Dispenser

TN United Kingdom; Fakenham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy team as a Dispenser, where you'll support healthcare professionals in delivering efficient pharmacy services. Your role will include dispensing prescriptions, advising patients, and ensuring safe medicine supply. With opportunities for career development and a supportive work environment, you can make a positive impact on patient care.

Benefits

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Experience working in community pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing prescriptions and ensuring safe supply of medicines.
• Collaborating with healthcare professionals to manage pharmacy services.
• Providing care and advice to patients about medicines.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Education

Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2

Job description

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The hourly rate for this role is £13.32 and up to £15.05 across selected locations within London.

About the opportunity

As a Dispenser working within one of our stores, you will be a key member of our pharmacy team, supporting the pharmacist and other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of pharmacy and healthcare services.

In the healthcare department of the store, you will build strong relationships with patients by listening and understanding their needs. Your duties will include greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions, ensuring the safe sale of medicines, and providing advice to support patients in making informed health decisions. Every day, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact.

Key responsibilities:

1. Dispensing prescriptions while ensuring the safe supply of medicines, including ordering, labelling, endorsing, and collection of prescriptions.
2. Collaborating with healthcare professionals in your store to manage and deliver pharmacy services.
3. Providing care and advice to patients about medicines and referring queries to the Pharmacist as needed.
4. Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
5. Staying updated with new innovations and complying with operational processes.
6. Supporting patients in managing their prescriptions and medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.

Working with evolving technologies, you will have the chance to operate new systems, improving traditional dispensing processes to enhance patient safety and free up your time for patient interactions.

You will receive regular training to develop your healthcare knowledge and have career development opportunities, including training as a Pharmacy Technician or in store leadership.

What you’ll need to have:

• Completed the Pharmacy Advisor qualification NVQ2 (or equivalent).

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience working in community pharmacy.

Our benefits

• Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment
• Generous staff discount
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and a gift card for expecting or adopting parents
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

Additional benefits are available; learn more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, salary estimates from third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

We seek caring individuals who go the extra mile to improve things. Join a company committed to evolution and improvement. We promote a work environment that values consideration and inclusivity, helping everyone reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and embrace diversity, providing a positive, inclusive environment for all. Together, with you, we change for the better.

What’s next

Your application will be reviewed, and we will contact you soon. If successful, an interview will be scheduled with the hiring manager.

We are open to discussing part-time and job share options for full-time roles. If you need additional support during the application or interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments.

This role requires a successful pre-employment check, such as DBS, PVG, or Access NI, depending on your location. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and considers applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.