Pharmacy Dispenser

Tesco UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer is seeking a Pharmacy Dispenser to join their team, providing high-quality healthcare services to customers. The role requires technical skills in medication dispensing, strong customer focus, and adherence to safety regulations. Candidates must be over 18. The position offers a minimum of 16 hours of weekly work with competitive pay starting at £12.87 per hour. Training and support will be provided to ensure professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Pharmacy environment.
• Desire to train and develop in the Pharmacy field.

Responsibilities

• Support the operation of modern Pharmacies.
• Accurately dispense medication for customers.
• Provide customers with accurate information about pharmacy services.
• Ensure compliance with legal and safety regulations.

Skills

Customer focus

Technical skills

Understanding of medications

Job description

Availability Window

We would like you to be available to work during the following hours:

• Sun 11:00 – 17:00
• Mon 11:30 – 21:00
• Sat 12:00 – 21:00

Our Pharmacy Dispenser rate of pay starts from £12.87 an hour; this increases to £14.08 for stores inside the M25. Additional payments may also apply depending on location.

It’s our policy to offer new colleagues joining us a minimum of 16 guaranteed hours each week, but if you’d like to work fewer hours (to a minimum of 12) we have opportunities for this too and would still love to hear from you.

Customers are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

Working alongside experienced Pharmacists and managers, you will receive local management and leadership support in whatever store you are based. Our management team comes from a variety of backgrounds so there is always a chance to learn.

We are looking for talented and driven Pharmacy professionals who can deliver the highest quality healthcare service to our customers and in return, we’ll provide a supportive team, detailed industry training and a varied working environment where no two days are the same.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the operation of one of our new modern Pharmacies.
• Applying your technical skills and strong customer focus to accurately dispense medication for our customers.
• Dispensing prescription medicines, ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times.
• Talking to customers and offering information in a confident, friendly and professional manner, providing our customers with a great service, making them want to visit our Pharmacy again.
• Offering appropriate information to customers on common ailments, symptoms and products.
• Taking time to understand the customers’ needs, explaining the benefits of the products in a way they understand and only selling products that are right for the customer.
• Advising customers on the range of Pharmacy services available.
• Supporting and delivering Pharmacy services and the dispensing process according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assessing the legal appropriateness of dispensed prescriptions.
• Dealing with clinical and legal queries from Healthcare practitioners within area of competence.
• Responding to customer queries in relation to prescription medicines, informing the Pharmacist of any complaints.
• Ensuring all dispensary routines and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
• Ensuring dispensary and consulting rooms are clean, tidy and free of clutter.
• Ensuring all prescription administration is accurate and completed on time.
• Bringing promotional activities and company initiatives within the team to life.
• Carrying out all procedures accurately to protect profit and ensure we trade safely and legally.
• Completing corporate and departmental training.
• Keeping up to date with legal and professional developments in pharmacy.

Qualifications & Development

• Qualifications gained from working in a Pharmacy environment.
• A desire to train and develop into the Pharmacy field.

Eligibility

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, counters, bakery and driving roles.

We can only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age.