Supervising Pharmacist - Part-Time - Portlaoise

BACKGROUND

Tesco is a values-led business and we are committed to building a better Tesco and to support our colleagues in Serving Ireland’s Shoppers a Little Better Everyday. We aspire to create an emotional connection with our customers and colleagues and to help to make their lives more manageable and enjoyable.

Discover what it’s like to work in a fast paced environment, where colleagues are focused on delivering gold standard service and care.  There’s a lot more to it than dispensing medicines. Every day you’ll have the opportunity to make things better for customers in all sorts of ways, such as support for giving up smoking, checking blood pressure or testing for blood glucose levels. And it’s very much about supporting our communities, by making the best healthcare choices available and convenient for our customers.

THE ROLE

Tesco Ireland is currently seeking to appoint a Supervising Pharmacist in xxxxx Superstore who will have responsibility for Supervising and leading the Pharmacy Team to deliver the best service for our customers.

We're committed to finding the very best Supervising Pharmacist out there. Talented and driven professional who can deliver the highest quality healthcare service to our customers. You'll be treated like the Pharmacy health care professional you are, work in the environment you deserve and be given the opportunity to deliver new services.

As a Pharmacist with us, it goes without saying you will be providing excellent customer and patient care that will be inspiring and reassuring. It’s more than just dispensing medicine, it’s looking after our customers and patients, listening to them and giving expert advice.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Working in partnership with the healthcare team using your own intuition, expertise and experience to deliver complete health care solutions for our customers and patients
• Lead and coach your team to deliver the best Pharmacy business for customers by ensuring great service, standards and availability
• Ensure that you and your colleagues are operating within, and complying with, all relevant legislation at all times
• Actively supporting the development, education & training of colleagues; building pharmacy capability of store teams
• Creates an environment that encourages innovation and personal growth

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will ensure customers are at the heart of everything we do, from ensuring medicine availability, dispensing, giving health care advice to carrying out tests, you and your team will be at hand to deliver our vision
• You will work to deliver world class professional services – personally and through the pharmacy team
• You will be responsible for personally managing, controlling and supervising the pharmacy
• You will ensure on-going compliance PSI requirements, keeping the pharmacy premises, us and our customers safe and legal
• You will conduct regular reviews, audits and risk assessments to protect patient and public safety
• You will be responsible for managing a team of 5-7 colleagues, inspiring and developing your team to deliver a premium service to our customers. Creating rosters for all colleagues, ensuring sufficient cover is always available so that the Pharmacy can operate safely. Creating and maintaining a team environment
• You will have excellent communication skills
• You will lead, motivate and develop your colleagues, actively support their development, education and training; building pharmacy capability of store teams
• You will build working relationships with GP Surgeries and local hospitals
• You will ensure payment claims are accurate for anything covered by the PCRS
• You will dispense all prescription types under all Irish Government schemes, ensuring payment claims are accurate for anything dispensed under these schemes.

EXPERIENCE

• You will possess a pharmacy degree, be a member of The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and have at least three years’ post registration experience working in a Retail Pharmacy Business.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS & STYLE

• You make time to build strong relationships with colleagues inside and outside of your store. You work collaboratively with your team to deliver results
• You are warm and welcoming in every interaction with colleagues and customers – putting people at the heart of everything that you do. You take time to see hear and recognise others. Colleagues see you being yourself, sharing your passion and enthusiasm
• You use energy and resilience to keep momentum going when working in challenging environments. You make tough decisions when there is no right answer, staying true to your personal values
• Your colleagues see you doing the right things when things are going well and when times are tough. You know how to be at your best and inspire confidence in those around you
• You encourage others to think differently, providing an environment where creativity and new ideas are welcomed. You are keen to help deliver new initiatives, providing feedback on how they could be further improved
• A humble leader who lives the Tesco’s values

We offer excellent benefits that help to make Tesco a great place to work.

“After 6 months you will receive a colleague clubcard, giving you 10% discount on your Tesco shopping throughout the year, both in-store and on-line”.

There are also additional special offers available to colleagues throughout the year.