Operative - Dispensing Support Pharmacy

Boots; Preston; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Boots is looking for a Dispensing Support Pharmacy Operative at their highly automated pharmacy in Preston. The role involves accurately assembling prescriptions, with emphasis on safety and detail. The position offers a starting salary of £12.60 per hour, with opportunities for growth upon completing training.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free counselling and support

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working at pace.
• Excellent attention to detail and good communication skills.
• Punctuality and timekeeping are important.

Responsibilities

• Picking and sorting medication for prescriptions.
• Working as part of a team to ensure accuracy and safety.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Job description

Job Description

The starting salary for this role is £12.60 per hour, rising to £13.37 per hour on completion of the NVQ level 2 training program.

The Boots dispensing support pharmacy (DSP) is a highly advanced, automated pharmacy based in Preston. On a daily basis we compile circa 106,000 prescriptions for the general public which are dispatched back to stores across the country ready for customers to collect.

The Dispensing Support Pharmacy is a highly bespoke and unique operation, and the role of an operative is a hybrid of traditional warehousing and pharmacy roles.

What you will be doing?

Working within the Dispensing Support Pharmacy you will be part of a large team working closely together to ensure prescriptions are assembled accurately and with patient safety at the heart. Typical duties will be picking and sorting medication so that it can be automated into individual customer orders.

Open hours

The Pharmacy is located at Walton Summit Preston and is co-located as part of the Alliance Boots group. The site is open Monday to Saturday from 06:00-22:00.

What you need to have:

• 1+ years of experience working at pace
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Punctuality and timekeeping are important
• A good level of numeracy and literacy
• Your safety within the workplace is paramount therefore you'll need to work in a safe manner with the safety of colleagues in mind at all times.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience within warehousing, production or pharmacy would be advantageous but isn't essential

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.