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Assistant Store Manager (Clincl)
Role summary
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The Assistant Store Manager supports the Store Manager in leading daily retail operations, achieving sales and service targets, and maintaining high standards of customer care, compliance, stock control, and presentation. The role may involve supervising colleagues, coaching and developing team members, managing rotas, handling operational issues, and supporting pharmacy or clinical services where applicable. Boots typically expects retail leadership experience, strong communication and organisational skills, commercial awareness, confidence using technology, and a customer-focused approach. Candidates should be able to motivate a team, work flexibly across busy trading periods, follow health and safety procedures, and demonstrate sound judgement when resolving customer or operational concerns.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Shop-floor, till and stock jobs are below degree level and on no list read, so they cannot be sponsored; only youth schemes remain.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Only degree-level head-office roles (finance, IT, data) can be sponsored. Youth schemes are the usual way in for Canadians, Australians and Indians under the age limits.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Shop jobs cannot be sponsored; for head-office hires the visa fee is yours unless the employer pays |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Pay and discount | Minimum GBP 12.71 an hour from age 21 (April 2026, by law); Boots gives seasonal staff a discount |
| Contract | Christmas seasonal jobs exist: Boots is recruiting about 6,000 seasonal workers (7 October 2026) |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
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About Boots
Boots is one of the United Kingdom’s best-known health and beauty retailers, with a long history dating back to 1849. The company operates a large network of stores and pharmacies, as well as a substantial online business. Its products and services cover pharmacy, healthcare, beauty, toiletries, cosmetics, baby care, wellness, and photo services. Boots employs pharmacists, healthcare professionals, retail colleagues, beauty specialists, managers, and corporate teams throughout the UK. Stores combine retail activity with trusted healthcare support, making customer service, responsible advice, safety, and compliance central to the business. Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance and continues to develop its digital shopping, pharmacy, and customer loyalty services. Benefits and career development opportunities may vary by role, location, working hours, and employment terms.