Pharmacy Advisor

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Salary and Location

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 help patients feel good by providing clear advice, care, and a wide range of dispensing services.

You will work across the healthcare counter and dispensary, focusing on patients' needs. This role offers a great opportunity to develop your pharmacy career and make a difference.

What you’ll be doing day to day

Providing health advice through focused conversations, delivering accurate answers, and ensuring safe dispensing practices.

Your duties will include:

1. Tailoring conversations to ensure customers leave informed and confident about their healthcare needs.
2. Handling technical dispensary tasks such as ordering medicines, labelling, dispensing, endorsing, and collecting prescriptions.
3. Complying with legal and professional requirements in accordance with Boots' guidance.
4. Engaging with GPs and practice teams to promote services and products.
5. Ensuring efficient dispensary operations and minimizing dispensing losses.

What you’ll need to have

We offer an exciting career opportunity. You should have an NVQ Level 2 equivalent in Pharmacy Services and previous experience as a Pharmacy Dispenser.

Completion of a Medicines Counter Assistant (NVQ2) qualification or equivalent is required, with support provided to complete training within 6 months if not already qualified.

Opportunities for further development include achieving NVQ Level 3 (QCF) in Pharmacy Services to register with GPHC as a Pharmacy Technician, potentially leading to an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) role. Your pay and benefits will reflect your professional development.

This is one of many career routes within Boots!

Click here to explore how your pharmacy career can progress with us.

Our Diversity and Inclusion commitment

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity and providing a positive, inclusive working environment. Flexible working patterns are available to support work-life balance.

This role may require a DBS/PVG check in certain locations. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits beyond salary to suit your needs:

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

*All benefits are subject to change and eligibility.