Dispenser

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

Job summary

Join a leading pharmacy team as a Dispenser, where you'll support healthcare professionals and ensure safe delivery of pharmacy services. Build relationships with patients, dispense prescriptions, and provide valuable healthcare advice. Enjoy career development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

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

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

Responsibilities

• Prescription dispensing and ensuring safe supply of medicines.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to manage pharmacy services.
• Provide care and advice to patients about medicines.

Skills

Customer Service

Healthcare Knowledge

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 great relationships with patients by listening and understanding their needs. Your responsibilities include greeting customers, dispensing prescriptions, ensuring the safe sale of medicines, and providing advice using your healthcare knowledge to support patients in making informed health decisions. You will make a difference every day.

Key responsibilities:

1. Prescription dispensing, ensuring the safe supply of medicines, including ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collection of prescriptions.
2. Collaborate with healthcare professionals in your store to assist in managing and delivering pharmacy services.
3. Provide care and advice to patients about medicines and refer queries to the Pharmacist as appropriate.
4. Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support the safe and legal dispensing of prescriptions.
5. Keep up to date with new innovations and comply with operational processes.
6. Support patients in managing their prescriptions and medicines effectively to promote adherence and reduce waste.

Working with evolving technologies, you will have the opportunity to work with new systems to improve dispensing processes, enhance patient safety, and free up your time to spend more with patients.

You will receive regular updates and training to develop your healthcare knowledge, with career development options including training as a Pharmacy Technician or store leadership roles.

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 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

We offer additional benefits to provide flexibility—more details at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, salary estimates on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may be inaccurate.

Why Boots

We value people who care and go the extra mile to improve. Our inclusive environment encourages everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and fostering a positive working environment. 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 arranged with the hiring manager.

We are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages to support your success.

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.