Boots UK

Independent Prescribing Pharmacist

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Job summary

Boots Pharmacy, Newton Stewart are looking for an Independent Prescribing Pharmacist to join our friendly, community-focused team. This is a fantastic opportunity to use your prescribing skills to make a real difference in patient care.Youll work in a supportive environment with a store manager who values your clinical expertise, enabling you to deliver enhanced services. Youll also have the opportunity to collaborate with local GP practices and community teams.Included a competitive enhanced salary with performance-based incentives.Pharmacy Opening Hours:MonSat: 9:00am5:30pmSun: 11:00am5:00pmIf you would like more information contact kaley.lawson@boots.co.uk or you can call me on 07827 980313

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacist with us youll be providing excellent customer and patient care, its more than dispensing medicine, its listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

  • Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
  • Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
  • Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
  • Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
  • Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

What youll need to haveTo be successful in this role you will have a professional, caring character and a true desire to help us change for the better. In addition you will:

  • Be registered with relevant pharmacy regulator (GPhC, PSNI, PSI)
  • Demonstrate high levels of professional expertise and be widely respected by stakeholders, peers, patients, customers and external local professionals
  • Have a passion for community pharmacy and providing the best care for our customers.
  • Be collaborative with a team-centered approach
  • Have excellent knowledge of pharmacy operations and provisions of national and local services
  • Be a great communicator; able to put people at ease and effectively meet the varied needs of our customers and patients

About us

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

Details

Date posted

18 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive and enhanced salary

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

R0028-266080BR

Job locations

Boots The Chemists Ltd

Victoria Street

Newton Stewart

Wigtownshire

DG8 6BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Pharmacist with us youll be providing excellent customer and patient care, its more than dispensing medicine, its listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

  • Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
  • Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
  • Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
  • Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
  • Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Pharmacist with us youll be providing excellent customer and patient care, its more than dispensing medicine, its listening and providing your expert advice and reassurance. Your main areas of responsibility will be:

  • Delivering the pharmacy strategy through providing expert care and advice
  • Accountable for legal and ethical decisions in the pharmacy
  • Building the pharmacy capability of store teams
  • Conducting continual review through audit, observations and risk assessment to ensure customer and patient safety is paramount
  • Delivering a range of professional pharmacy services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mpharm Degree (Masters in Pharmacy Degree) or equivalent
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mpharm Degree (Masters in Pharmacy Degree) or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Boots UK

Address

Boots The Chemists Ltd

Victoria Street

Newton Stewart

Wigtownshire

DG8 6BT


Employer's website

https://www.boots.jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Boots UK

Address

Boots The Chemists Ltd

Victoria Street

Newton Stewart

Wigtownshire

DG8 6BT


Employer's website

https://www.boots.jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Partner

Kaley Lawson

kaley.lawson@boots.co.uk

07827980313

Details

Date posted

18 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Competitive and enhanced salary

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

R0028-266080BR

Job locations

Boots The Chemists Ltd

Victoria Street

Newton Stewart

Wigtownshire

DG8 6BT


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