensary stores and partnership with the NHS Trust, you will be given the opportunity to gain valuable hands on experience whilst working towards your qualifications.

You will complete a thorough on the job training qualification which will allow you to dispense medications, provide pharmacy services and advice and recommend products and services.You will develop knowledge of our extensive range of health and wellbeing products and services to ensure our customers receive the best experience that an outpatient dispensary has to offer, resulting in them recognising and recommending us as experts within the healthcare arena. Some of the responsibilities of the role include the management of stock and its system, which involves invoice matching and chasing up invoices. The management of CMU and PAP pricing logs. A full induction to the company and Outpatient dispensary will also be provided, including training to our 3rd Party System.

Why LloydsPharmacy?

There’s a lot to discover at LloydsPharmacy. We have a wide range of exciting opportunities within off-site hubs, but also in pharmacy settings, hospitals, care homes, mental health facilities and prisons.

We don’t believe in standing still, which is why we are investing in our future. We have enhanced our IT capabilities, implemented a new pharmacy dispensing system and developed a number of HR tools to make your life easier. You’ll have access to training and development programmes at all stages of your career through one of our many pathways. Thereafter you will be supported to develop a career, either on one of our pharmacies or within the wider Lloyd’s Pharmacy network, the opportunities are endless. In addition, we offer:

25 days Holiday (plus bank holiday entitlement)
Up to 50% staff discount at LloydsPharmacy in store and online!
Our Care Rewards – Cash back offers on high street retailers
Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and wellbeing app
Company Pension

About You

We’re looking for someone who’s eager to share their expertise, inspire their team and drive a continuous learning culture to constantly improve your pharmacy and put our customers first.

To be successful in the role you must have the work ethic and determination to take advantage of the ‘on the job’ training provided, as well as the approachable, hands on and professional personality to enable you to thrive in our branches. In return, you will be given the chance and fill support to complete the Level 2 or equivalent Healthcare Assistant and Dispenser qualification.

This entry level role is an excellent opportunity to join a company who really do take pride in their internal promotion opportunities that are readily available across the Lloyds Pharmacy network.

About Us

LloydsPharmacy is a household name, part of the wider McKesson UK family, with over 1,400 stores nationwide; accessibly located within local communities, health centres and online. Working as a key partner to the NHS, we dispense more than 150 million prescription items per year supported by over 19,000 colleagues.

We are defined by our ICARE values, and ILEAD behaviours. These guide our decision making and help to make sure we stay focussed on what really matters. Together, ICARE and ILEAD build our shared value system and are the key pillars of McKesson’s culture.

At McKesson UK, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we encourage it for the benefit of our colleagues, our services, and our communities. You’ll have access to our diversity networks, inclusion groups and feel supported and comfortable in yourself at all times.

We want you to bring your whole self to work- so, wherever possible, we will look to accommodate a flexible approach to your hours and location as well as job share opportunities, to ensure that our roles work not only to support our patients lives, but yours too.

McKesson UK prides itself on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

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