Community Pharmacy Relief Dispenser – Patient Care & Dispensing

Boots UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme access

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking a Relief Dispenser to support multiple stores within a defined geography across the UK. You will aid the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, and provide patient advice to enhance safe medicine use while continually improving service delivery.

The role requires the NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification, travel across the geography, and valid UK work entitlement. DBS checks may apply as part of pre-employment screening.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Advisor NVQ2 (or equivalent).
• Ability to travel across the defined geography with full flexibility.
• Current and valid UK right to work. This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing whilst ensuring the safe supply of medicines e.g. ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing and collection of prescriptions.
• Work with the other healthcare professionals in your store to assist in the management and delivery of pharmacy services.
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and to refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
• Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
• Keeping up to date with new innovations in store and comply with operational processes.
• Support patients to manage their prescriptions their way with reliable repeats and manage their medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.
• Communicating with the store teams to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Travel across geography

Right to work in UK

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification

Job description

Boots UK is seeking a Relief Dispenser to support multiple stores within a defined geography across the UK. You will aid the pharmacist, dispense prescriptions, and provide patient advice to enhance safe medicine use while continually improving service delivery.

The role requires the NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification, travel across the geography, and valid UK work entitlement. DBS checks may apply as part of pre-employment screening.