Pharmacy Advisor

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Salary

The hourly rate for this role is £12.69 and up to £14.05 across selected locations within London.

The importance of your role

Exceptional patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. As a Pharmacy Dispenser, you’ll be part of helping patients feel good by providing clear advice and a range of dispensing services.

You will work across the healthcare counter and dispensary to meet patients' needs. This is a great opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference in patients' lives.

What you’ll be doing day to day

Providing health advice through focused conversations with patients, offering clear and accurate answers.

Your duties will include:

• Tailoring conversations to ensure customers leave informed and confident about their healthcare needs.
• Handling technical dispensary tasks such as ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collecting prescriptions.
• Ensuring compliance with legal and professional standards.
• Engaging with GPs and practice teams to promote services and products.
• Maintaining efficient dispensary operations and minimizing losses.

What you’ll need to have

We offer an exciting career opportunity. You should have an NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services and experience as a Pharmacy Dispenser. Completion of a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent is also required, with support available if not yet completed.

We support your development towards NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, enabling registration with GPHC as a Pharmacy Technician, which could lead to an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) role. Your pay and benefits will reflect your qualifications and roles as you progress.

This is one of several career routes within Boots.

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer flexible working patterns to support work-life balance. The role may require a DBS/PVG check in certain locations. We consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits beyond salary, including:

• Competitive holiday allowance (with options to buy more)
• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced leave pay for Maternity/Paternity/Adoption
• £100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
• Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing, gym memberships, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, and more
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme for confidential counselling
• Generous staff discounts and third-party discounts on retail, cinema, holidays, etc.
• Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund for support in times of hardship

*All benefits are subject to change and eligibility.