Pharmacy Colleague – Part‑time Retail Pharmacy Role

About the role

Join Asda’s in‑store pharmacy team in Shoeburyness as a Pharmacy Colleague. This part‑time, permanent position offers flexible daytime shifts across 18 hours per week, with weekend work required.

Key responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly and discuss personal health concerns with confidence.
• Accurately assemble and process prescriptions, ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Promote pharmacy services such as Prescription Collection, Medicines Use Reviews, blood pressure checks, and stop‑smoking schemes.
• Collect customers’ prescriptions from doctors’ surgeries and prepare them for store collection.
• Support the Pharmacist with record‑keeping and delivery of patient services.
• Complete an accredited Medicine Counter Assistant course within six months, followed by training as a Dispensing Assistant.

Required profile

• Friendly, highly organised and eager to contribute to a team.
• Strong attention to detail and good computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for helping people.
• Problem‑solving mindset and a desire to provide a great healthcare experience.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate of £12.71.
• 15% colleague discount on Asda shopping from day one (plus a nominated user).
• Discounted rates on Asda services – mobile, pharmacy, opticians, insurance, travel, tyres, breakdown cover, etc.
• Access to flexible pay, income tracker and financial coaching via Stream.
• Opportunities for career progression through accredited training.