Pharmacy Dispenser — Patient Care & Career Growth

Boots UK; Alloa; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Christmas Gift Payment

Generous staff discount

Enhanced parental leave pay and gift

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling through TELUS Health

Job summary

Boots UK is looking for a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will assist the pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions, providing patient care and medicine advice, and following SOPs to ensure safe dispensing.

The role emphasizes customer service, collaboration with other healthcare professionals, and opportunities to develop skills, including training as a Pharmacy Technician or in store leadership.

Qualifications

• NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor qualification or equivalent, or currently pursuing MPharm.
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship not available for skilled worker visa.

Responsibilities

• Dispense prescriptions safely and accurately; label, endorse, and collect prescriptions.
• Collaborate with store healthcare professionals to deliver pharmacy services.
• Provide medicine advice to patients and refer queries to the Pharmacist as needed.
• Follow SOPs to ensure safe, legal dispensing of prescriptions.
• Keep up to date with store operations and new innovations to improve patient safety.
• Help patients manage repeats and adherence to medicines, reducing waste.

Skills

Customer service

Pharmacy dispensing

SOP compliance

Patient counselling

Education

NVQ2 Pharmacy Advisor (or equivalent)

First year of MPharm

Job description

Boots UK is looking for a Dispenser to join our in-store pharmacy team in the UK. You will assist the pharmacist with dispensing prescriptions, providing patient care and medicine advice, and following SOPs to ensure safe dispensing.

The role emphasizes customer service, collaboration with other healthcare professionals, and opportunities to develop skills, including training as a Pharmacy Technician or in store leadership.