Pharmacy Technician

TN United Kingdom; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Pharmacy-led retailer in the UK, where you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional care to patients. This position offers the chance to develop your pharmacy career while ensuring the safe operation of the pharmacy and leading a dedicated team. You will oversee dispensary activities, engage with customers, and comply with professional standards, all while benefiting from a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Generous staff discounts

Access to third-party discounts

Support through Boots Benevolent Fund

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Completion of Medicines Counter Assistant qualification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe and effective operation of the pharmacy.
• Lead daily dispensary activities and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Engage with customers to provide informed healthcare advice.

Skills

Customer Care

Leadership

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2)

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The importance of your role.

Be part of our ambition to be the world’s leading Pharmacy-led retailer. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to offer legendary care every day; it’s what sets us apart from other UK Pharmacy chains.

This is a great opportunity to develop your Pharmacy career and make a difference to the lives of our patients.

How will you do it?

With a technical yet personable approach, you’ll inspire the pharmacy team around you, ensuring that our standards reflect our care for patients. We aim to provide the very best service legally and ethically.

Accuracy and care are central to this role. You will oversee the safe and effective operation of the pharmacy and healthcare business, leading the daily dispensary activities. You will be an expert in the technical aspects of medicine supply while delivering excellent patient care.

Guiding and supporting your pharmacy team and working closely with the Pharmacist and Store Leader, you’ll play a key role in growing our business.

What you’ll be doing day to day.

You will help deliver the safe and effective running of the pharmacy and healthcare business, and lead the day-to-day running of the dispensary.

Your duties will include:

• Responsibility for legal, safe, and ethical decision-making in the pharmacy.
• Delivering on-target delivery of items and services income.
• Complying with legal and professional requirements and accepted guidance on professional practice in Boots.
• Engaging with customers to ensure they leave informed and confident about their healthcare needs, coaching team members to do the same.
• Seeking opportunities to engage external stakeholders to secure locally commissioned services and promote services and items.
• Ensuring efficient dispensary operations and minimising dispensing losses.
• Ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and checking prescriptions.

What you’ll need to have.

We offer an exciting career opportunity to continue your professional and pharmacy journey. You will need an NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent), and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

We value genuine passion for customer care, leadership in the dispensary team, and the ability to support pharmacy strategy.

Completion of a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent is also required.

You may wish to become an Accuracy Checking Technician (ACT); we provide the necessary training and support. Developing your healthcare knowledge through these roles will be reflected in your pay and benefits.

This is one of several career routes within Boots!

Click here to explore your pharmacy career progression with us…

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and providing a positive, inclusive environment. We offer flexible working patterns to support work-life balance.

This role may require a DBS/PVG check in certain locations. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and considers applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis, with opportunities to discuss before decisions are made.

Our Benefits.

We offer a range of benefits that go beyond salary and support your flexibility:

• Competitive holiday allowance (with optional extra days)
• Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
• £100 gift card for colleagues expecting or adopting a baby
• Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing, gym membership, holiday buying, dental, life assurance, discounts, and activity passes
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support 24/7
• Generous staff discounts, including Boots brands and services
• Access to third-party discounts (retail, cinema, holidays, etc.)
• Support through the Boots Benevolent Fund for colleagues in financial hardship

*All rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility.